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

[Sally Sunshine]

Gosling Update:

She's doing great! She's starting to walk around and she even ate a bit of gro-gel. I'll try to post pictures later tonight.

I'm still a bit worried about her unhealed navel and the risk of bacterial infection, otherwise she's looking good.

Does anyone know what are the signs are of bacterial infection? After all that this gosling has been through, if she ends up with an infection, I may end up paying the money for a vet trip for antibiotics. I just need to know what I should look for.

A M A Z I N G Cochins!! do you have any veterycin gel spray? That stuff is amazing!
keep that antibotic on her bum until there is no scab too! dont screw up like I did! : (

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/mushy-chick-disease-yolk-sack-infection-omphalitis

Treatments
A few suggestions for treatment are to clean the navel area with iodine several times a day. I have also used Veterycin gel spray. Freshen up water with multi vitamins or Save-A-Chick daily. Watch brooder temperatures as Chilling & overheating may increase losses at this stage. Isolate chick from others to prevent spread of bacteria and avoid pecking injuries.
Keep the brooder as clean and fresh as possible. ​

 

[cochins1088]

Sally, sorry about your one chick, but it sounds like you're having a great hatch and those chicks are very cute.

3D, I have read (from reliable sources) that the external pip could happen anywhere from 6 to 24 hours after the internal pip.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: BTW I pulled this so you could see treatments and what the belly looks like..... see link for pics
my chick that dh just culled had a swollen mushy belly/rear and its navel was healed but big and round

 

[cochins1088]

A M A Z I N G Cochins!! do you have any veterycin gel spray? That stuff is amazing!
keep that antibotic on her bum until there is no scab too! dont screw up like I did! : (

I don't have the veterycin spray... I see that walmart carries it, but I won't be in town for a while and if I order it, it won't come for a few days.

If I continue using the triple antibiotic ointment, will it be enough? I'll also take a recent picture of her navel tonight to see what you think.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Sally, sorry about your one chick, but it sounds like you're having a great hatch and those chicks are very cute.

Thanks cochins, I dont think I will hatch anymore after the easter hatchalong, at least until I get the winnings from the new years day hatchalong. I am not having luck with people buying chicks, I find it hard to sell to people who say, we have a hawk problem but we have a good roo but we still lost all our girls, but we dont do anything to prevent hawk attacks. and then I get, can you meet me in the city? or can I buy 20 for 20 bucks? or can you keep them and can I get them when they lay. Are people this stupid? seriously? OMG I need to start pasting emails so you can see the idiots I have inquiring! this is NOT worth the frustration and I am pretty easy to deal with!

 

[chicksooner]

Thanks cochins, I dont think I will hatch anymore after the easter hatchalong, at least until I get the winnings from the new years day hatchalong. I am not having luck with people buying chicks, I find it hard to sell to people who say, we have a hawk problem but we have a good roo but we still lost all our girls, but we dont do anything to prevent hawk attacks. and then I get, can you meet me in the city? or can I buy 20 for 20 bucks? or can you keep them and can I get them when they lay. Are people this stupid? seriously? OMG I need to start pasting emails so you can see the idiots I have inquiring! this is NOT worth the frustration and I am pretty easy to deal with!

I have had some of the same issues with selling chicks.

Cochins-get veterycine the next chance you get. It is good stuff. Happy Gos is doing well.

 

[cochins1088]

Thanks cochins, I dont think I will hatch anymore after the easter hatchalong, at least until I get the winnings from the new years day hatchalong. I am not having luck with people buying chicks, I find it hard to sell to people who say, we have a hawk problem but we have a good roo but we still lost all our girls, but we dont do anything to prevent hawk attacks. and then I get, can you meet me in the city? or can I buy 20 for 20 bucks? or can you keep them and can I get them when they lay. Are people this stupid? seriously? OMG I need to start pasting emails so you can see the idiots I have inquiring! this is NOT worth the frustration and I am pretty easy to deal with!

Really?!?! haha. I've had very good luck with selling chicks. For the most part, only experienced chicken owners have contacted me.

Though there was once when I had someone ask me if I could sell them a single chick as a family pet.

 

[3Dchicken]

Gosling Update:

She's doing great! She's starting to walk around and she even ate a bit of gro-gel. I'll try to post pictures later tonight.

I'm still a bit worried about her unhealed navel and the risk of bacterial infection, otherwise she's looking good.

Does anyone know what are the signs are of bacterial infection? After all that this gosling has been through, if she ends up with an infection, I may end up paying the money for a vet trip for antibiotics. I just need to know what I should look for.

Doing great!!!

 

[3Dchicken]

Sally, sorry about your one chick, but it sounds like you're having a great hatch and those chicks are very cute.

3D, I have read (from reliable sources) that the external pip could happen anywhere from 6 to 24 hours after the internal pip.

Okay! So maybe tomorrow morning? I have no school on Friday, so I will HOPEFULLY get to see them hatch on the Friday and into the weekend!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: Harmony has off as well!