5th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2014 Hatch-A-Long

[msladyhawke]

You GO! MsLadyHawke, you really bring 'enabling' to a whole new level.

Oh darn it, ya figured me out!

 

[chicken pickin]

We will have a cutest chick hatched contest and best hatch participant. More? Someone want to donate prizes for one?

Oh I hope we get more contests going for the hatch-along. Last year I think there were like 20 plus contests. I can donate a 12+ assortment of mystery eggs, wont be able to ship out til spring though.

 

[MMGerlinger]

Sorry to hear about your chickens

But just a bit of info incase you weren't aware, Respiratory diseases are highly contagious and will spread to your other flock members and even passed through the eggs to the chicks. You can treat the disease with antibiotics and while your chicken seems cured she will still be a carrier of the disease and then shed it and the disease will then picked up by the other chickens or chicks. There is a good chance you will have reoccurance and other chickens may die. A lot of people would cull a sick flock and disinfect everything thoroughly and start fresh while others will keep a closed flock and not bring anything else in or send anything else out including hatching eggs or chicks.

OH NO!!!!!!!!!! Well, no others are showing symptoms, yet..... I don't want to cull mine!!!!!

Right now, I think we'll treat her, or cull her if she's not getting better... I'm going to have my hubby toss any new eggs she lays.... And I guess the rest we'll cull as they get sick. I really don't want to be limited on bringing other chickens in, but I don't want to bring in more, for them to get sick. Right now, her and her sisters (from our first batch we brought in) have gotten sick.... (well she's the 3rd one). One had something similar to her, one had limp wing, etc. and then this one has bubbly eyes and trouble breathing..... The other bantums we have all have been fine, no issues whatsoever. This group has had the most issues, whith the newer ones we have since brought in having No issues!!

I have 2 that I've raised since chicks that are like pets to me, so I REALLY don't want to cull them unless I have to......... They are not bantums...

I've had such a hard time with my flock. My parents who have larger chickens have had almost no issues (except dry pox)......

Should I not hatch any eggs from my current batch of hens?

 

[chicken pickin]

OH NO!!!!!!!!!! Well, no others are showing symptoms, yet..... I don't want to cull mine!!!!!

Right now, I think we'll treat her, or cull her if she's not getting better... I'm going to have my hubby toss any new eggs she lays.... And I guess the rest we'll cull as they get sick. I really don't want to be limited on bringing other chickens in, but I don't want to bring in more, for them to get sick. Right now, her and her sisters (from our first batch we brought in) have gotten sick.... (well she's the 3rd one). One had something similar to her, one had limp wing, etc. and then this one has bubbly eyes and trouble breathing..... The other bantums we have all have been fine, no issues whatsoever. This group has had the most issues, whith the newer ones we have since brought in having No issues!!

I have 2 that I've raised since chicks that are like pets to me, so I REALLY don't want to cull them unless I have to......... They are not bantums...

I've had such a hard time with my flock. My parents who have larger chickens have had almost no issues (except dry pox)......

Should I not hatch any eggs from my current batch of hens?

Im not sure, It really depends on what disease you may be dealing with. The best way to know what your chickens have is to have them tested. Each state offers testing for poultry(npip) and you can request other tests also like for MS and MG. Each states testing varies in cost(some with no cost). You could always call them and ask a few questions. Other options are if a chicken were to die you can send it out to get a necropsy done on it.

 

[chicken farmer]

This Silkie is so stinking cute, I can't stand it! Is she friendly? or are oven mitts in order when checking under her?

Nope,she is a sweetheart and don't even try to bite she just growls and puffs up and isn't too happy about you looking under her or touching her but shes nice can't wait till December 19th and I should here peeping

 

[roostercluck]

Wow!! I was gone for a day and a half and there are over a 100 posts for me to read. This thread is going to be crazy come time to set and hatch. Luckily, I will be off then, so I can stay up to date with everyone. I can't wait for the contests either and I don't see the new contests on the first page. I hope we can get some more.

