A friend of ours has turkey hens sitting on eggs. This is the problem that they are having; they have had three turkey chicks to die in the shell as they tried to hatch, what should they do?
Please help, quick...
I've tried to find an answer in the BYC archives, but can't seem to find anything similar. A couple days ago, our 5 week old turkey poult started walking funny, (as if they don't ALWAYS walk funny).
Now, he lays on his side, with legs outstretched. I thought maybe the predator that got 11 out...
I may let one carton hatch in the carton and one take out an let hatch on the wire see how it goes.
Good idea. Then you can do your own test. My first hatch I didn't use a carton, and the hatched chicks ran around that bator rolling over the pipped eggs FACE DOWN on their pips! I hated that...
Do ya'll use paper or styro cartons? Bottoms cut out or not??
Many recommend cardboard, but I've only used styrofoam. I've heard the cardboard can wick up water and raise the humidity too much. The styrofoam w/ the bottoms cut out work wonderfully for me.
And...this is the place to come with...
This is our second hatch with a carton and we like it! Instead of hand rolling 3 or 4 dozen eggs several times a day, we just tilt a few cartons and we're done! Our hatch was better with a carton, but I don't know if it was better BECAUSE of the carton. We used a few clothes pins to prop up...
We gave ours yogurt and I think we even tried milk with a dropper. May have added sugar to the milk, I don't remember. But if you have to manually feed them, you're going to have to feed them small amounts often. Hope it goes well.
They are closed on Sundays, but.... Perhaps you could call on Saturday, talk to the Supervisor, and ask if the clerk on duty can call you IF they come in. Usually, someone has to be at the post office for an hour or two EVERY DAY because mail usually comes in EVERY DAY, but because they're...
Looks like I am going to get 4
I know you were hoping for more, but that's really great considering the title of this post!
Let us know when the hatch is done!
my chicks foot loks better but its out to the side and baby is still having trouble putting wieght on it.what should i do??
We had a chick that had both problems, curled toes and splayed leg - she's still very small and hobbles around. Looks like her hip is out of socket, but she seems...
I've also heard a mirror and a feather duster that you hang and the chick can hide under, kinda like a mother hen. We did another chick buddy and a stuffed animal, as the previous posters recommended.
My first thought was her crop, also. The crying is probably not pain, but loneliness. If it's her crop, it will go down, and will fill up again when she eats.
Our first hatch was a little late, too. Some say if the temp was a little low, it could result in a late hatch. Hang in there, and wait another day or two.
they did not want to get out from under the coop
Maybe that's where they'll go during the rain. Isn't kinda dry under there?
I have a similar question - what do you do during very severe weather? Tornados, hurricanes, and storms that can blow away your coop.