Thursday, June 30, 2011
The Hatch
I kept the temperature in the incubator a 1/2 degree higher with these eggs.It was a test to see if I would get a better hatch. Well Tuesday we moved the eggs to the hatchery.Well Judy and Cindy did. George and I supervised.I found the thermometer was reading one degree lower and that's on the edge of cooking them. I was using this thermometer.The eggs hatched a day early. I got a 70% hatch - I was hoping for 80%.From the hatchery they go to the broader house. They stay in broader house for four weeks. .Then I put them out in the field in three different spots in recall pens.After a few days I started releasing half of them. Then after a week I let them loose. Now when I take the dogs for a walk we find birds.
GRANARY UP DATE
The old granary's new location has been picked. Some of the pillers completed.The granary after it was jacked off the trailer.Allen is finishing up the pillers here. I cut three oaks down. Two had been struck my lightning and the other one's time was just up. Mark brought the saw-mill over and we cut all the framing lumber.
Dad's putting a log on the mill here. Mark is the sawyer, Skip and I were the log rollers.Here's the team in the end of the day photo - all fingers attached.This mill uses a big band blade. It has a Honda engine.The lumber now has to dry for a while before we start framing.
Dad's putting a log on the mill here. Mark is the sawyer, Skip and I were the log rollers.Here's the team in the end of the day photo - all fingers attached.This mill uses a big band blade. It has a Honda engine.The lumber now has to dry for a while before we start framing.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
QUAIL NEST
Walking with the dogs I saw Dakota stop and check something out.It turned out to be a quail nest.Every egg had hatched out.I put 1000 eggs the the incubator on June 8th.My plan is to release them when they are 5 weeks old. If some of them join up with the brood of wild one that would help the new ones out.The deer have been using the mineral's I put out.
These guys are regulars.Nate and I went fishing.Nate was catching them as fast as I could take them off the hook. We went to North Bowers Beach for crab cakes and soft shell sandwiches. Mark, Bonnie and Abby went with us.
Nate had to check out this crane - he gets that from his great grandpa.
These guys are regulars.Nate and I went fishing.Nate was catching them as fast as I could take them off the hook. We went to North Bowers Beach for crab cakes and soft shell sandwiches. Mark, Bonnie and Abby went with us.
Nate had to check out this crane - he gets that from his great grandpa.
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