Anyone setting eggs starting July 15 -July 22?

[calichickies]

Dont mean to barge in but a lot of people seem to be on this thread and i need help fast. I went out to the coop this morning and let out, cleaned, watered, fed the chickens like usual, then i noticed one of my young (13wks) pullets was laying down in the grass, not running to the food trough like usual. I went over and picked her right up, that in itself is a bad thing, she doesn't like to be picked up. Then i went and gave her a hand full of their favorite feed i only give them once in a while and she wouldn't ever look at it! i am worried about my baby! i thought it might go away by now but it is just getting worse, she looks dazed or confused, she doesn't walk very much and when she does it is not very far, she wont even drink! The only thing that has been different is that i brought home 2 chicks a couple of weeks ago but they have been separate ( in the same coop) Can someone please tell me what to do soon! She is in a large dog crate right now, i dont know what else to do, i have never had a sick chicken in all of my 5 months of chicken ownership!
Thanks

Did you post on the "Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures" forum?
We are mostly newbies here- sorry we can't be of more help.

 

[LeelaK05]

90-95 for the first week like others have said.  Best way to judge temp is to watch the chicks- Not the thermometer.  All huddled under heat lamp = too cold.  All hugging the walls = too hot!  Adjust accordingly 
You gave them a bath? Ha!  I haven' t heard of that.  Sounds like it worked out. 
Oh they have lots of room- luxury accommodations for sure 
How can you tell the gender already? Amazing! 
Congrats on the pips and zips! Wow! 
They are coming out like popcorn now 
Yippee!
I have four and they are doing great- Thanks for asking 

So Happy for u & ur Fabulous Four!!!....Congrats!!!!

My girls r Golden Comets....creamy white r boys/Roo's & Tan-ish Brown r Girls/Hens!
Yes they "Poppin" like crazy...lol

But got my 6th one at 5:35pm...& he/she's black-ish brown with yellow markings!!
Have No Clue of its boy r girl...hehe

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

Chick # 4 is out!!! Little black Silkie chick.

 

[calichickies]

Oh Cool!
Hmmm... a mystery bird that's fun
I'm calling all mine girls (wishful thinking) but I already see one that is acting aggressive like you said one of yours was... hmmm... maybe he's a roo, I hope not. But I'm not going to be sure for about 2 months... long time to wait.

 

[Brookhavens]

Update: Still one pip, no other activity.

As a side note, I'm very excited. I have 9 chickens who are all 6 months and younger.
I went into their coop like, 15 min. ago, and my silkie Arwen laid her first egg!!!!
She is barely 6 months, I was shocked!! This is my first chicken egg you guys, I've never had chickens before them!
I hatched Arwen from an egg, so it was so cool to see her lay her first

How proud you must feel. Make sure to give her something special for her accomplishment.

 

[UrbanMamaHen]

I am finally in lock down. Candled for the last time and discarded five, still have 19 left. Couldn't see much movement in any of the remaining ones, but they all were dark so I am hoping they are all good. There is one in the 19 that I almost discarded, as it wasn't completely dark like the others, but I saw movement so I kept it. It looks to be two to three days behind in development compared to the others.

It is so exciting to read about your hatched chicks. I hope to have a few by Friday or Saturday.

 

[matlock585]

So I'm on day 20 and my first hatch ever to go the full distance ( I have hatched on day 20 everytime so far ) are holding strong as Ft. Knox! Not even a sign of a pip...yet. Our house gets hot during the day so I had to adjust my temps back. Out of the 7 hatches I have already done this is the first where my temps ran at target or slightly lower. I set them at 10 pm on the 18th, so my true due time is still 24 hours away. I fully expect most to hatch. I have put these eggs in cartons because the last several hatches I had that were crowded, the chicks that were hatched caused problems with my pips. It does take them longer to "depart" from the egg, but once out they can't roll the pips this way.
I am so excited for all the babies, and I can't believe what a great hatchalong thread this is.
Roxanne... I can see so many chances for splinter threads here!

 

[Marty1876]

her crop is normal, soft-ish.

I gave her a sip of water from her bowl and she downed a couple sips before refusing it again, and i unfortunately don't have electroytes on me and the feed store is closed until the morning, will she be ok until then?
What do you do if she did? I have thistles, golden rod, ferns, and weedy grass etc around the coop.

PMd you some things to try.

 

[sweety13]

Update: Still one pip, no other activity.

As a side note, I'm very excited. I have 9 chickens who are all 6 months and younger.
I went into their coop like, 15 min. ago, and my silkie Arwen laid her first egg!!!!
She is barely 6 months, I was shocked!! This is my first chicken egg you guys, I've never had chickens before them!
I hatched Arwen from an egg, so it was so cool to see her lay her first

Way to go Arwen!!!!!!ETA we have our second Partridge out! 5 and counting!

 

[sweety13]

Wish mine were being that determined. Had one pip yesterday and it has only zipped in the last few hours; roughly 26 hrs after it pipped. No hurry there.

Hope they come out soon