So one of my babies born this morning has a leg that's not working right...it's twisting backwards when he tries to walk . Any ideas? I'll try to get pictures on later.
Ebear82, this may also be a slipped tendon also known as perosis. We had a little one with this in our last hatch at the end...
Madcap,
I hatched a batch last month and had one little goopy guy. I gave him two baths and he still wouldn't fluff up. I finally did some research here and someone somewhere had suggested using an old toothbrushwhile giving him a bath to comb out the goop. It worked for my little guy. Don't...
Does your incubator have any ventilation holes in it? I have an LG, and there are two on top. I started with a bit of water in the wells (remember it is not important how deep the water is) and I put in two damp sponges under the ventilation holes. Then, as humidity went down, I used a turkey...
Hey monicas!
We are practically neighbors, I live just north of Duvall.
I saw you hatched some BLRW in your post. Can I ask if you got them local?
We had some shipped last month and hatched out 4 but lost 2. I would like to get a few more.
Thanks!
Tamara
I'm very excited to be joining you all! I just paid for two orders of eggs, both shipping to me on Monday and they will be going in probably Tuesday morning next week.
I ordered a dozen lavender bantam cochins from JamesA and 18 BBS bantam cochins from LMEggs. If there is room, we will put in...