Recent content by sreihart

Thanks! I thought I'd have to do it for five days, so that's even better. Thanks again!

Well, I learned on YouTube where to give the injection and it was pretty easy. I hope to see more improvement tomorrow. He was standing more today, but I don't know if he's eating yet. I may give him some yogurt tomorrow.

Thanks for the advice. Where do I inject, the breast? If so, any tips?

I have a young (hatched last year) blue Orpington rooster who has a respiratory infection. I found him under the coop after dark when I checked on them, so I brought him inside and he has been laying down. I can hear him breathing and it sounds congested. He will drink water for me and...

Mine is very finicky with temps. It fluctuates as much as 3-4 degrees depending on the humidity level, which is also a bit of a learning curve. I find the two reservoirs both need filled from the get-go and also I put a paper towel in one with about 1 inch of it sticking out to keep the...

It sure is a fighter and is still trying to right itself. Isn't there any way to help straighten the neck? I thought maybe as she struggles it might loosen up or is that wishful thinking?

We just did a hatch and this last chick pipped but didn't get any further than having it's beak out for 24 hours. I decided that she needed a little help so I opened the shell up a little more and she had the membrane stuck to her head. I gently peeled it off and let her finish hatching by...

Wow, thank you SO much! I just love this brooder! Bless you.

I wonder if you wouldn't mind posting some more pictures? I'd like to see the lid for the top that you built. I just ordered 16 chicks and have ten in the incubator, so I need to get moving on building a big brooder!

I'm looking for silver laced hatching eggs. I'm located in central Pennsylvania, so anything fairly close would be great. Thanks!

It's finally beginning to warm up a little here in central Pennsylvania and we will soon be looking for some silver laced Wyandotte's to hatch and add to our flocks. We have a couple weeks yet until the nights are regularly above freezing, so we aren't in a huge rush, but would like to get some...

That's another huge bonus! When I got my first chicks I had them in a cardboard box in my bedroom. I kept it pretty clean but the dust and smell still wasn't the best. They were soon moved to the basement. Now if myself or someone else could come up with a plan to keep the dust down, THAT...