Search results for query: *

  • Users: 6mutts
  • Content: Threads
  • Order by date
  1. 6mutts

    Treated for mites today...any suggestions here?

    So I noticed some major mites the other day, so today while i was off i treated both chickens and coop. I "dipped" the chickens in a bucket filled with a pyrethrin mixture. Then I completely cleaned out the coop and run and fogged the coop and sprayed the run with pyrethrin also. Just went...
  2. 6mutts

    slowly hatching.....FIRST TIMER NEEDS HELP?!

    Ok, 2 eggs pipped yesterday morning, when eight oclock came around I helped one out of its' shell and he/she is doing fine now, the second. hatched on his own this morning and seems fine as well. Third one was pipped and was kind of helped out and he died. Two more eggs are sitting in there...
  3. 6mutts

    how would i splint my ducks leg?

    If I have to splint my little guys leg, how would i do that? I have vet wrap, he is 3-4 weeks old so hes getting bigger. When i set it, Is it straight and at what joint? Anywhwre I can find a picture to help me? thanks!
  4. 6mutts

    my duckling broke his leg i think?.......help me

    My little 3-4 week old blue runner has a leg injury. I puts no weight on its right leg and it just hangs there with no response to my touch. Can i splint, if so how do i do this? what should i do, i am dumbfounded here....thanks so much, this little one has been through alot, it lost its two...
  5. 6mutts

    Help me identify these ducklings??

    I posted this under the chicken section for breeds and thought i'd put it here to. thanks, oh and I do think the little brown one is a chocolate runner. Got three little cuties that I have no idea what they are, anyone know duck species? Here's 4 pics, The big grey one is a few weeks older...
  6. 6mutts

    Can anyone help me idedntify DUCKLINGS?

    Got three little cuties that I have no idea what they are, anyone know duck species? Here's 4 pics, The big grey one is a few weeks older than the other 2, thats why its so much bigger. One is a chocolate color and the other one is yellow with like a grey saddle and it also has a puff on top...
  7. 6mutts

    can my broody hen adopt chicks?

    I have a couple of 2 week old easter egger chicks ands i was wondering if my black cochin hen who has been broody ALL WINTER could adopt them?
  8. 6mutts

    getting REALLY anxious...babies should hatch TOMMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I have the momma and eggs all set up in the coop, seperated and with food/ water and lots of bedding. ANd the wait begins!
  9. 6mutts

    can my babies stay with mommy outside?

    she's brooding 3 eggs due on sunday.....will they be okay outside? It's pretty cold here in Missouri lately. I have heard that mom will keep them warm, but im nervous!
  10. 6mutts

    day 15 candleing...

    hi, I just candled the eggs under my broody hen, two look exactly the same as they did last week, one is all dark and I can just make out the outline of the air cell. It is actually day 16, but on Fri or Sat she was OFF the nest for about 8 hours---dont kow if they even survived, but if so i...
  11. 6mutts

    oHHHHH NOOOOOO! help please!

    :hitMy broody has been sitting on 3 eggs for 2 weeks now. This morning when I went outside to give them fresh water, I must have forgotten to shut the door---the mom has been in her own area that the other hens cant get in---well sh eflew out because the door was open and i guess she couldn't...
  12. 6mutts

    Can my broody/mom eat chick food?

    hi, hopefully i will have chicks next weekend (3 eggs under momma now!), when they hatch they will stay in the coop with mom, my question is---can I have just chick food in there for babies AND mom? They are seperated from the rest of the flock, but in the same coop
  13. 6mutts

    Incubate same as broody?

    Wondering if the 21 day hatch time applies to a broody hen as well? I have a girl sitting on three eggs and if the 21 days apply then they will hatch around NEXT SUnday, not this weekend. Does the cold weather effect hatch time? Annd also, this is kinda silly, but do they hatch right under...
  14. 6mutts

    move eggs to keep them safe? PICS UPDATE

    hi i posted this on another topic, but didn't really get much response, so i thought I'd try here.... I have a broody hen who is sitting on three fertile ggs, well when i go check on her in the afternoon there are 6 more eggs under her! Are the other girls kicking her out to lay and then she...
  15. 6mutts

    move nest to keep eggs safe?

    I have a broody hen who is sitting on three fertile ggs, well when i go check on her in the afternoon there are 6 more eggs under her! Are the other girls kicking her out to lay and then she goes back and lays on all of them? I am worried this could somehow hurt the eggs, from to much moving...
  16. 6mutts

    too cold to hatch?

    hi, i have a broody girl who sits on eggs alllllll day. I can never catch her out of the nest to make sure that she is eating and drinking...so that bothers me. But I was wondering if it's even possible for her to hatch eggs in the winter? And would the chicks survive in the cold?
  17. 6mutts

    hygrometer problems

    mine has read 20% for the last week, and i know thats not right because no matter how many sponges and cups of water i add, it NEVER goes up. I tried taking the batteries out and re installing them to reset it, but it didn't do anything, i am going to try sticking it in a hot shower and see if...
  18. 6mutts

    wondering if it will work... UPDATE, candling

    so i set up a little box with a light, a pan of water, thermometer and hygrometer. oh and of course the eggs, 2 banti eggs and 2 wyandottes. Kepping a steady 100* and 25-30% humidity and turning 3 times daily. Had this going since Sunday afternoon. Sound ok so far? This is BY NO MEANS a...
  19. 6mutts

    silly question....

    so my mom gave my son some fresh layed eggsover the holiday and told him to hatch them......well now he's convinced that he can....Well how possible is it to hatch them, if they're even fertile? We have our chick box, with 100w lamp and a spray bottle of water, and a thermometer, thats about...
  20. 6mutts

    they let me touch them!!!!!

    yippy! My little rescues let me toouch them for the first time without scattering in fear! I had a snack in one hand and slowly reached out my other hand and stroked them on their chest Both of the D'uccles and the blue cochin let me do this....I was beyond happy!
Back
Top Bottom