My kids have a gorgeous little flock of Pekins. We bought them as chicks from a pretty miserable looking breeding operation and one chick was sick with a bit of swelling round the eyes, a bad smell and a sneeze. I got her on antibiotics and she grew but she her breathing got worse and we had to put her down.
Sadly I think I was too slow and the others have the infection. There is no sneezing or discharge, they are laying and look healthy except slightly swollen around the eyes.
Here's my problem: one is broody and sitting on a clutch of eggs. Perhaps I should cull my flock (heartbreaking!) and start over with the new chicks, but I don't have an incubator. When is it safe to take the eggs off the hen for hatching under a heat lamp?
Does anyone have an opinion on the health of my hens? They are a year old.
Any thoughts or suggestions appreciated, thank you.
Sadly I think I was too slow and the others have the infection. There is no sneezing or discharge, they are laying and look healthy except slightly swollen around the eyes.
Here's my problem: one is broody and sitting on a clutch of eggs. Perhaps I should cull my flock (heartbreaking!) and start over with the new chicks, but I don't have an incubator. When is it safe to take the eggs off the hen for hatching under a heat lamp?
Does anyone have an opinion on the health of my hens? They are a year old.
Any thoughts or suggestions appreciated, thank you.
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