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That didn’t go well!
Thanks guys! I will get some good pics of the coop in just a bit. With the Cockrell, it was odd, he wandered out, and walked under A bush, not bothering anyone, when my big bossy girl went into the bush to mess with him. He got scared and ran back into his area. I will try to let them mingle...- Sarjeanp
- Post #11
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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That didn’t go well!
They are all in the same pen, but it’s pretty good size, they’re not cramped. Yeah, they can totally see each other, they are only divided by that metal gate, that has chicken wire on it. So they had access to each other in a way. Because of that, I totally expected it to go smooth. I really...- Sarjeanp
- Post #8
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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That didn’t go well!
I have raised Momma and her three chicks in the same run as everyone else, but they were in their own area, separated simply by a metal gate. Within their own area, Momma and the babies were locked up at night in a large dog crate. So the flock has always somewhat “been around “Momma and the...- Sarjeanp
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Bloody comb
Thank you so much for your response! I just could not believe how much blood was actively dripping. It looked like a gruesome massacre. I did read in a panic stricken way that comes bleed quite heavily due to large capillary volume, and then I read that they heal just as quickly. He’s such a...- Sarjeanp
- Post #4
- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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Bloody comb
Please ignore any and all typos, I am speaking into my phone, and Siri always betrays me!- Sarjeanp
- Post #2
- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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Bloody comb
Oh my gracious, my poor boy! This morning when I let everyone out, Foggy was actively dripping blood, and at least three girls had bloody beaks. I have had a long-standing issue with his comb, him and his sister, the other white leghorn, have these little black and white spots on their comb. So...- Sarjeanp
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I smashed the eggs!
Thank you guys. I didn't get notification that there were new messages, I'm sorry! I came here to search the bedding my hubby bought and saw new notifications. Anyhoo, both babies passed away. I know I need to get use to animal death, but dangit, it's a HARD pill to swallow when you are the... -
I smashed the eggs!
Wait... take everything OFF.. even if the membrane is fully in tact? I thought I was supposed to make a makeshift shell, like how people pour wax over it to seal it? This egg still has about 11 days or so to go. When I dabbed the membrane with the damp Q-tip, it created clear spots, and I... -
I smashed the eggs!
The fully developed baby didn’t make it. His injuries were severe. The younger egg, I candled and there was no movement, The air sac looked huge (the dent and open crack are in the air sac) and there were black spots in the air cell. I took the very top part of the egg, that was darn near... -
I smashed the eggs!
Thank you. I bought the incubator in preparation for this egg, as I knew it was behind it's siblings. I will be okay, I just SOO appreciate the support here, my heart is breaking. Maybe I'm not cut out for this farm life like I thought I was. -
I smashed the eggs!
I only rinsed the severe one, not the other one. Yeah, I'm pretty sure I killed them both. Praying for a miracle, the fact that that baby was crying, killed me, I need him to live. But pretty sure he won't. I want to make sure I give my taped up egg the best shot, I don't know what to do. You... -
I smashed the eggs!
Thank you everyone. I really appreciate it. 2 hatched yesterday, and 2 hatched today. -
I smashed the eggs!
Frankie who is sitting on them is a grey crested, and her sister Kiwi, who I am sure laid most of the eggs is a khaki Campbell. We have a large pond where the girls go during the day, and the wild mallards are the dad. -
I smashed the eggs!
So, 5 of them are on the same time frame, and 4 have hatched. The one that is severely injured is one of them.. ready to hatch. The other one, mama somehow snuck into her nest. It's the one that I was saying looks like twins. I just went back to that post, and on the 21st, I said the egg was...