Well,everyone,she is still alive, eating, and drinking. She is in good spirits, but still not walking. She is able to stand on her hocks which is a big improvement. I still don't know what is wrong with her. I started giving her SQ Calcium Gluconate injections, but they have not made a...
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I have a almost one year old Araucana hen who I noticed was having trouble balancing a few days ago. I have seen some of my Marans have similar symptoms which ended up just being a vitamin deficiency and completely cleared up in 48 hours.
After 24 hours, this hen had...
Questions about breeding Mille Fleur Cochins...
1) Can you breed Mille x Mille through the generations or will you slowly lose the pattern if you do this?
2) It seems crossing black mottled or buff Columbians into your mille program is popular. What does everyone suggest?
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I am curious to hear how fellow Mille Fleur cochin breeders keep the Mille Fleur pattern in their birds.
I have heard of people crossing Black Mottled cochins with Mille Fleur to keep the mottling and also to add black. Does anyone else do this?
I am just getting started with...
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I have a Hovabator Genesis Styrofoam incubator with a digital thermostat and hydrometer. The last few hatches I have had issues with chicks getting stuck while hatching. Too little humidity.
I just set some eggs and put in a digital and a traditional hydrometer in the...
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A little over a month ago, I brought home a rooster who ended up bringing with him a terrible infestation of mites. I treated him with permethrin dust, buy I ended up losing him.
Four of my other birds have a minor case of them now. They appear to be northern avian mites. They...
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I have a chick who is two weeks old. Today, I noticed
it's right leg is splayed out. It's feet were curled when it hatched, but it has been doing fine until today. I taped the leg and also taped it's feet to try and correct the toes, but it
cannot walk like this. I don't think it...
I had sown left over Enrocin from my avian vet. I have been treating my rooster with it and he has improved significantly.
You have to get this antibiotic from the vet. If you call your vet they may get it for you. Mine is mixed 50mg/mL.
I hope she is still alive!! Good luck!!
I recall reading something about mealworms can be harmful to chicks. I have some birds who are about three weeks old. They have most of their feathers. Would it be safe to feed mealworms to these chicks?
I have a bird who is having similar issues. This past spring, I lost a ben with the same symptoms. I tried treating her with tetracycline, but it did not help. I am thinking of calling my vet and asking if they might have another antibiotic I might try. I know when my hen was sick, some folks...
I just hatched out shipped eggs from Missouri which ended up being stuck in transit for 10 days so the eggs were about 12 days old. I almost didn't incubate them, but some folks on this forum convinced me to. Out of 7 eggs, three chicks hatched! When I disposed of the eggs, only 1 egg was not...
I have a three day old chick who has developed some gunk around its eyes. I would like to treat the chick, but I don't know if you can give such a young chick antibiotics or not. If you can, how much?
Thank you for any advice you can give!
Thank you for the reply!
Yes, there is definitely a chance. These birds are Mille Fleur cochins and from show quality birds. One thing I have learned about animals with good color and confirmation... They are usually always inbred or very closely line bred. The three birds who have hatched are...
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I have a few clutches of eggs hatching out this week. It is my first attempt at hatching bantam cochins. First set were set in an incubator I have not used before. There were 7 eggs and I have three healthy chicks. When I disposed of the unhatched eggs, three of the eggs had what...
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I recently purchased half a dozen Mille Fleur cochin eggs which were shipped to me. It took 10 days for me to receive the eggs. The seller suggested trying to incubate the eggs despite them being around 12 days old. This seems kind of a stretch for me, but I wanted to get your...
We are out of the woods! The chick is acting normally and you can hardly tell the difference between it and the chicks who hatched naturally. I love it when a plan comes together! LOL. Glad the little cutie got another chance at life!!
It is still alive! This morning, I decided to place the chick with the rest of the hatch. It really seemed to help it. It is now able to stand and walk. For some reason, it isn't able to pick up its head above the level of its back. I haven't really noticed it eating or drinking on its own. I...