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

[Sally Sunshine]

Some of my girls had a couple boys.

Love them!! do you do the disbudding?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Anyone like my new avy? I think he is awesome! had to share him! @lizanne praying you get a few of them!

 

[Doug Hodges]

Quote: Yes. I do. I do a lot of the extra stuff such as testing for disease and copper bolusing. Im traveling to Wyoming in June to pick up 4 more from the Goldthwaite Nubian herd. They are quite expensive but will be great additions to my herd.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: Yes. I do. I do a lot of the extra stuff such as testing for disease and copper bolusing. Im traveling to Wyoming in June to pick up 4 more from the Goldthwaite Nubian herd. They are quite expensive but will be great additions to my herd.
whats copper bolusing? and did you find it hard to burn off your first set of nubs? When I was going to get goats I researched that and ran into some really bad burnings omg I almost puked seeing some of them! it totally made me shy away from them, there is no one local that does it either.

 

[Gardeningmama]

I will update on my duckie that is still in the hatcher with images or video

I finally took him out of the shell, despite the humidity of 85% he has not drawn in or utilized his yolk.
He had gunk and membranes dried all over him and his sack, so I ran warm water over him and did my best to dry him without disturbing his drying yolk sack.

I have been spraying his yolk sack GENEROUSLY with veterycin umbilical gel WARMED every 2 hours since about 5 am, and spraying the paper towel I have in his cup also very generously with the veterycin umbilical gel. He is very very alert and very strong, if it hadnt been for this I would have culled him by now. I am amazed to be honest. I put a few little grow gel balls in his mouth and offered warm provits solution afterwards and the little stinker actually ate it! and I am trying to offer it every 15 minutes.

Last time I checked his navel/umbilical yolk is now drying fast and seems to be absorbing more and only a small stump like thing remains, but I do see the yolk in the abdomen and its protruding and not sure I should see it like that. but again its receding, I hope I can get a pic of it next time I change his papertowl and spray his yolk.

I am torn with this ducky, I really need to sterilize that incubator because I should be moving my next hatch into it, tomorrow is day 18 and some are serama. maybe I will dig out the styro and bring it upstairs to keep the little booger in.


CURRENT duck eggs in cabinet......tomorrow is weighday today is 13 I am still worried about weight loss in the next batch, I can suggest to dont be shy on sanding and dont use the smaller grits like I did! AND for sure its better to sand the eggs before you set them than during like I have too! That jarring cant be good. I am learning big time. I may actually dig out my dremel and buy special grits should I do these eggs again just so I dont have to jar around the eggs.

video and pics later of the sick duck

I am following your saga, and thanking God mine's over for now. I'll learn vicariously, through you.

Anyone like my new avy? I think he is awesome! had to share him! @lizanne praying you get a few of them!

I was just about to ask about him. Is he yours, and what breed is he? Gorgeous!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

ok so can i give this duck an antibiotic? @ozexpat if so what? This duck has turned into a very big deal for me in short order. It has the strength to push through this, I will do anything in my power to keep from infection.

All gooped up with Veterycin




is that a wink? oh please little one make it!

 

[Toast n Jelly]

Anyone like my new avy? I think he is awesome! had to share him! @lizanne praying you get a few of them!

He is gorgeous! Nicest face that I've seen.

 

[Toast n Jelly]

ok so can i give this duck an antibiotic? @ozexpat if so what? This duck has turned into a very big deal for me in short order. It has the strength to push through this, I will do anything in my power to keep from infection.

All gooped up with Veterycin




is that a wink? oh please little one make it!

Poor little one but he has the greatest of care

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I am following your saga, and thanking God mine's over for now. I'll learn vicariously, through you.

Quote: its a product of my 75-78 gram layer pen eggs from my CCL over my Barred Rock hen crested BR and sexable at hatch as far as we can tell. Waiting on pics of the hens, and waiting for their first eggs to see if they lay blue. Talk about a great all around meat bird, sexable layer, good looking and BLUE eggs?>?? how sweet is he!

 

[Doug Hodges]

whats copper bolusing? and did you find it hard to burn off your first set of nubs? When I was going to get goats I researched that and ran into some really bad burnings omg I almost puked seeing some of them! it totally made me shy away from them, there is no one local that does it either.

I had no trouble with the disbudding. Ive done lots of them now and Ive even done some that normally takes a vet. Older ones that people have let go to long. I cut the horn off, burn it, cut more off, burn it. and so on.

Goats need copper to thrive. I give them copper in a pill. I do this twice a year. I also give shots for Selenium deficiencies in the soil in my area. I am into the high priced goats and I spend as much as a thousand bucks babies. The 4 in Wyoming are costing me $3000. I also sell my babies for those prices. Im going to be showing in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas beginning in two weeks. I love doing it.

I have all my chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks, etc. separated and Ive been selling eggs since early in the year. My Blue Laced Red Wyandotte sell like Hot cakes. I get whatever I ask for them. My wife is amazed when I tell her someone is coming by to give her $20 and she asks what she is supposed to give them and I say a dozen eggs. LOL> We have to buy eggs from the store because we cant afford to eat the ones I raise. Ha Ha.

95% of what I have now came from hatching last year and from all the help on this thread. Im not hatching anymore. I have a commercial hatchery (that's local) hatching all the eggs I don't sell, then we split the proceeds.