1) D’Anvers bantams at hatch and late in incubation.
2) With my d’Anvers hatches I’ve had a myriad of issues. When my birds finally started laying fertile eggs I began to hatch them. My hatches were poor to begin with. A lot of embryos died late in incubation. Then, if they did hatch, I would get all kinds of deformities. Chicks with splay legs, cross beaks, and stargazing all over the place. I eliminated these, and was left with apparently active, healthy chicks. Of these apparently healthy chicks, 6 have died of unknown causes.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Well, all of this year, I’ve had hatchlings with these issues, and this is just the latest round. Last year I might have had a stargazer or a cross beak, and a poor hatch. I don’t remember any sudden deaths though. The parents are the same because I couldn’t find any good breeders in the little group I hatched.
4) It’s only the d’Anvers. I also hatch bantam Buckeyes, Welsummers, and Anconas in huge quantities and haven’t had any of the issues I’ve listed if I’m remembering correctly.
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. No. Except the slipped tendons.
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. The only things I can think of: the group is inbred. I got one cock and hen from a breeder. Their daughters are also in the breeding pen. It is possible that these issues are all genetic. Could it be nutritional? They eat allflock pellet or chick food, with grit and calcium. This is what my other breeds are getting, but they could need more for some reason. Could it have to do with sanitation? I keep the pens pretty clean, but it’s only cleaned weekly or biweekly.
Could it be the incubator? Is 99.5 too high for some breeds? Is it because I keep forgetting to take the eggs out of the turner until they’re almost hatching? Is the humidity of 40-60 too high?
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. Chick crumble and water.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Normal.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? I am at a loss.
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? I intend to fix this myself.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
They were in the incubator. Then I put them in the plastic brooder under a heater on puppy pads.
Here’s what they look like, but not the dead ones. Because they’re cute.
2) With my d’Anvers hatches I’ve had a myriad of issues. When my birds finally started laying fertile eggs I began to hatch them. My hatches were poor to begin with. A lot of embryos died late in incubation. Then, if they did hatch, I would get all kinds of deformities. Chicks with splay legs, cross beaks, and stargazing all over the place. I eliminated these, and was left with apparently active, healthy chicks. Of these apparently healthy chicks, 6 have died of unknown causes.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Well, all of this year, I’ve had hatchlings with these issues, and this is just the latest round. Last year I might have had a stargazer or a cross beak, and a poor hatch. I don’t remember any sudden deaths though. The parents are the same because I couldn’t find any good breeders in the little group I hatched.
4) It’s only the d’Anvers. I also hatch bantam Buckeyes, Welsummers, and Anconas in huge quantities and haven’t had any of the issues I’ve listed if I’m remembering correctly.
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. No. Except the slipped tendons.
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. The only things I can think of: the group is inbred. I got one cock and hen from a breeder. Their daughters are also in the breeding pen. It is possible that these issues are all genetic. Could it be nutritional? They eat allflock pellet or chick food, with grit and calcium. This is what my other breeds are getting, but they could need more for some reason. Could it have to do with sanitation? I keep the pens pretty clean, but it’s only cleaned weekly or biweekly.
Could it be the incubator? Is 99.5 too high for some breeds? Is it because I keep forgetting to take the eggs out of the turner until they’re almost hatching? Is the humidity of 40-60 too high?
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. Chick crumble and water.
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Normal.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? I am at a loss.
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? I intend to fix this myself.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
They were in the incubator. Then I put them in the plastic brooder under a heater on puppy pads.
Here’s what they look like, but not the dead ones. Because they’re cute.
