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Bettacreek
Almost Self-Reliant
All of the duck eggs were set yesterday, but the barred rock eggs didn't go in until today. They're in the hatcher. The original eggs that were set are in there hatching as we speak. Higher humidity shouldn't hurt them for one day. I almost bought an incubator at the sale, it went for $17, but I'm not sure if it was forced or still air. Now that I know how to wire everything, I may attempt to build an incubator. I just need to find a good thermostat. My meat chicks and barred rock roo will probably be kept outside all day on nice days from now on. They seem to stick around the same spot that I put them in, so long as it has shade. This will help keep the stink out of the house and should keep them moving around a little bit. They'll go after bugs, but I've learned to take the feeder out for a few minutes, because they won't forage enough to maintain their crops. I hope that the barred rock and his future girlfriends will forage better, I think he may be held back because his current "brothers and sisters" are all loafers who don't do much. Now I have to go update my hatching book.