Recent content by Darlene415

Hi all....not sure I'm posting in the correct forum but here goes. We incubated a dozen eggs in September, 5 of which hatched, 4 of which so far are roosters. Everyone is telling my husband we must get rid of them or atleast 2 of them, now these people don't even have chickens number 1 so what...

Hi there! Sorry i havent been online over the weekend...trying to get my chicken pen finished! So it looks like I have ended up with 5 chicks out of 12, I still have 3 in the incubator but pretty sure they are nothing, but leaving them just incase as I don't want to make another mistake. My...

Thanks for the pics of your babies...that does make me feel better!!

Thanks! I love Ducks!! Have had them for 16 years, only a few at a time..i had 3 , 2 of which i hatched, then they were all murdered by raccoon, because i got lazy, thought their pen was predator proof (lived in ny then where raccoons werw the only predator)so i had stopped locking them down in...

I tossed the 2 eggs i opened that were bad, one stunk to high heaven, the other was all dried up didnt look like was fully developed, then the 3rd egg which was a dark olive one and didnt look good under candling was the one i opened and had bloody membrane which i hit, no i didnt use...

Yes i put it back in, i moistened the membrane with cocnut oil and made sure temp and humidity good...1st and last time i ever do that..only did it cause i know one is rotten and didnt want it to explode.i posted pics of all eggs and none really looked viable..

Ok so i started going thru the eggs..2 def were gone, was was just a blob the other undeveloped..but the 3rd i think is alive but i hope i didnt kill it.it took the top near air sacs off and i hit the membrane and started seeing blood pumping .like its still alive..i moiatened the membrane with...

Yes @aart they were too hot i think, i raised the light, put the brooder back on the floor as they were yesterday and they seem happier there than on the counter, i think not enough air flow in the kitchen, gonna give them all some nutri drench just in case, also checking for pasty butt, which i...

Yup @Fields Mountain Farm .. all out and about again, playing and chirping...they were too hot, they were huddled in the little basket in the back, they looked comfy but i figured they were chilly, it was the opposite they were huddling under the basket to GET AWAY from the heat not get more..so...

Yes i think u may be right, i think they are too warm, i moved the brooder to a counter lastnite due to our dog & i figured qould be warmer on counter and they were very very active on the floor, on the counter not so much, kitchen to confined i think...i just moved back to the floor, made the...

Thanks guys..yea i put some nutri drench in water and gave 1 some by mouth yesterday, didnt know i should add grit also at so young but i have some (the finer baby grit is what I use, my duck prefers it) so i will add to their food, i dont think they are as active as yesterday, but that could...

Yes those file numbers are actually one egg, a small blue one, i actually accidentally cracked that one last nite putting it back, it was late i was tired, i candled them quick and bamm i tapped it by accident, but not at the pipping at, it had a little piece if shell crack off at the pointy...

So these are the last 7 eggs...opinions? I know they're not great pics but i don't think any are alive...i don't know what happened...i want opinions before i toss them, today is only day 21 but no activity like the others. Should i open them all before i ross them?

Ok so i candled all the eggs just now and i think they are all bad, i don't think any are viable, im pretty convinced its gonna be 5 out of 12 for my 1st sad...im sad!

ok will do..i am watching them closely tonight, 2 are very dark brown and i think one of them may be the rotten egg but still cant figure that out, then there's a very light blue one which i know was alive 2 days ago, the other light blue hatched great at 18 days, then there's a large white one...