Colorado

[Mtn Margie]

I have also heard of using lipsticks. The key is to not mix them up with your regular lipsticks!

EEEEEWWWWWW!!!!!

 

[kmatt87]

Kmatt, how is your hen? Hope there is some improvement.

Yes Chesterchook, that is a way to tell which hen is laying which egg, besides checking every 20 minutes or a spy cam......

Hatch update.... 8 out and 3 pips out of 16 possible so far. I had kept 4 ?'s in at lockdown in their own area and 1 of those hatched!!! Go figure on those hard to see through eggs.
These high altitude eggs don't seem to have the pretty zip line. These chicks need a pick-axe to get out!!! What has been others experience from Colorado eggs?

No change she hasn't pooped or laid anything, she's not really drinking and doesn't want to eat. She's just sitting quietly in her box in the bathroom...not even curious about anything.

 

[Mtn Margie]

No change she hasn't pooped or laid anything, she's not really drinking and doesn't want to eat. She's just sitting quietly in her box in the bathroom...not even curious about anything.

I'm sorry to hear that. She at least sounds warm and comfortable. If you have any tuna, you could let her have a go at that or some berries, even defrosted ones can sometimes get them to eat.

 

[kmatt87]

I'm sorry to hear that. She at least sounds warm and comfortable. If you have any tuna, you could let her have a go at that or some berries, even defrosted ones can sometimes get them to eat.

right now she has some scrambled eggs with a little shredded cheese. Think those will temp her more?

 

[gardendufus]

This probably has been asked but wanted to get some advice from my Colorado experts. I was planning on moving my 6 week old chicks to the coop this weekend with a warming light for the night. They will be kept inside the coop for the first week while we finish the outside run.

We just looked at the weather and it is going to be another cold week. Low 40's and high 30's for the highs and into the 20's for the lows. Do you think I should wait a week or just pull the trigger? They are fully feathered out and getting very crowded in the brooder. Although we are not having any pecking issues (that I can see). My DH thinks we should wait a week with the weather forecast. ??

Just my opinion...........My chicks have always been housed in the coop, with a heat lamp while young. They were out last week while it was what 0 - 24? And they were less than 3 weeks old at that time. They did fine, as did my bunch of newbies last year. At 6 weeks I would be extremely secure leaving them in the coop, and I probably wouldn't even be running a heat lamp. But that's just me. Not everyone would be comfortable doing that, believe me I understand, but I am confident your girls will be fine in the coop.

 

[Pozees]

I'm sorry to hear that. She at least sounds warm and comfortable. If you have any tuna, you could let her have a go at that or some berries, even defrosted ones can sometimes get them to eat.

KMatt I guess the next thing you can try is boosting energy, which can be accomplished a few ways. If you have any chick vitamins around mix some up, otherwise try molasses or sugar, a teaspoon per gallon of water, and make the water at least room temp, not cold. If you have an irrigating syringe or an eyedropper you can use that, I usually just dip my finger in the water and rub it against the side of the beak, trying to dribble some into her mouth. Once you get her to swallow 5 or 6 times, leave her be for 15 minutes and then repeat. With a bit of luck after the 4th time she will at least be a bit perkier, and maybe even eating and drinking voluntarily. By that time it will be getting dark, and if she has made no progress, turn off the lights and let her sleep. Remind yourself that you have taken very good care of her, and sometimes things happen we can't fix. Perhaps she will have improved in the morning. If not, give her another soak and try to get her to eat something - eggs, yogurt, canned/frozen corn, meal worms, something she can't resist. If there is such a thing. Sick animals have a knack for resisting pretty much everything.

 

[suncatcher]

Quote: Have you checked to see if you can feel an egg? The one link explains how to do it. You can also read how to extract it if it is close to the opening. She was told how to do this by her vet. http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/07/chicken-egg-binding-causes-symptoms.html

 

[ScottLovelandCO]

We set 23 eggs on 3/25 at 6am. Of the original 23, there were 18 fertile that made it to lock down (last night). This evening we have one pip, chirping, and eggs rocking. Tonight at 6pm was 19.5 days. We should be seeing some little barnyard chicks soon!

 

[Pozees]

We set 23 eggs on 3/25 at 6am. Of the original 23, there were 18 fertile that made it to lock down (last night). This evening we have one pip, chirping, and eggs rocking. Tonight at 6pm was 19.5 days. We should be seeing some little barnyard chicks soon!

Woo hoo!

 

[Mtn Margie]

We set 23 eggs on 3/25 at 6am. Of the original 23, there were 18 fertile that made it to lock down (last night). This evening we have one pip, chirping, and eggs rocking. Tonight at 6pm was 19.5 days. We should be seeing some little barnyard chicks soon!

Yay !!!! More chickies!!!! Keep us updated please and I want to know what your egg zip line looks like. Nine hatched, 2 pips Day22 (but the day isn't over yet)