UNSEXED--- is the new word for the day's educational discussioon.. it is about baby chicks.... i know i hqave discussd the 4 feqthers bit before but spare me... not everyone has heqard abvout teh #$%^& 4 little feathers.
HISTORICALLY ... YOU GOT BABY CHICKS FROM UNDER A "BROODY " HEN WHICH IS A HEN THAT DECIDES TO SIT FOR 21 DAYS ON A BUNCH OF EGGS LAID IN ONE NEST BY ALL HER EGG LAYING FRIENDS BEFORE THEY "FLY THE COOP" AND LET HER DO THE BABY RAISING.. I WILL NOT DISCUSS THE HUMAN EQUIVILENT .. MOMMY CHICKEN WORKS VERY HARD FOR 21 DAYS KEEPING THOSE EGGS TURNED ON SCHEDULE... APLUUS A STEADY TEMPO AND HUMIDITY... DO NOT TRY THIS YOURSELF -- YOU WILL LEARN TO APPRECIATE THE BROODY HEN... THQT WAS THEN... NOW BABY CHICKS COME TO YOUR LOCAL POST OFFICE IN A BOX WITH HOLES... IT IS A LOUDLY PEEEEEEPING BOX... AS CONFUSED CHICKS PEEEEEEP...THQAT IS HOW MOMY HEN--- OR THE POSTAL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE FINDS THEM IF THEY GET LOST.
ALL MY INFORMATION INT H EBABY CHICKEN DEPQARTMENT COMES FROM MY HALF VAST EXPERIENCE RELATED TO BABY CHICKS LEFT OVER FROM USING TJHEM FOR PHOTOGRQAPHS FOR ADVERITISING. THEY DIO COM E WITH DIRECTIONS ... BUT ... I DIDN'T READ TEHM..
THERE ARE MANY HATCHERIES---AND MANY CATALOGUES REGARDING DIFFERENT TYPE CHICKENS.. THE WHOLE THIG IS A LONG WAY FROM BROODY HENS...
THE NITTY GRITTY THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF CHICKENS EGG LAYING... MEAT PRODUCING AND ODD LOOKING ENTERTAINING ONES.
THE EGG LAYERS ARE GENERLLY SMALLER AND PRODUCE MORE EGGS PER POUNG OF FOOD FED TO THEM.... THE MEAT BIRDS GROW BIG QUICKLY.. THE VERY SUBTILE DIFFERENCE HERE IS THAT THE BOY CHICKENS OF THE EGG LAYING VAIRETY HAVE LITTLE OR NO USE WHERE THE MEWWT VGARIETY ARE MORE INCLINED TO BE EQUAL VALUE -- NOW T4HE BOYS OF THE FANCY VARIETY ARE USUALLY FANCIER THAN THE WOMEN.. SO BOYS .... ETC... YOU HAVE THE PICTURE.
SO IN IOWA... SOMEWHERE... EGGS ARE SET TO INCUBATE 21 DAYS B4EFORE SOME SPECIFIC MONDAY ( THE HATCH DATE) NOW... FOR THE FIRST 24 HOURS IT IS POSSIBLE TO TELL THE BOY CHICKS FROM THE GIRLS--- AFTER 24 HOURS IT IS ANYONE'S GUESS FOR THE NEXT 2 MONTHS... A HUGE EXPENSE FOR SOMEONE TRYING TO SELL EGGS.... USTABE 30 YEARS QGO- IT WAS A TALENT THAT TEH JAPANESE HELD EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO ... SO IF YOU KNEW A HAGTCHERY... THERE WOULD BE A PERSON FROM JAPAN SITTING ON A STOOL FLIPPING CHICKS INTOI MALE AND FEMALE BINS EVERY MONDAY/TUESDAY BY TUESDAY NIGHT ALL WOULD BE BOXED AND READY TO SHIP OVERNIGHT TO YUR OPOST OFFICE. YOU COUOLD GET BABY CHICKS 6AM THURSDAY OR 6 AM FRIDAY.
HERE COMES THE INTRESTING PART-- ( GIV4E ME A G=BREAK..) I SPENT MANY HOURS TRYIJNG TO EXPLAIN TO PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ADVERTISING PEOPLE , THAT YOU COULD NOT "BOOK" A PHOTO SHOOT INVOLVING "BABY CHICKS" FOR A MONDAY OR TUESDAY BECAUSE 4 DAY OLD CHICKS HAVE A FEW WING FEATERHEWS THAT DAY OLD CHICKS DO NOT HAVE... THEY LACKED AND WERE NEVER INTERESTED IN THE DETAILS. IOWA ( or close to it) controlls the chick producing world.
SO YOU ALL CAN GO WITH THIS ONE.... TEHRE ARE MANY HATCHERIES-- PICK ONE... YOU HAVE TO ORDER AT LEAST 25 CHICKS AND THEY MUST BE CHOSEN IN GROUPS OF 5 TO A BREED. DO NOT ORDER THEM FOR ME --JUST SEND ME A LIST OF SUGGEESTIONS.
NOW I WOULD LIKE SOME EGG LAYERS BOTH BROWN, WHILTE AND BLUE/GREEN JUST FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.. THEY ARE ALL THE SAME IN THE FRY PAN... WE DON'T WANT MEQAT BIRDS... BUT I DO LIKE TH STRANGE ONES.
AND I DO LIKE TH ETOP HATTED ONES... SOMETIMES "POLISH" -- I DON'T LIKE THE FEATHERS DOWN BY THE FEET... THAT CAN GET MESSY...
HAVE aT iT... THST SHOLD KEEP P YOU ENTRTQQINED FOR Q BIT.
I WILL TRY AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO KEEP THE PROJECT IN FRONT OF TH CAMERAS FOR AS LONG AS I CAN STAND TEH ODOR....
OTHER FaCT "ANTIBIOTIC FREE"
CHICKS TO START ... ON THIS FARM... WILL BE FED "CHICK STARTER" WHICH CONTAINS A MEDICATED FEED... I HAVE TRIED WITHOURT QND LOST ALL TEH CHICKS. AS FAR AS I KNOW THEY HAVE TO START MEDICATED...AND ONCE TGAAT BAG IS GONE THEY CAN HAVE THE USUALL GROWER OR LAYER OIF WHAT EFER PELLETTS. ONE OTHER... I DON'T THINK TURKEYS, DUCKS OR GUINNEY FOWL HAVE THAT SMAEREQUIREMENT... READ TEH LABELS... THEY MEAN IT there is a difference.
WE NEED MORE CHICKENS-- BETWEEN AGE AND HAWKS GRACE SAID WE HAVE 6
TRQACTOPR SUPPL HAS SOME... BUT THOSE ARE DULLLLLLL. I COULD GET A FEW NORMAL ONES THRE... BUT IT IS EASIER TO HAVE AONE BUNCH AT A TIME.
HAVE AT IT.
