Hi! I have a sebastopol gander unable to walk,he is eating some,drinking water. 2 years old. He was up and walking last night,no resistance what's so ever when I push gently on his legs to move them.
This is a bird that usually we cannot touch,he walks away from us.
No obvious injury.
Are they...
looking to purchase 1 tom possiby a pair. how old r the ones you have?and can you tell the sexes early on? shipping to 48363. i was wondering if they good for flock protection?ive read that thru where. thanks,noel
HI all
need help and or advice
i have a female pekin with very swollen joints, she is about 3 years old, perfectly healthy in every other way. this has been going on for a while, getting better for a bit, now since the weather change is worse with both knees now involved.
My 2 pekins(male...
HI all
need help and or advice
i have a female pekin with very swollen joints, she is about 3 years old, perfectly healthy in every other way. this has been going on for a while, getting better for a bit, now since the weather change is worse with both knees now involved.
My 2 pekins(male...
5 Little chickys hatched out last nite!!! all our own so far, buff orpingtons:) one of my marans just pipped and im waiting nevously for my swedish hens and last surviving 2 lavender opingtons
3 more of my own have pipped!
Noelg
Toes dont look to bad, if it were mine i'd do nothing, now if she cant walk in a bit or is splay legged, then there is something you can do to help, did it with one of mine. you splint her for about 3-4 days and they come out just fine. theres a thread with pics on how to do it on here. myself...
Lock down was last night
and i have a external pip as of right now! i can hear her peeping! im so excited! and one of my swedish flowers is rockin and rollin!
I LOVE HATCH DAYS!
NOELG
yup sounds like you covered it. my broody mama here is a silkie, altough this time im doing it with a bator. just make sure there is water and food, and dont make the water bowl deep, those newborns seem to throw themselves into it. And if its a staggared hatch, watch very carefully the babies...
OK we found it, yup! you can just smell and know it! it was one of my marans:(
one of my swedish flowers and 3 of my own,also quitters. bummer
thanks
Noelg
k i need some advice,
incubator STINKS! i know something in there is bad, cant find it. candled and got rid of three quiters this morning. Everyone looks good and is veining and moving. but
i cant see thru the maran eggs well enough to confirm dead. what do i do? before it explodes!
Noelg
Bargins eggs are nice and dark, thats my marans in my bator now:)shipped fabulously! double boxed and individually wrapped and marked for type of maran. so far so good, most are developing nicely as far as i can tell, cuz they are very chocolate!
Noelg
Im on day 12.
lost most of my lav orpingtons, i have 2 out of 6 left:( the swedish flowers are doing pretty good,prolly around 12 of 17. and ive got about 8 outta 12 marans still going good as far as i can see.
We picked up a Coast 208 lumen flashlight at home depot that lets me see thru the...
HI
I just went to home depot and bought a coast px25 flashlight, came home and candled my dark maran eggs and it lit them up good!
i could see peeps moving at 7 days incubation
its 208 lumens and was 40 bucks. hope this helps
noelg
Im gonna be candling tonight, i checked a few at 5 days and didnt see much, maybe 3 outta 6 doing something. nothing on the swedish hens at all
i so badly want the swedish hens and lav orpingtons.... will post results later tonight!
Noelg
ok! mine are in!
freaked out last nite when the incubator temp starte to drop! reset to factory defaults and the problem is solved:) holding at 99.5 i put in a few extras of our own,marked to handturn.
if i candle at day 5 im betting quite a few are gonna be duds since these are mostly shipped...
ok Im joining!
mine are going in today, i have 17 swedish flower hens,6 lav orpingtons, a dozen marans and some of my own backyard mixes, which will be BO/RIR crosses.
my SFH,LO's and the marans are shipped eggs and they have been resting since yesterday morning when they arrived.
i have a...
Just got my order today! the packaging was great! I liked that each variety was labeled:) the eggs are nice and clean and im just waiting now to let them settle and will be putting them in the incubator tomorrow! I cant wait!
thanks Nancy for the great service! i will let you know how the hatch...
Ok so i decided to let my broody silkie sit on some eggs, i didnt take the time to consider the problems that might come up and now im stuck. i started with 3 when i decided to let her sit.
what i have ended up with is a staggered hatch date on 6-10 eggs, I believe by candleing that 3 of...