American serama thread!

[Aschenfire]

LOL I love the pics of Boaz with the yarn! So cute

 

[artsyrobin]

i have heard of a soft splint around the neck- can you post a pic? is he in distress?

 

[artsyrobin]

LOL I love the pics of Boaz with the yarn! So cute

he really is a little comic! Look at that stare- would love to read his mind...

 

[Breshcandra]

He is having trouble with his balance.

Without the brace his head would be touching his wing.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Sorry about your chick. Poor little guy. Don't know if it's related, but there is also "stargazers" which causes them to twist their heads and fall over. I think it's helped with niacin (?). If the splint doesn't help, you might want to check into the stargazers as a possible problem.

 

[larps1234]

He is having trouble with his balance.


Without the brace his head would be touching his wing.

its feet looks like whats causing the imbalance. chicks neck muscles are super strong so it might not be the neck causing the imbalance. i had a chick exactly like you. what i did was hand feed it baby bird food mix. he lived two weeks and then died. i wanted to see what was causing the crooked neck so i autopsied the neck. i found an extraordinary large piece of eggshell in his throat. it was lodged in so well i had to break it in half to retrieve it before i buried the little guy.... R.I.P Forrest Gump . if i let the chick eat solid food it would have died sooner. feel its neck and see if somethings lodged in there. i only felt the crooked neck when it was alive. the piece of shell i found was this big roughly. ( ) but not as round as this. i think when it was zipping a piece of shell went into his mouth ): ... good luck!

 

[larps1234]

I need help please! I have eggs in the incubator, they are on days 3 and 4. I don't see any development though I did see the bulls eyes when I opened one of them. I had button quails in the incubator because I didn't have the brooder available yet. You you guys think all the poop they made is infecting the eggs? I cleaned the incubator with water and small amounts of soap... If it is the incubator... How to I clean it??? please help me!!!

 

[larps1234]

Oh it's a little giant still air

 

[Brookhavens]

I need help please! I have eggs in the incubator, they are on days 3 and 4. I don't see any development though I did see the bulls eyes when I opened one of them. I had button quails in the incubator because I didn't have the brooder available yet. You you guys think all the poop they made is infecting the eggs? I cleaned the incubator with water and small amounts of soap... If it is the incubator... How to I clean it???

please help me!!!

Way to early yet to see anything. I usually candle on day 7-10 for the first candling.
I usually clean my incubators with a 3 parts water/1 part bleach solution and then rinse well.

 

[Fuzzybird]

silkied $50
regular $35 - $40 is what i am seeing

Thank you for responding. Your the only one that did so you must be right on.