4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

[cluck-cluck]

Well, Huge congratulations Razadia! Take good care of yourself now!

Sally...........well you know the drill, why was I about to tell you how to manage those eggs, eh? ROFL

Hope you can get them to hatch!

 

[Razadia]

I feel really stupid right now. I forgot that I fixed the laptop, which means the spot for the SD card from my camera works. Here are the pics of their legs. The hen's leg pics end after the full body pic of her and continues with the roo's legs, which look much worst. The hen (Tweedle Dum) got pretty mad at me and pecked the lens and then bit my hand. Tweedle Dee is much calmer than she is.

 

[delisha]

I feel really stupid right now. I forgot that I fixed the laptop, which means the spot for the SD card from my camera works. Here are the pics of their legs. The hen's leg pics end after the full body pic of her and continues with the roo's legs, which look much worst. The hen (Tweedle Dum) got pretty mad at me and pecked the lens and then bit my hand. Tweedle Dee is much calmer than she is.

It is good you are asking for help, this needs to be fixed pretty soon, or you might have infection.

A few questions first

Where are these birds housed? Inside? outside? deep litter?
Are they isolated?
How long has this been going on?
what do you feed?

In the mean time as a suggestion..

Wash the birds and get those legs and feet clean. Put some Pine oil on or NuStock even vaseline might work

Ferment some poultry pellets and add vitamin B
Add UPACV to drinking water
his might help and it certainly will not hurt like some chemicals and drugs might.

 

[delisha]

My Broody Hen Pic EGGIES came from Heinz77 YAY

8 BBS Cochin!!! yippy!!! Thank you Jim!

Five have loose cells and one is rolling

and one has cracks on the thin end, not sure if I should glue it wax it or leave it

because its cell is loose.

After you hatch out please send me picks..I have been debating adding that breed to my flock..My DH wants to..I am not so sure.

 

[TMNfarm]

I think I put WAY too much feed in for the size of the bucket... I scooped out a large feeding for Prim and her chicks out of the chicks starter bucket, then a large serving for the layers out of the layer feed bucket and I didn't get down to water in either bucket! It's definitely a learning process! Now to see if they eat it... Prim was being really protective of her babies tonight and kept the, at the back of the pen... The layers seemed interested at least, but it was way too cold to stay out there to see if they were going to eat it...

 

[cluck-cluck]

Razadia, from what I can find on the internet, it does look like scaly leg mites but a bad long term problem. I found this website and one of the things they wrote which is good to remember, that is "It is important to note that it takes several months for the scales of the legs to become raised and consequently to heal again after treatment." Which means this will take treatment and a bit of time to heal. No quick fixes I guess. Make sure they don't infect your other birds!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Well, Huge congratulations Razadia! Take good care of yourself now!

Sally...........well you know the drill, why was I about to tell you how to manage those eggs, eh? ROFL

Hope you can get them to hatch!

NEVER hurts to remind me or share! I am always OPEN on this issue!!!

I swear we should never order less than TWO DOZEN eggs when shipped we may do pretty good then aint? LOL

I AM however treating these eggs different, since it was extremely warm for Jan here and the eggs were warm, I candled marked and put directly (air cell up of course) in a cut out carton and SET them. They will remain untouched for 48 hours and then I will candle where they sit, and if they still look wiggly giggly I will let them another 12 and re check and then 12 more and then after that do the egg tilt in the carton and hatch upright.... which brings me to something I ran into last night and will be researching more today.....

Below IS what I read over and over...... and what I put in the hatching 101 article.......

See how that air cell is beginning to dip more to one side? This is a natural occurrence to help aid in the hatching process. If you lay the egg down on a flat surface it will roll itself into the correct position for hatching with the greatest part of the air cell up. I now mark the upward side of the egg so I know how it should remain for hatching. This is the best position for hatching so that the chick is able to turn into hatching position. See images below….
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Now if you go here and scroll down to chart of malpositions!!

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/artic...-hatchery-practice-examining-the-hatch-debris

Malposition 4 – Beak away from air cell

The incidence of this position is five times greater in eggs incubated horizontally than large end up and is thought to be nearly always lethal. However, it is a difficult malposition to recognise.
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I will be searching more on this issue but would love input!
THOUGHTS..... I must have missed something here.... SOMEONE PLEASE tell me I am reading this article wrong.... but my gut tells me, "hey stupid, just because its natural doesnt mean its better! Hatcheries place large end up!" GULP

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: oh I will!! I love them I have three, sorry this pic is light as it was bright from sun and snow!
this is blue, fluffy and black bettty!


I cant find black betty pic! she is HUGE and FLUFFY!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I feel really stupid right now. I forgot that I fixed the laptop, which means the spot for the SD card from my camera works. Here are the pics of their legs. The hen's leg pics end after the full body pic of her and continues with the roo's legs, which look much worst. The hen (Tweedle Dum) got pretty mad at me and pecked the lens and then bit my hand. Tweedle Dee is much calmer than she is.

https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry

 

[SilkieSensation]

I think I put WAY too much feed in for the size of the bucket... I scooped out a large feeding for Prim and her chicks out of the chicks starter bucket, then a large serving for the layers out of the layer feed bucket and I didn't get down to water in either bucket! It's definitely a learning process! Now to see if they eat it... Prim was being really protective of her babies tonight and kept the, at the back of the pen... The layers seemed interested at least, but it was way too cold to stay out there to see if they were going to eat it...

I sprinkled a little dry feed over the top of mine for the 1st couple days to get them started eating & most of them have decided they like it quite well. Even the quail dove right in last night without adding any dry feed.