I read though this thread because I was having this same problem last night. I put in warm wet paper towels and plugged up the small hole were the cord to my egg turner goes and the humidity is starting to come up....whew. 5 chicks hatched this morning and lots of pip marks to be seen :)
Hello all, my name is Kim and I received an incubator for my 45th birthday from one of my daughters. We've had chickens for many years but had only purchased what we needed from time to time from the feed store. My kids have done 4-H for seems like forever showing rabbits, poultry and Cornish...
Found the LED light in my sons room (Room was actually tidy and found it on top of his dresser ) Candled the egg again and I'm pretty positive I see shadowing. Would this mean it had internally pipped?
I got an incubator for my birthday and a friend gave me 6 American buff goose eggs to hatch. I did tons of research before I started them, including reading Pete's article probably 10 times. Still asking myself why I had to pick the hardest thing to incubate my very first time Out of the 6 eggs...
I dealt with the same thing last week. Lost 4 hens in 2 days and still trying to nurse one back to health. Was told by poultry guy at OSU that it sounded like they had gotten something viral from the wild birds. He told me to get them on Tetracycline as soon as possible. I have had them on...
Since the previous evening SilkiesForEver. I waited till the kids got on the bus and went to go take care of her. The other hens showed they werent feeling well and by the next morning they were dead. I know they were dead because I removed them from the coop. We moved all the chickens out of...
So as of Thursday the hens have been on Tetra and Ive not lost any more of them. They seem to be all perky and fluffy butts agian. But have to share something with you all. Remember hen #5 ? I thought she was dead but she wasnt. Went out to take care of the body and as I walked up, there was an...
Its been a long day BUT I havent lost anymore hens :) I had one this morning that wasnt looking like she felt well and my first call was to the OSU Ext office. The person I needed to talk wasnt in and they also told me to call the vet. This makes me kinda laugh even though its no were near being...
All the hens were of good weight.Sick one day, gone the next. Ive been watching poo and Ive not seen any blood which is the only thing missing for Coccidiosis.But the one that come up sick have had very runny diarrea. No swollen comb, waddle or earlobes which would be Fowl Cholera. No wheezing...
My hens do not free range, but I do let them out once in a while in the back yard while Im working in the garden or yard. I havent let them out in a while. They range from 2 to 3 years old and I have not brought in any new chickens since last year and Im a huge believer in quarintining. Because...
...on because I am sooooo beating my head up agianst a wall right now. Apparently its something contagious and my worst feel is loosing all of my chickens and not being able to raise anymore because of contagions being on the property???? Weather heas been mild here(70*) so they are not dying of...
Prineville Oregon here ;) Have been busy raising 3 teenage kiddo's and have not been here in a while. Forgot how much I love this site and all its wonderful people!
I bought 4 pigeons from a small animal auction on a whim... I had pigeons of my own over 20 years ago and have always loved the cooing sounds...very relaxing for me. Anyway I thought they were beautiful and have totally forgotten everything about pigeons. Have researched on the computer and...