Colorado

[cluckcluckgirl]

I have never used anything not formulated for poultry, so I don't know whether amoxicillin will be okay. I usually get one of the tetracycline meds at the feed store, it takes some calculation to get it down to what to put in 1 quart or 1 gallon, but I can usually get it close, and was recently told if you treat with antibiotics don't go low or middle, go to the highest dose recommended for poultry, so you don't risk creating resistant bugs.

I looked up tetracycline and found it at wal-mart's website as a medication for fish. Is that it?

 

[Pozees]

I looked up tetracycline and found it at wal-mart's website as a medication for fish. Is that it?

Probably the same but I buy it at the feed store with dosing information for poultry on the package so I know what to give.

 

[trsturself]

The egg that pipped yesterday hatched overnight. Pretty sure it's a boy. It is still wet so it's hard to tell but I think I see a spot on the head (cream legbar), but the body looks like it has dark stripes so we'll see when it dries out a little more. No signs of life from the remaining two eggs.

Good news is since we are looking for land we might be able to keep him and the Barnevelder/Maran rooster that we hatched from Suncatchers eggs as our two roosters.
This would give us blue and brown egg genes on both the hen and rooster side so we could get some olive eggers.

 

[suncatcher]

The egg that pipped yesterday hatched overnight. Pretty sure it's a boy. It is still wet so it's hard to tell but I think I see a spot on the head (cream legbar), but the body looks like it has dark stripes so we'll see when it dries out a little more. No signs of life from the remaining two eggs.

Good news is since we are looking for land we might be able to keep him and the Barnevelder/Maran rooster that we hatched from Suncatchers eggs as our two roosters.  
This would give us blue and brown egg genes on both the hen and rooster side so we could get some olive eggers.

Sounds like a great start to your olive egg laying flock!! Congrats!

 

[saellis]

Picked up four PBR chicks from Kiowa today. My Black Australorp is still broody so I'll try putting them under her tonight. If it looks like she won't take care of them, they're going back to the brooder.

 

[suncatcher]

They will love being with a momma, just keep an eye on them first thing in the morning, she will likely stick to the nest for awhile, and they will need to eat and drink since they are over two or three days old, so an area with just them and her with their water and feed would work best.

I use a dog crate inside the coop. I can lock them in with momma if they are too young to come out, usually only a day or two, along with their food and water. This also allows the other hens to get to know them through the wire. When I think every chick is doing well, I keep the crate door open and momma takes them out to forage with her, she also takes them inside the crate at night, but she may need to be placed inside with them a few times.

This is just what I do, you will find what works best for you........

 

[trsturself]

Updated pics of the chicks we hatched...
3 weeks old now

Silver Silkie from Pozees eggs


Barnevelder/Copper Maran - Look at that comb! It popped up overnight!


Frizzle cochin from Suncatcher's eggs


This silkie (from Pozees eggs) is looking Lavender. It's so pretty!


This is the silver silkie with the newly hatched legbar

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Here is the legbar. I'm not sure of the sex yet. Waiting for it to finish drying. I was leaning toward male because it looks like a spot on the head but now that it's a little drier I see the dark eye stripe and dark stripes on it's back. Time will tell!

 

[suncatcher]

They are all soooo cute! Hope your Legbar is a pullet, then you can use the Marans X roo on her for Olive Eggers! You did well with your home made bator! Congrats.

 

[Ashdoes]

Here is the legbar. I'm not sure of the sex yet. Waiting for it to finish drying. I was leaning toward male because it looks like a spot on the head but now that it's a little drier I see the dark eye stripe and dark stripes on it's back. Time will tell! [COLOR=B42000] [/COLOR]

Our males have huge blond spots, very noticeable, almost the minute they hatched. We had one we called Bieber for two days because his blond spot was slicked down, swiped across his head. Quite funny.

 

[trsturself]

Our males have huge blond spots, very noticeable, almost the minute they hatched. We had one we called Bieber for two days because his blond spot was slicked down, swiped across his head. Quite funny.

Cute! I'll go check it now. We put it under the brinsea, that seems to dry them out pretty fast.