Auto correct changed it. It’s supposed to say an egg. Oddly there isn’t much smell but she is dripping like gleet. I’m going to see what I can get to treat it today.
Thanks, I soaked her for 20 min before the pic, if I scrub at all she starts bleeding. Going to soak again this morning. I’ll get an ointment on asap. I don’t see any maggots but will look harder.where can I get calcium citrate?
Today I noticed one of my young hens that just started to lay was oozing from her vent. She’s a fluffy chicken so harder to see things. When we picked her up we noticed lots of oozing and mess and brought her inside for a soak. After the soak I found this white hard lump hanging out. I thought...
To make things easier I will list my set up
Coop 1 is new, nice large coop. It has my babies from this year ages ranging 9-11 weeks of age. 3 sweet blue Cochins, 3 Columbian Rock cross, 3 light bramas, 4 golden Laced, 1 barred rock, 1 barred rock sweetheart roo.
Coop 2 was our makeshift coop...
Would love any tips. Our hatch rate seems fairly low and with both hatches we have lost a chick in the same manner. 1st time around 22 eggs, 3 non fertile, 7 hatched 1 died. Second hatch 22 eggs 6 not fertile or didn't candle well at end, 8 alive, 1 died, 3 eggs still possible. With the dead...
I know, your never supposed to open the incubator during a hatch. My first chick hatched 3 days ago, 6 more hatched 2 days ago. 1 died during hatched yesterday and is starting to smell. I have 3 that are pipped. What would you do? Thinking of quickly opening to remove hatched chicks and dead...