California - Northern

[member 142084]

LOL I bet. I use a spray for mites, need to do it again. LOL it sure is fun getting the chickens they act like you are tyring to kill them!

 

[CackleJoy]

It does depend on what the wormer was but I suspect that is what caused the deformed chick. Gotta love mutagens

How scary!

 

[casportpony]

LOL I bet. I use a spray for mites, need to do it again. LOL it sure is fun getting the chickens they act like you are tyring to kill them!

You should try peafowl, lol.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Quote: It is scary... I suspect the wormer used might have been fenbendazole (Safeguard) as I had to worm one of my peahens during last season and had my first ever deformed chick. Didn't think much about it at the time, but I'll sure think twice next time I have to worm one.

-Kathy

 

[member 142084]

Quote: LOL pass... those are no more that loud pigs with pretty fathers.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: LOL pass... those are no more that loud pigs with pretty fathers.
Nice eye candy, but that's about it. No, wait, they do lay huge eggs that make great meals!

-Kathy

 

[member 142084]

okay so the duck egg with the hole it pecked was still working on it this morning.. another duckling came out an hour ago. It rolled the egg over just a few minutes ago and yellowish guck poured out. I pulled it out and cleaned up the mess and the duckling is dead inside the egg... is it possible it broke it's own yolk sack and drowned in it.?

 

[member 142084]

my duck eggs are big enough lol. I had to deal with one before and it ate all my tree fruit. the theif! lol

 

[casportpony]

okay so the duck egg with the hole it pecked was still working on it this morning.. another duckling came out an hour ago. It rolled the egg over just a few minutes ago and yellowish guck poured out. I pulled it out and cleaned up the mess and the duckling is dead inside the egg... is it possible it broke it's own yolk sack and drowned in it.?

I have heard of them breaking their yolk sacks. Was it real runny? Or did it look like this:



-Kathy

 

[member 142084]

Quote:

-Kathy

ew no it was really runny. did not smell foul either.