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

[Sally Sunshine]

It looks like a navel infection to boot, see its abdomon is sorta glassy looking? after you stop the bleeding and iodine or antibotic oinment let it in the bator and wait....
sometimes these guys can make it I can link you with some good reading in a minute.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I double checked my notes....


Usually the umbilicus will become black in colour, shrivel up and drop off.
Generously cover the umbilicus with Betadine cream, to protect the area from infection,
and leave it. Close monitoring will be required. Any sign of redness or infection
will require the chick to been seen by a veterinarian, and likely a course of
antibiotics will be prescribed.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Anyone else join in here please! I only have a small window of time to do my chores and let all the critters out so I will be back in a half hr!

 

[Rusty Byrd]

Good morning and hi to everyone!
I wanted to introduce myself here. I live in Michigan. Just got back into chickens last year after not having any for about 20 years. I recently bought an incubator and thought I would join in the fun all of you seem to be having.
I had hatched some eggs a long time ago always with low hatch rates.
I have been reading and learning a lot from you folks. Hopefully if I have any problems I will have already read how you dealt with them. I have also been reading the 'hatching 101'. Thanks Sally! Tons of information. If you don't mind I will just keep reading and learning, not usually one to say much. Will let you know when I get eggs set. Not for awhile, still too cold here.

 

[chicksooner]

Good morning and hi to everyone!
I wanted to introduce myself here. I live in Michigan. Just got back into chickens last year after not having any for about 20 years. I recently bought an incubator and thought I would join in the fun all of you seem to be having.
I had hatched some eggs a long time ago always with low hatch rates.
I have been reading and learning a lot from you folks. Hopefully if I have any problems I will have already read how you dealt with them. I have also been reading the 'hatching 101'. Thanks Sally! Tons of information. If you don't mind I will just keep reading and learning, not usually one to say much. Will let you know when I get eggs set. Not for awhile, still too cold here.

Don't be shy about asking questions. We love to help and Sally has put a lot of time and energy into her research.

 

[chicksooner]

Sterling-they lay around and catch their breath as they dry. Antibiotic ointment on the umbilical. Then when dry use save-a-chick or sugar water to give them a boost of energy. Save-a chick is best since it is full of good vitamins and electrolytes.

 

[cochins1088]

GO cochins go!! find any local gos?

I found one person that MIGHT have a couple embden goslings but I'm hoping to find another sebastopol gosling if I can. I found 2 people that have sebastopol geese somewhat locally and I was going to ask them whether or not they ever have goslings available.

Otherwise I may buy some more sebastopol hatching eggs and give it another go. I can only have 2 geese and I'd like to have a breeding pair if possible.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Slight distraction! Harmony has serama hatching and I caught one at it! Tiny Serama Chickens! yay uploading awesome video! It still amazes me eveytime I see them hatch!! AND it shows how fast they can zip too! we noticed her 1st serama pip yesterday just after lunch and its taken this long, sometimes its even longer with Large Fowl!

here are some pics before the vid uploads! this is her right before hatch......

"I DID IT! Now sleep!"
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this was the first guy who piped yesterday, but not the first to show its feathers!
this girl was and still not out!



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[Sally Sunshine]

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[Sally Sunshine]

Good morning and hi to everyone!
I wanted to introduce myself here. I live in Michigan. Just got back into chickens last year after not having any for about 20 years. I recently bought an incubator and thought I would join in the fun all of you seem to be having.
I had hatched some eggs a long time ago always with low hatch rates.
I have been reading and learning a lot from you folks. Hopefully if I have any problems I will have already read how you dealt with them. I have also been reading the 'hatching 101'. Thanks Sally! Tons of information. If you don't mind I will just keep reading and learning, not usually one to say much. Will let you know when I get eggs set. Not for awhile, still too cold here.

Hi Rusty! yay!

your welcome! What chickens do u keep?