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Snitch99. I think you'll find the original breeders of the 2 family's of bullx's you've mentioned knew nothing about this so called meet up. Third party's on both sides using the Internet to big other people's dogs up. As for one family being better than the other. Speak to the men in question about a recent breeding they ain't to far away.
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Monty was out of a halfx bitch I gave Reece. The bitch was called mink. I have monty's litter brother. They will be 9 yes old next week. Monty died 2-3 years ago. Billy was suppose to be a halfx.Reece didn't know his true breeding only speculation.
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I don't want young off any later than beginning of may. But every season is different. All my incubator chicks are done by April. But I've still 4 hens sat. I've messed about over the years with lights and penning early i had 20 Nov/Dec bred's a couple of years ago but it was a lot of messing around middle of winter. May would be the latest in my eyes.
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Pic's I don't take em if I'm honest mate .
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Hatch. 2 different family's. There was 38 sent but only 34 fertile. Still good to say they've come all that way.
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Incubator did well for me about 140 off. Had 32 outta 34 egg's from the states too. Hens haven't done to well though. 4 and 5 chick hatches when mostly about 10+. Maybe it's something to do with the cold nights.
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Why the feck would any body who has a ounce of sense put video's up on Facebook to show there dog can do what it's bred to do. I agree with morton we wonder why the dog game is fecked. Talk about playing into the anti's hands. All this my dog is this and that. Believe me boys why would you want to put yourself on the radar of a knock on the door is beyond me.
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I'll be there.
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Proof is in the pudding 47 chick's outta 53 eggs today.
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Your trying to give a lad advice on a incubator you know nothing about . I've 2 sat in the garage working great and your questioning my advice. Then you post saying a pheasants a chicken. Ffs pal surely I should be confused.
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You better get to bed then. Night night
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The only person your confusing is yourself pal. I've eggs hatching every week Gamefowl and Pheasants. My Gamefowl is my hobby my pheasants are my job. If you read my post properly instead of rushing through them so you can reply. You'll see where I said R-com's come with a guide line of last 3 days 65% . Through trial and error I got better results upping mine to 70%.
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A chicken is 21 days incubation Pheasants are 24 days incubation. I wish I could rear My pheasants as easy as my gamefowl. I talking from experience that's all. Facts not fiction of a poultry site. The R-com comes with a guide of setting 45% 18 days 65% last 3 days. I played about with my incubators and got better results alter it. Hence why I quoted he wouldn't benefit dropping it.
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So I'm running 3 machines. 2 are R-com's . 40% humidity for 18 days. 70% humidity for the last 3 days . How is this to high? 36 eggs posted from utah USA to Boston USA. Collected from post office put in a suit case and flown over. Candled at 2 weeks 31 eggs fertile. 27 hatched using this method. Tell me it's wrong ? I'm talking about chicken to not pheasants.
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I stated calibrating the Machine to find out how the incubator is set. Why would you use less humidity if your machine isn't running right in the 1st place. Waste a set of eggs ? He's already done that.If the humidity isn't as important why can you alter the weight of chicken in the egg by altering the humidity? Alter the temp all you'll get is eggs hatching a day earlier or a day or 2 later.Edited to say. These little R-com incubators are fool proof if there on the dot with temp and humidity you'll take out as good as many chick's and the eggs u put in as long as you've candled them.
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We all can copy off a poultry site. I've done it for years. The same Rob from P&T poultry sold me a incubator what I wasn't having results in. When I rang and asked he was the one what said it needed calibrating. When I said it's brand new it should already been done. His reply was that it comes straight from the manufacturer he doesn't have anything to do with it. But he'll be taking the % on the sales. If a incubator is running correctly then you'll never drop humidity on the last 3 days. If it's not youd only know by weighing the eggs weekly then in the 2nd and 3rd week you'd reduce hum
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Why less humidity? You up the humidity to soften the shell . Believe me I've been hatching 21,000 eggs a week for the last 13 years. You don't lesson the humidity in the last 3 days.
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There should be a clear sticker on the lid with all instructions in. If not refer to the manual basically you hold 2 buttons together and alter the humidity to what you meter inside is reading. Look on ebay for a reptile hygrometer it doesn't have to digital just accurate.
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I bought exactly the same a few years ago from P&T poultry and was having the same problems. I rang and the bloke said it needs calibrating. Hence why I've put in previous posts about buying a hygrometer. I ran mine and 40% for humidity for 18 days and bang it 70% for the last 3 days hatching.I check calibration every year before I start just to be on the safe side. For £15 for a hygrometer you'll be surprised how your hatch rates will improve.I had 29 hatch out of 31 last week in my R-com 50. You should be having similar success.
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Stunning mate. Top Class
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Google search Bartholomew's gamecock feed. There the manufacturer but there's shops sell it all over the country -
There's a holding mix already made up.Bartholomew's game feeds do it . All depends if its available in your area.
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Nipple Waterers
burnie69 replied to Sans Culottes's topic in Gamekeeping, Conservation & Shoot Management
I've used them on rearing fields but not in release pens. I found they kept the water warm when birds were on heat. I like a drinker were birds can actually see the water . Just my preference. There awkward to clean in my opinion too. -
There's a curfew on ebay oxfordshire. Setter and hatcher. Setter needs looking at . Cheap enough. I know a good incubator mechanic. Worth a look mate
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That's what I've done. But I'll still use my R-com 50 to hatch if I can get them all in it.
