Recent content by hennypenny33

She now has 3 healthy chicks and is tidbitting to them I think they are going to be just fine. I do have 2 more eggs that are 24 hours past due. I know that they developed to lockdown, but maybe died after that. I hate to remove them, but they are probably not alive. I did the float test and...

She’s got the hang of it now! She loves her babies and is a lot less mean to me too. 2 eggs have hatched and one has a dime size hole. That chick pipped around 8am this morning. Is it normal for it to take them that long to hatch?

I checked on her early this morning and another had hatched. She’s been talking to it and keeping her body raised so not to crush it. She let me take it out and look it over and when I gave the chick back she gently tucked it under her. I believe that’s a good sign. I’ll be monitoring her very...

I have a hen who is hatching 7 eggs. She was brooding alongside another broody when her eggs started to pip. The other broody wanted to make trouble and the hen sitting on fertile eggs pecked at the two pipping eggs, tore open the shells and killed the chicks. It was awful! I put her and her...

I can try to get pictures today when I work on her. I am normally alone so it’s really hard to do the surgery and get images The ciprofloxacin is 500 mg and the Amoxicillin is 250. I’m not sure what the bactrim dosage is. I’m assuming 500 since it was a prescription for me, but I found out that...

I have a hen with a very swollen foot from bumblefoot. I’ve been soaking the foot and trying to remove all of the infection. I’ve not been successful taking out the plug. Instead I’m getting some very thick tissue and blood. I think she should be on antibiotics. My options are Bactrim...