ALABAMA!!

[Orps]

If it is yoke I think you can get it off by slowing wiping it off with warm water.
Are you sure it isn't damage from other birds(got pecked)?

 

[icandi]

If it is yoke I think you can get it off by slowing wiping it off with warm water.
Are you sure it isn't damage from other birds(got pecked)?

I don't see any blood or wounds just really thick goop over its head. I tried again and a little yellow showed up on the white washcloth. So a little came off but not much. I'll keep trying periodically through the day. It's eye looks a little better now and otherwise there is nothing wrong with it. She is running around like the rest of them so my fingers are crossed she will be ok.

Anyone else that has EE's.. what size egg do you get? Other than 3 or 4 double yolkers from my favorite that died all the others are medium or small in size. I haven't weighed them and some of my other girls lay about the same size I was jw because they are all that size. I actually prefer the eggs for myself their shell is much harder than most of the other girls with brown eggs.

 

[Wisher1000]

That hard dried goo will come off eventually if you just leave it. I would only worry about the eye being clear of it and that the eye can open and close normally. If you pull or cut off the fuzz it is stuck to you can remove it that way, as well.

 

[Razadia]

Well, the girls are starting to settle down. They have figured out that my three oldest hens don't take crap from anyone.

I'm spending the day with the in-laws since they're visiting. I already want to go home! XD

 

[toasterburn]

Got my first egg yesterday, and two more today!

 

[Wisher1000]

Lovely! Those are F1 Olive Eggers! That means that they are the first generation of chickens bred to lay an olive green egg. The second generation would be to breed those hens to a dark egg laying breed, like a Black Copper Marans cock, and the F2's eggs would be much darker green. They are very interesting in the egg basket and get a lot of attention. Congratulations!

 

[Orps]

• toasterburn- congrats on your first eggs
• Wisher100- Great info.
• Razadia-Glad girls are settling down.

 

[jknox1982]

Well it seems they did make it to the PO just later. I went to pick them up and when we opened I found a problem... I hope you guys have seen this before and can tell me what it is and what to do. One chick has some type of goo stuff on her head... looks like egg BUT it's smooth and hard coating over her head and one of her eyes are partially closed because of it. I tried a damp cloth but it wouldn't budge. That's her in the middle.

and a closer one.. I know kind of blurry I forgot how hard it is to take pictures of chicks!

I know I need some marbles something in the water.. about to do that just busy homeschooling kids at the same time and I used up all the marbles in their big waterer outside with Broody Betty

Here's my 9 2 White Rocks, 2 BA, and 5 EE Love that I got more of a variety with the EE's this time!

I don't know about the chick but I was wondering why marbles?

 

[Peanutsmomma]

I don't know about the chick but I was wondering why marbles?

When chicks are very young it is suggested that you put marbles in their water dishes so they won't fall in and drown. When mine were young I used those flat glass beads you put in flower arrangements.

 

[Peanutsmomma]

Got my first egg yesterday, and two more today!

Congratulations toasterburn, your eggs are lovely.