Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

[Sally Sunshine]

My poor birds are knee deep in water and sinking ankle deep in mud. 4 inches since last night and more to come over the next few days. Not sure what I am going to do about the sand in the coops. It is going to be nasty and is already so stinky.

My back yard.

oh no!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Gotta run.... nite nite Y'all I will pray you don't get water in the house chicks : (

 

[cochins1088]

Quote: my late quail was like that yesterday and by end of day it was fine. she is walking ok? I have taped toes as late as 3 months and fixed easily. sometimes just a day helps them to get stronger and then the taping wont mess up walking near as much too.

3 Months? Really? That's interesting.

A friend of mine has a chick in a bad situation. It's about 4 weeks old. She told me one of her chicks had "clubbed feet" the day she got them, but I didn't think anything of it. Well, last week she called me saying that one of her chicks had broken legs. I drove over to take a look and the poor thing was in bad shape.

It's legs weren't broken, but they were very screwed up. What she was calling "clubbed feet" was really severely curled toes. The chicks ankle turned outwards and it's hocks bent inwards. One day, it was just too much for the little guy and his legs splayed. The poor baby was scooting around on it's belly to reach the foot on water. I'm not sure how to fix it's legs... They are very messed up and appear permanently deformed...
oh wow are you sure she isn't dealing with Mareks or virus that causes nervous system issues? I would at least give wrapping and spraddling a chance for it IF she has time to care properly, if not its a shame the poor thing

Definitely not a disease.. She doesn't have much time (she's starting up a liquor store that's opening this week) but she would do anything to save this chick. She's even been talking about buying chicken diapers and keeping him in the store with her if she can't fix his legs.

Cochins worse than this?......
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/6/diseases-of-poultry/217/vitamin-b2-deficiency

They look pretty similar, but yes, I'd say a bit worse. I don't believe that it's a deficiency though. I think it was caused by the severely curled toes that were left untreated... They cause the bird to walk on the sides of it's feet like little fists which in return caused it's ankles to turn outwards. Once his ankles turned out, the hocks bent in and feet went out. After a while like that, the legs became so weak that they splayed...

The legs are very messed up, and since the chick has been using them like this for 4 weeks, they seem permanently deformed. I tried to brace them and I was able to get the legs in a fairly normal position, but the chick wouldn't be able to get around. I'm not sure what will happen, but we'll keep trying.

Gotta run.... nite nite Y'all I will pray you don't get water in the house chicks : (

Good Night!

 

[cochins1088]

My poor birds are knee deep in water and sinking ankle deep in mud. 4 inches since last night and more to come over the next few days. Not sure what I am going to do about the sand in the coops. It is going to be nasty and is already so stinky.

My back yard.

Yikes!

We've had nothing but rain for the past week. The coops are wet and muddy and I feel so bad for my chickens. The feathers on their feet are practically ruined....

To top it off, I ran out of hay, so I can't even make much of a dry spot for them...

 

[TweetyNPetey]

Gorgeous Serama, Sally!!!! I got 8 eggs from BHep here and 2 hatched. But it was my own fault. I have 2 gorgeous Serama roosters. And amazing colors! One has a deformed left eye and a crooked beak because of my assisting. But he has been great. They are full grown and sooooo tiny!!! XD

 

[BullChick]

I put the eggs in lock down. It is not looking good. I am betting I get one to hatch, and it is just one of my mixes. Oh well. I am trying to keep my numbers down anyway.
Broody #1 seems to be doing fine. Broody #2 has 11 eggs and a shell that was part of the initial 5. I think 2 eggs are missing. You know how it is trying to work in the dark though. If I hadn't marked her first eggs (and now these) I would worry some were kicked out. Now I am thinking some were crushed with the others going in and out, and then eaten.
I will go back out before bed to move her to another coop.

 

[mikkles]

3polish and 2 silkies! and stubbys feet are lookin better...still not the most coordinated baby I've seen but gettin around!

 

[NestingHillsSC]

Saw this on "My pet Chicken":

"A study in Australia (Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 11(4) 664 - 672) has shown that eggs stored at 40 degrees Fahrenheit (rather than the recommended 60 degrees) hatch out more females than males. That is surprising! However storing your eggs at colder temperatures before hatching doesn't actually change the ratio of male to female eggs. It has been shown that the male embryos are preferentially killed off by colder storage temperatures, while the female embryos handle the chilling better.

In other words, your overall hatch rate suffers if the eggs are stored at cool temperatures, but those that DO hatch are slightly more likely to be females. Unfortunately, there is no way to know which eggs will hatch males and which females, as you can read in the "related questions" below."


A couple weeks ago I hatched refrigerated eggs from Safeway. If I had to guess they are 50/50. By the feathering and size I would say I have 3 boys and 3 girls.

I also read some where that if you run your bator on the high side you will get more males. Or if you run it on the low side you will get more hens. Same principle I guess.

 

[NestingHillsSC]

Had a chick die last night while sleeping.

Rolled over and couldn't get back up. 2nd one that did this this season. Next hatch I'm going to put paper towels down for the first few days. Then the pine shavings. The pine shavings are too soft and they have a hard time rolling back over.

 

[Gardeningmama]

Morning All! Today is going to be the craziest day ever, trying to get everything finished for the fundraiser. I seriously am sick to my stomach with nerves, so any prayers would be greatly appreciated. People have been bringing things to sell, and today is the official drop off, so it should be looking like Sanford & Son by this evening. I have to bake all evening, clean, set up tables etc...

My body & brain hurt! I sooo....can't wait until Sunday and this is all over, LOL! Wish me luck, and talk to y'all on Sunday!! Have a Great Day!