EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[ChickenCanoe]

Here's the image with the explanation.

Thanks. I seem to remember reading something about that.

 

[Chaos18]

It does but not sure on the black stuff? what do you think that is? and def needs bisquits with gravy and some flapjacks and french toast. I am ok, got plenty to work on today but chilly cant get moving n you all?

Looks like blood sausage. Yea add in biskits and gravy and a side of flapjacks. Things are alright. Wacked some extra birds saturday. Need to either sell some or wack some more.

 

[campingshaws]

Good, you? Sally. Hang on, I have pics of Mr. Handsome Hanks babies.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: yes its from Pas reform, HOWEVER I hatch just fine in coolerbators run on lights

 

[microchick]

I'm still alive guys, really, just going through a rough patch with my birds.

I've had two roosters die in the last three weeks and highly suspect I have an outbreak of Marek's going on as I have discovered three chickens with pinpoint unequal pupils and one with gray eye. My last rooster loss was yesterday when I found my 25 month old Welsummer boy sitting on his perch with his mouth hanging open and his comb and wattles blue. Sudden onset, he was fine 24 hours earlier.No other symptoms. No URI, he just couldn't get his breath and was near death. I put him down. 3 weeks ago I lost another yearly cockerel to strange neurological symptoms/seizure/wasting/blue comb then death. He died in my arms. Both of these birds were good, gentle roosters. I've lost birds to seizure activity, wasting and neurological problems over the past year. Checking the flock I have three more with the eye problems and two that are wasting in spite of eating well and recent worming. I'm looking into getting a necropsy done on the next one or doing one myself just to confirm my suspicions. I have no idea where this came from other than airborne or wild birds. I hatch my new chicks myself and have not brought outside birds into the flock since mine were 5-6 month old and those came from the same NPIP breeder I bought my flock from. None were vaccinated as they breed for resistance.

Well somebody isn't resistant....crap.

On the flip side, I have a hen sitting on 5 more bantam eggs but haven't hatched anymore in my Brinsea. I would love to but I have to see how this plays out first.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: who didnt make the cut? errrrr got the cut ummmm hmmmm

Good, you?

Sally. Hang on, I have pics of Mr. Handsome Hanks babies.

lol ok

 

[BantyChooks]

I'm still alive guys, really, just going through a rough patch with my birds. 

I've had two roosters die in the last three weeks and highly suspect I have an outbreak of Marek's going on as I have discovered three chickens with pinpoint unequal pupils and one with gray eye. My last rooster loss was yesterday when I found my 25 month old Welsummer boy sitting on his perch with his mouth hanging open and his comb and wattles blue. Sudden onset, he was fine 24 hours earlier.No other symptoms. No URI, he just couldn't get his breath and was near death. I put him down. 3 weeks ago I lost another yearly cockerel to strange neurological symptoms/seizure/wasting/blue comb then death. He died in my arms. Both of these birds were good, gentle roosters. I've lost birds to seizure activity, wasting and neurological problems over the past year. Checking the flock I have three more with the eye problems and two that are wasting in spite of eating well and recent worming. I'm looking into getting a necropsy done on the next one or doing one myself just to confirm my suspicions. I have no idea where this came from other than airborne or wild birds. I hatch my new chicks myself and have not brought outside birds into the flock since mine were 5-6 month old and those came from the same NPIP breeder I bought my flock from. None were vaccinated as they breed for resistance. 

Well somebody isn't resistant....crap.

On the flip side, I have a hen sitting on 5 more bantam eggs but haven't hatched anymore in my Brinsea. I would love to but I have to see how this plays out first.

I am so sorry.

 

[Chaos18]

who didnt make the cut? errrrr got the cut ummmm hmmmm

lol ok

3 extra boys and 3 older girls all got cut.

 

[campingshaws]

Crest?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I'm still alive guys, really, just going through a rough patch with my birds.

I've had two roosters die in the last three weeks and highly suspect I have an outbreak of Marek's going on as I have discovered three chickens with pinpoint unequal pupils and one with gray eye. My last rooster loss was yesterday when I found my 25 month old Welsummer boy sitting on his perch with his mouth hanging open and his comb and wattles blue. Sudden onset, he was fine 24 hours earlier.No other symptoms. No URI, he just couldn't get his breath and was near death. I put him down. 3 weeks ago I lost another yearly cockerel to strange neurological symptoms/seizure/wasting/blue comb then death. He died in my arms. Both of these birds were good, gentle roosters. I've lost birds to seizure activity, wasting and neurological problems over the past year. Checking the flock I have three more with the eye problems and two that are wasting in spite of eating well and recent worming. I'm looking into getting a necropsy done on the next one or doing one myself just to confirm my suspicions. I have no idea where this came from other than airborne or wild birds. I hatch my new chicks myself and have not brought outside birds into the flock since mine were 5-6 month old and those came from the same NPIP breeder I bought my flock from. None were vaccinated as they breed for resistance.

Well somebody isn't resistant....crap.

On the flip side, I have a hen sitting on 5 more bantam eggs but haven't hatched anymore in my Brinsea. I would love to but I have to see how this plays out first.

oh man, sorry to read this.