 

[mstricer]

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A Good morning would be one where i get to sleep in. Doesnt happen very often though

[COLOR=0000FF]It happened to me….today! and NOT on purpose, slept till 7!! Been dealing with a tooth infection that just won't quit and I was up most of the night….as I'm the Chief coffee maker, chicken feeder, waker of kiddies n DH the whole morning was shot! Having my first cup a Joe now…trying to wrap my head around what has to be done today…not an easy task when you're all foggy.[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]I get so stressed out looking at the USPS site…C'MON eggies and GET HERE ALREADY!! Was showing DS pics of the Creole Orps on Green Fire Farms website yesterday and read that fertility is very low in this variety….now WHY couldn't I have read that BEFORE purchasing the eggs….oh well…I can always HOPE they hatch. [/COLOR]

If we could order from amazon you would have it already. Lol. My packages I ordered on Monday started trickling in yesterday and the ones I ordered yesterday are at the house already. This is a bad time of the year to get eggs. Busy at the post office, hope they arrive safely.

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We will have a cutest chick hatched contest and best hatch participant. More? Someone want to donate prizes for one?

Oh I hope we get more contests going for the hatch-along. Last year I think there were like 20 plus contests. I can donate a 12+ assortment of mystery eggs, wont be able to ship out til spring though. [/quote Last year there was too many contests and the wrong help running them

 

[ronott1]

OH NO!!!!!!!!!! Well, no others are showing symptoms, yet..... I don't want to cull mine!!!!!

Right now, I think we'll treat her, or cull her if she's not getting better... I'm going to have my hubby toss any new eggs she lays.... And I guess the rest we'll cull as they get sick. I really don't want to be limited on bringing other chickens in, but I don't want to bring in more, for them to get sick. Right now, her and her sisters (from our first batch we brought in) have gotten sick.... (well she's the 3rd one). One had something similar to her, one had limp wing, etc. and then this one has bubbly eyes and trouble breathing..... The other bantums we have all have been fine, no issues whatsoever. This group has had the most issues, whith the newer ones we have since brought in having No issues!!

I have 2 that I've raised since chicks that are like pets to me, so I REALLY don't want to cull them unless I have to......... They are not bantums...

I've had such a hard time with my flock. My parents who have larger chickens have had almost no issues (except dry pox)......

Should I not hatch any eggs from my current batch of hens?

The sick ones should be Quarantined or culled. Send one in for a Necropsy. You live in Nevada, so I think UCD Charges around $90.00 for a Necropsy for you. There may be a State Agency in Nevada that will test one for you for free. Necropsy is free for us in California if we have less than 1000 chickens.

http://www.cahfs.ucdavis.edu

Once you have the report, you will be able to decide if you should cull the whole flock, treat them and or be able to hatch eggs from them. MG is transferred through the egg so not eggs. Other illnesses do not transfer so you can hatch eggs.

The symptoms you are seeing can also come from Ammonia build up.

 

[ronott1]

Oh I hope we get more contests going for the hatch-along. Last year I think there were like 20 plus contests. I can donate a 12+ assortment of mystery eggs, wont be able to ship out til spring though.

Thanks!

Do you have a contest idea?

 

[CackleJoy]

It happened to me….today! and NOT on purpose, slept till 7!! Been dealing with a tooth infection that just won't quit and I was up most of the night….as I'm the Chief coffee maker, chicken feeder, waker of kiddies n DH the whole morning was shot! Having my first cup a Joe now…trying to wrap my head around what has to be done today…not an easy task when you're all foggy.

I get so stressed out looking at the USPS site…C'MON eggies and GET HERE ALREADY!! Was showing DS pics of the Creole Orps on Green Fire Farms website yesterday and read that fertility is very low in this variety….now WHY couldn't I have read that BEFORE purchasing the eggs….oh well…I can always HOPE they hatch.

I was looking at GF last night too. It's like the old Sears Christmas wish book