Australians - Where are you all????

[kezabel]

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Yay!!!!!

thats great. Any pics yet??

 

[kezabel]

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I hope all goes well with your hatch.

I looked up both products you mentioned and found these 2 sites
Baycox
http://www.baycox.com/19/Baycox_25_in_Poultry.htm
Corid
http://www.corid.com/corid_products.html
I think your vet has given you the best thing for Coccidios. I hope all the other chicks will be ok too

 

[duckyfromoz]

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Yay!!!!!

thats great. Any pics yet??

Nothing yet..... But I can see more of it- and yes I think it will turn out all white when grown. Its very squished in there. I think that is one reason why not to set smaller eggs- I have had to remove some egg shell for it to be able to move. Runners have such long necks too - so it does look a little different in the egg to my Pekin ducklings. Im just waiting and watching now... Hopefully by tomorrow morning_ i will have the first generation of my Runners hatched and running around the brooder.

 

[duckyfromoz]

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Hope all goes well for you... I can still remember my first time...I took annual leave from work to make sure I didnt miss a moment of it.

Exciting times...........

 

[wooklet]

Thank you for your advice Kezabel and for taking the trouble to find me those websites , and your kind thoughts Ducky! The 2 remaining chicks with Cocci have responded really well to the Baycox, one dose and the bloody droppings are no more. So think that I will stick with that. Shocked at how quickly Cocci can kill, yesterday the chick was running around cheeping and eating,this morning it was dead, Thank goodness I was able to save the other 2. As to the incubation, one more day to go and we have the worst storm imaginable here! I keep waiting for the power to go! Fortunately I have 3 Broodies sitting on eggs but it means running across the paddock in the dark holding eggs! NOT something I would be keen on doing. I'll let you know how it all goes. Thanks.

 

[duckyfromoz]

Power failures are now my worst nightmare... EXCEPT...... I bought a block of land two years ago- and have become quite handy at fixing stuff up and since we have no power up at the shed where we stay on weekends- we have had to use a generator- and solar powered lights. - so I saw a power inverter once while shopping and bought it. I never got around to getting a battery yet- but it will run off a car battery and give off plenty of power to run the incubator and a light globe - All I need if the power does go out. I can remember last spring when I fisrt got my incubator..The first time the power went out...I was calm...but my daughter was in a complete panic. That first one only laasted 3/4 of an hour- but it was enough to see a huge drop in the temp in the bator. Even after a power failure of 6 hours in a late hatch- I still ended up with lots of babies. So late in the incubation - You could almost stick them in the brooder rather than going outside in the rain. I once hatched a duckling on a hot water bottle when we were going away for the weekend.

Good luck anyway- and I hope the power stays on for you.

 

[wooklet]

Hi, again, Would you believe that half of the town lost power, but we didn't! So I sat here all day resisting the temptation to lift the lid on the incubator, but I looked,and looked and looked, every time I walked past I looked in. Nothing was happening and I was feeling disheartened, so I gave in,opened the lid, picked up an egg and put it to my ear -"cheep,cheep,cheep" loud and clear!

and when I put the egg back I could actually see it moving, like a little tremble. It's SO exciting! How long do they take to break out? Don't think I'll sleep a wink, I'll be checking the incubator all night!

Now I know how Dads feel whilst they are waiting for the birth!!

 

[duckyfromoz]

Well seeing this little one will either help you through until yours hatch....or make you even more anxious.
It did need a little help...But here is what my third home laid egg turned into !!!

wooklet- I hope they dont keep you waiting too long - but it can be 24 hours after the first pip until they start to unzip or hatch. i do love seeing the eggs wobble thuogh...its so cute when the eggs talk to you too..


So glad you didnt loose power too...That must have been a huge relief to you.

 

[wooklet]

That is so adorable! Was it o.k.? My husband just aasked me if I wanted to move the bed next to the incubator which is in the kitchen! I told him that the next time the incubator would be by the bed! I thought it would take a long time to hatch so I guess I'll just have to be patient! I'll keep you updated.

 

[duckyfromoz]

Its still very weak... and I was impatient in setting some of the vey first eggs laid by a young duck- but its alive and doing a comando crawl all over the incubator. I think it is a little dehydrated and I cant get it to drink yet. At least just having the one- I can open the incubator now its dried off.

I do have my hatcher beside my bed- and Regie my disabled duck- and two little pekin ducklings as well...and NO !! There is no husband here

I wouldnt be able to get away with it if I was married Im sure.