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HenHoneyGirl said:

So we've decided to keep a buff rooster, meet Noodle!

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Awe hi Noodle

@venymaecongrats very cute.

Of the 3 latest chicks one hatched fine, 2 were stuck and started cutting their beaks banging the same spot on the shell. One had a bunch of clearish goop by it's feet. I've rinsed them as clean as I could and put some neosporin on their navels, they look healed, but I felt better for doing it. I've left the 3 of them in the bator to fluff up, but now I'm worried my other pippers may be stuck as well, but I don't want to open the bator in case they aren't stuck...

Well, it sounded gross to me but the chickens gobbled it up and looked for mor.

caeti21 said:

HenHoneyGirl said:

So we've decided to keep a buff rooster, meet Noodle!

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Awe hi Noodle

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So with the hen that you have we can say that you have chicken with noodle!

Akrnaf2 said:

So with the hen that you have we can say that you have chicken with noodle!

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Yup! We usually name our chickens what we're going to make with them, or spices we're going to use. Alfredo will be chicken alfredo, Oregano will be eaten with oregano, Tortellini will be eaten with tortellini, (I can't wait to eat him, I love tortellini pasta!!) Parmesan will either be in a pasta with parmesan or we'll make chicken parmesan with him.

caeti21 said:

I was wondering if someone can help me out , my quails that just started laying about two months ago , they were laying good eggs now the past week or so they have been laying brittle shelled eggs or eggs with no shells at all , I added grain and oyster shell to their feed when the first brittle egg was laid I even crushed up their shells and fed it back to them for about a week then it got where I couldn't even pick up their eggs without them crumbling in my hand , is there something I'm missing or what

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https://www.alltech.com/sites/default/files/alltech-egg-shell-quality-poster.pdf

They could be lacking in vitamins that help them absorb the calcium or they could be sick with a parasite or something.

HenHoneyGirl said:

So we've decided to keep a buff rooster, meet Noodle!

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What a handsome fellow!! Hi Noodle!!

shahtir101 said:

Oh no! Your in charge!

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You missed my point, shah... I meant that no one is in charge now. Feel free to run amok!!!

Mjosephg said:

Chicks hatched! 11 out of 13 eggs hatched(5 buffs and 6 Rhode Island reds). One of the chicks had some trouble hatching and now has a bloody vent. I tried to clean it with warm water but what looked like the yolk started coming out so I put him back in a separate brooder and i put some electrolytes in the water. What should I do?(the yolk is hanging out of his bottom and is a little bloody! Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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Sweet! Congratulations, Joseph! If it's not bleeding, wipe some antibiotic on it (not with pain reliever) and isolate it from the other chicks so they can't peck it. It should heal up in a day or two.

caeti21 said:

Happy New Year everyone

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Happy new year, caeti!!!

caeti21 said:

I was wondering if someone can help me out , my quails that just started laying about two months ago , they were laying good eggs now the past week or so they have been laying brittle shelled eggs or eggs with no shells at all , I added grain and oyster shell to their feed when the first brittle egg was laid I even crushed up their shells and fed it back to them for about a week then it got where I couldn't even pick up their eggs without them crumbling in my hand , is there something I'm missing or what

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It certainly sounds like a calcium deficiency. Just keep pumping the extra calcium to them. It'll take awhile for it to take effect, and make sure you're providing enough grit so they can break it down easily.

HenHoneyGirl said:

So we've decided to keep a buff rooster, meet Noodle!

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Well... hello, Noodle! Aren't you a handsome one???

Saris said:

Of the 3 latest chicks one hatched fine, 2 were stuck and started cutting their beaks banging the same spot on the shell. One had a bunch of clearish goop by it's feet. I've rinsed them as clean as I could and put some neosporin on their navels, they look healed, but I felt better for doing it. I've left the 3 of them in the bator to fluff up, but now I'm worried my other pippers may be stuck as well, but I don't want to open the bator in case they aren't stuck...

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How high are you running your humidity? If you're worried about them being stuck, bump it up to 70-75%... maybe even a little higher.

Akrnaf2 said:

So with the hen that you have we can say that you have chicken with noodle!

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That's funny, Benny! Perhaps she wants to scare the roo to make sure he behaves? Those noodles look delicious!!!!

@Sally Sunshine

This was a chick with a bunch of goop left in the shell it was stuck in. Does it's abdomen look swollen?