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

[silver1313]

I love the recap.

ty !! anything hatching yet ?

 

[Doug Hodges]

Lets talk about pasty butt. I have one chick that I've cleaned a few times. It builds up on its butt and gets hard. It's a runt and seems weaker than the others. I moved it and three of its mates into their own area With water that I added probiotic and electrolytes too. Is this the proper thing to do. I really want to save this chick. It's a blue laced red Wyandotte that is showing show quality colors at 3 weeks of age. It's the one that I assisted hatch that had to absorb its yolk and then I tied off the umbilical and snipped it.

 

[Doug Hodges]

I love the recap.

ty !! anything hatching yet ?

Nope. It's day 19.

 

[silver1313]

Lets talk about pasty butt. I have one chick that I've cleaned a few times. It builds up on its butt and gets hard. It's a runt and seems weaker than the others. I moved it and three of its mates into their own area With water that I added probiotic and electrolytes too. Is this the proper thing to do. I really want to save this chick. It's a blue laced red Wyandotte that is showing show quality colors at 3 weeks of age. It's the one that I assisted hatch that had to absorb its yolk and then I tied off the umbilical and snipped it.

i usually put a little ACV in the waterer when mine get it .. the brahmas were bad with it ...

 

[chicksooner]

Lets talk about pasty butt. I have one chick that I've cleaned a few times. It builds up on its butt and gets hard. It's a runt and seems weaker than the others. I moved it and three of its mates into their own area With water that I added probiotic and electrolytes too. Is this the proper thing to do. I really want to save this chick. It's a blue laced red Wyandotte that is showing show quality colors at 3 weeks of age. It's the one that I assisted hatch that had to absorb its yolk and then I tied off the umbilical and snipped it.

I love save a chick in the water. Really helps the runts. Sounds like you are doing well with it. Maybe some scrambled egg for a good protein boost.

 

[Doug Hodges]

Lets talk about pasty butt. I have one chick that I've cleaned a few times. It builds up on its butt and gets hard. It's a runt and seems weaker than the others. I moved it and three of its mates into their own area With water that I added probiotic and electrolytes too. Is this the proper thing to do. I really want to save this chick. It's a blue laced red Wyandotte that is showing show quality colors at 3 weeks of age. It's the one that I assisted hatch that had to absorb its yolk and then I tied off the umbilical and snipped it.

i usually put a little ACV in the waterer when mine get it .. the brahmas were bad with it ...

ACV?

 

[Doug Hodges]

Lets talk about pasty butt. I have one chick that I've cleaned a few times. It builds up on its butt and gets hard. It's a runt and seems weaker than the others. I moved it and three of its mates into their own area With water that I added probiotic and electrolytes too. Is this the proper thing to do. I really want to save this chick. It's a blue laced red Wyandotte that is showing show quality colors at 3 weeks of age. It's the one that I assisted hatch that had to absorb its yolk and then I tied off the umbilical and snipped it.

I love save a chick in the water. Really helps the runts. Sounds like you are doing well with it. Maybe some scrambled egg for a good protein boost.

Yea. That's what they are. Save a Chick. I may try the scrambled egg if this don't work.

 

[chicksooner]

Incubating question: I have a friend that got a new still air for a hatcher. she moved her eggs over for lock down. Candled and all was well. Nothing hatched. I assumed it was her temp but she said she calibrated a thermometer and it was only 1 degree different from her other one. So the only thing I could think of was having the still air set to 99.5 instead of 102. Any other thought. Oh and the eggs were good. Mine and another local.

 

[chicksooner]

ACV?

Raw Apple cider vinegar. I do 4TBLS to 1 gal of water but for you runt you would do better with the save a chick for a couple day. Specially since he had yolk issues.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

The lady that was to come for her silkies was on her way and then never showed up. I am such a worry wart, I hope she is ok. I cant figure out what is going on and I hate not knowing. I had to set two brooders back up at the last minute because I had them all ready for their new homes, wont ever do that again. Sometimes its best to NOT be prepared. Now I don't know if I need to place an ad or what! Confused and worried, not at the point of mad though, but thoroughly bummed I have been holding them for a few weeks now.