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

[Wickedchicken6]

Awwww! Darn! Would've been so cool!

 

[BantyChooks]

Hi could anyone help me? My friend has just received a duckling that was found on the road. It's fine and healthy but I'm trying to find out what breed it is? Thanks in advance

Mallard? Maybe Rouen if abandoned.

Awwww! Darn! Would've been so cool!

Seems like everyone is 10 hours away from me, or more. <<Sigh>>

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Hi could anyone help me? My friend has just received a duckling that was found on the road. It's fine and healthy but I'm trying to find out what breed it is? Thanks in advance

Those are cute babies! I hope someone can help.
I've got no experience with ducks, unfortunately.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Mallard? Maybe Rouen if abandoned.


Seems like everyone is 10 hours away from me, or more. <<Sigh>>

So at least in the prairie provs?

 

[kajira]

Hey folks! I'm kinda sorta back. I've been trying to take some time to get better. I was basically told that I have an unidentified virus that caused an Upper Respiratory Infection and a Sinus Infection within 2 days of contracting it. The fevers finally stopped 3 days ago and I'm getting better, but I'm still coughing hard enough to make my chest and arms hurt. It's sucked, but I'm finally getting over it.

In other news, I lost my Polish chick. It's like everytime my SIL gets attached to one of my birds, it dies. I'm not entirely sure what happened, but I suspect it just failed to thrive. Or I just really suck at raising Polish like I suck at raising Silkies. This is the second Polish I've had that didn't survive to adulthood. The first one (a little splash hen named Ugly Chicken) was pecked to death by an EE boy when they were young and I wasn't home.

I still can't ID most of the chicks. I do think I have some Marans, but I'm really hoping that's what some of the barred chicks are. I don't need more BRs I can't even give away. The chicks are about to be shuffled around. I'm fixing up the unused pen for the grow outs to live in until they're old enough to free range with the 'flock'.

Why do you suck at raising silkies?

 

[newchickmama91]

Mallard? Maybe Rouen if abandoned.


Seems like everyone is 10 hours away from me, or more. <<Sigh>>

I was thinking that but wasn't sure. It looks like it's only a day or two old. Poor thing luckily someone found it

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Huh, one of my chickens was dead in my yard by my front door. She had no obvious injuries, and no one was out there that could have done it. None of the other birds were acting like something was in the yard that didn't belong. She wasn't bloody and no marks on her. I suppose it's possible a barn cat pounced on her and broke her neck, but she was darn near fullsized. It doesn't make sense they'd go after a fullsize chicken.

So sorry about the chicks having the rough time, the one that didn't make it and the chicken in your yard. A rough weekend.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Hey folks! I'm kinda sorta back. I've been trying to take some time to get better. I was basically told that I have an unidentified virus that caused an Upper Respiratory Infection and a Sinus Infection within 2 days of contracting it. The fevers finally stopped 3 days ago and I'm getting better, but I'm still coughing hard enough to make my chest and arms hurt. It's sucked, but I'm finally getting over it.

In other news, I lost my Polish chick. It's like everytime my SIL gets attached to one of my birds, it dies. I'm not entirely sure what happened, but I suspect it just failed to thrive. Or I just really suck at raising Polish like I suck at raising Silkies. This is the second Polish I've had that didn't survive to adulthood. The first one (a little splash hen named Ugly Chicken) was pecked to death by an EE boy when they were young and I wasn't home.

I still can't ID most of the chicks. I do think I have some Marans, but I'm really hoping that's what some of the barred chicks are. I don't need more BRs I can't even give away. The chicks are about to be shuffled around. I'm fixing up the unused pen for the grow outs to live in until they're old enough to free range with the 'flock'.

I hope you can kick it right out the door! Sorry about your Polish.

What do your Marans look like? I have a cuckoo male (at least partially) The light legs show being crossed with EEs.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Hi everybody. Rough day today-sleep and pain. so much to do but can't. Bill got both coops cleaned, the garage cleaned and organized and now the basemen cleaned-with a week He is awesome @Pensmaster & @Fire Ant Farm I got some naked necks. Just hatchery stock (I saw Snape and Puppy and fell in love ) Got them and a couple other breeds from Strombergs and I have to say I was very happy with them. Sent 5 extra chicks and they are all extremely healthy. Want to do stuff but its not gonna happen. They did say Sunday is the day of rest right? @daxigait & @kajira sorry for your losses & @duluthralphie I can completely agree-its always the "good bird" hat seems to kick the bucket with no explanation . Hope everyone else is well.

 

[kajira]

So sorry about the chicks having the rough time, the one that didn't make it and the chicken in your yard. A rough weekend.

What sucks is I expect to lose a lot of baby/juvie birds. I do not expect to lose my near-almost adult hens, or my adult hens.

I have plenty of birds, and tons of eggs in my incubator, for this exact reason. I gave a broody 11 chicks, and 1 survived.

And, it still has a couple more months to go before it gets to egg laying age.