California - Northern

[Flowers of Abba]

Snowing. Reports and rumors of crazy amounds. Hm maybe I'll get snowed in. Were the only house on the street! I'll have to cancel driving into town a gazillion times dance , choir, college, ... I am in taxi
Mom stage. Perhaps I'll be forced to keep a fire going and sit there crocheting baby booties, sipping tea and reading. oOHHH DARN!!!!!
Wanted to say thanks for all the humidity advice lately. All is well in the mini and the bator. Staggered hatch here we come.

 

[chiqita]

Ok has anyone heard of spurring as a sexing method? I have someone who wants to try it. I know some girls have spurs so it would miss that but I wonder if it will catch all the boys?

 

[chiqita]

Ok don't look that up on google. I think I'll ad spur sexing chicken not chicks.

 

[lawatt]

Laura I didn't see that you have a poly in hand so to speak. I have never been able to find it so I don't have actual experiance with how strong it is but I bet a Google with water dosage poly would come up with some info on google. Sorry I'm not more help.

good suggestion -- a quick search pulled up a few threads here, like this one:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/448324/poly-vi-sol-vitamins-is-this-what-i-use

seems that it's worth trying in their water, since i have it here already!

 

[Chickengirl1304]

Is there an incubator that holds about 50-100 eggs? I have a genesis 1588 and I love it but, I need it to be bigger! I may just buy another one. I don't think I'm ready for a cabinet yet....we will see. I was hoping there was one in between?

 

[PetRock]

happy to report that the little chick is much better this morning! still a *little* unsteady on its feet, but no longer falling over sideways like last night, also no longer making its strange twitches and gaping movements -- and eating and drinking. so, vitamins!! hooray!

Yeah!!! That's good news!

 

[alibra]

Day 22 no chicks :'(

 

[chiqita]

Day 22 no chicks :'(

Hugs. We're they full when you candled? If so recalibrate your thermometers. They go off at tricky tomes

 

[chrissyr]

Save a chick, rooster booster are vitamins that go into the water and work well. An alternative to baby drops is liquid B vitamins.

Big Ole Bird by Southland Organics is great to give to chicks. You can start them on it at 5 days old. https://www.southlandorganics.com/probiotics-chickens-big-ole-bird

It makes egg shells harder too

I got the BOB thanks to you Ron. Been loving it. Only problem is one day my husband dumped out all the chicken waterers. He thought they all pooped in it cause it was brown.

 

[chrissyr]

Day 22 no chicks :'(

sending hugs