Recent content by justmyluck

Thanks again for all of the replies. Got in touch with a vet at Purdue, he had me necropsy my rooster. Unfortunately, everything looked rather normal. The air sacs and lungs were of great concern to the vet, but they looked remarkably normal based on his description. His gizzard was huge and...

Thanks for your help. I have contacted our local extension office and am waiting for an answer from them as to where to go with this. When I picked up my roo, he was "flat" like dehydrated, very little weight although I had noticed no weight loss with him. As I said, he was eating and...

Thanks so much for your answer. Unfortunately, there is not alot of good information in our area for chickens. We have lots of vets, all for dogs and cats. No one seems to care about livestock anymore. They say it's for insurance reasons. I wish I'd have gone to Vet school when I had the...

I have been loosing chickens for about the past 2 weeks, one at a time. 3 hens and now my beautiful Cochin Roo. Everyone seems fine, except the hens stopped laying about 3 weeks ago. Figured it was just moult. We introduced 5 pullets from a trusted source, kept them all quarantined and the...

So sorry for your loss. I too lost a new baby. It was my first successful hatch, just last week. This baby never seemed to have a chance, after hatch he acted like he was stuck in the lower portion of the shell. After watching him struggle for about 36 hours and not really wanting to...

I just had a whole hatch die, my first hatch at that. The suggestion was pretty universal to use bleach in water and clean the bator. Rinse it very well, and then put it in the sun to dry. I have done all of the above and now have my bator started and coming up to temp. I figure I'll wait a...

Good luck with your hatch. I can't wait to get at least one of my own. My flock were all older when I got them, not chicks anymore. The chicks I bought have them wrapped around their little wing feathers. Wishin you all the best with yours too.:fl:fl:fl:fl:fl

Glenda-thaks for the recipes, I'll sure try them. Emit, I agree with you, the LG does tend to be a pain to keep at a constant temp. Thought that was just the way it was going to be, but lots of reading has convinced me that I should have either built my own or gotten a Hovabator. I'm really...

I don't think it is my ladies as they are all healthy, young birds (right at a year, maybe a little less). The feed is a layer mix that my grainery sells. Not sure of the protein content, but I'll check, need to go get feed today. I really think my problem was my inexperience and I guess...

I do not have a turner, just turning by hand. I need to invest in one, but Tractor Supply was out when I bought the LG. Seems as if they have either the bator, or the turner, but never both at the same time. By the time they had the turners, the eggs were well into the second week and I was...

Thanks so much, I was just going to give up. Then I decided that this is what I wanted to do, so I will try again. I felt so bad for those babies though. I will add bleach and get the bator cleaned up. I appreciate the encouragement. This is such a great place to come and get help.

I had 16 eggs in my LG still air, first time I had ever tried to hatch. They were Cochin and Barred Rock eggs from my hens. I candled as the instruction book said that came with the bator, really didn't know what I was looking at. Anyway, I kept the temp at about 101 and the humidity stayed...

So very sorry for your loss. What a wonderful dog you have. Will say a prayer for both of you for this difficult time. B

MamaDragon Haven't been able to think of anything that I have changed. I am a hairdresser, so I have been sure to wear gloves whenever I am in contact with chemicals. Have not used any new products at work, and the problem is not just on my hands. I have tried to think of any new products...

I asked about seeing an allergist and the Family Dr. wanted to send me to a Dermatologist. He wanted to try drugs and see if we could control the rashes that way. I was sick of steroids and all of the drugs and decided I would rather know the cause and not just take pills to cover up the...