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  1. DragonSadhana

    Pendulous Crop

    And thank you for the bump!
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    Pendulous Crop

    I was vomiting the bird in ten second intervals without a tube. I only did it yesterday and had her on water for 24 hours. She's had yogurt for dinner tonight and is resting comfortably in the dark of the kitchen. I don't want to have to do it, actually. She's lively and hungry. I just want to...
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    CONNECTICUT: WANTED SILKIES

    Oh, I never saw your reply! I do not keep any roosters. I did have a "hen" turn out to be a roo, and when she began crowing, my neighbors loved it. But, I decided he had to go because I was worried it would attract too much attention to my house from passersby. We have a lot of foot traffic...
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    Pendulous Crop

    I noticed one of my hens had a low-hanging crop yesterday. I brought her inside, made her vomit as much as possible, and then fashioned her a "crop bra" to keep her crop elevated. I was going to keep her on a 24 hour water-only fast (mixed with a tiny amount of baking soda), and then feed her...
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    Connecticut D'uccle Roos looking for some hens

    Are any of them still in need of rehoming? Do you have photos?
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    CONNECTICUT: WANTED SILKIES

    Have you tried this place? http://www.gff-llc.webs.com/ They sell silkies, among other breeds. I also live in Fairfield. Nice to know there's someone else on the boards!
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    July Hatch-a-long

    Thank you. I'd love to, but I'm not sure my fiancé can take one more generation of chicks in the house. We've had quite the year... I will save it, however, and try again come springtime. I may get hatching eggs and chicks and we'll see how many I can get to her!
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    July Hatch-a-long

    Well, I figured if I got even a 50% hatch rate, it would be worth it. Even I got just one roo and one hen to give to my aunt, I'd call it a win. I just can't believe it looks to be going so poorly!
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    July Hatch-a-long

    Ooh, good tip. I figured I'd let the egg go for a few more days. I checked some pictures online, and it looks like it could be a day 17 embryo, thereabouts. I'm hopeful it can join its frizzle siblings who hatched in the Brinsea last week.
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    July Hatch-a-long

    Separate from the Brinsea SF issue I just mentioned, I have a styrofoam incubator which had a week of horrible problems early on. Of the several eggs that were in it, one showed a chick when I candled and culled. I was honestly surprised. I counted back to the day the incubator was set, and...
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    July Hatch-a-long

    Today was Day 7 of Salmon Faverolles shipped from mypetchicken.com. Only ONE of the baker's dozen had veins. ONE. I let them rest upright for 24 hours before putting them into a Brinsea. It's my first time with shipped eggs, and I am MAD. These SFs were supposed to be a gift for my aunt who has...
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    July Hatch-a-long

    Awww, so sorry to hear. It sounds like you tried everything.
  13. DragonSadhana

    July Hatch-a-long

    E Whoo-hoo! Go, chickies, go!
  14. DragonSadhana

    July Hatch-a-long

    From what I understand, that is a fantastic hatch rate! Congrats!
  15. DragonSadhana

    July Hatch-a-long

    Those are fantastic! I started record keeping, but not to those details! Great job!
  16. DragonSadhana

    July Hatch-a-long

    Tomorrow night is Day 7 candling! Thirteen salmon faverolles and thirteen frizzles in the Brinsea, another seven frizzles in the styrofoam incubator. We'll see! (Though I suppose it is technically an August hatch.)
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    July Hatch-a-long

    I had mine at 50% for days 1-18 and then 80% for the hatch. The breeder I got the eggs from told me to do 80% and then as I read more, I realized 70-80 was better, and even 65 is great. 80 is very high. Nonetheless, I had a hatch of 14 out of 17. Five frizzles and nine Black Copper Marans. I...
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    The Olive-Egger thread!

    They are so beautiful! And Osprey is a perfect name!
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    July Hatch-a-long

    Wow! Congratulations to all those with happy chicks!!! I have spent the past hour catching up on posts! It's so exciting, and so very addictive. Also, so sorry to all those who had misfortunes occur. I've had a mix of frustration, joy, and worry. I set 24 eggs (14 BCM and ten frizzle) in...
  20. DragonSadhana

    Stunted chicks

    I recently dealt with coccidiosis in the brooder. Everyone got Corid water for 5 days, and some for 7 because they still had bloody stools. I lost a few chicks, but managed to save the rest. Now I have a few stunted chicks. They have access to water with poultry nutri-drench, and medicated...
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