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

[ChickenCanoe]

For whoever it was that wanted to see the ALBC video for rooster breeder selection, I found it. It is at the top of this page.
http://livestockconservancy.org/index.php/heritage/internal/heritage-chicken

 

[kwhites634]

Have you seen me?

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My blue Icelandic rooster was last seen Wednesday morning. I saw him outside in the morning before I had opened the coop. Deb said he was in the buck barn Tuesday evening when she did goat chores. Looked for him Wednesday night, wasn't in coop, buck barn or doe barn. Looed around the back pasture, no feathers, blood, or body found. He's just gone.

Good looking guy, too. I'll expect to see him on milk cartons soon. Sure hope he turns up.

 

[BantyChooks]

For whoever it was that wanted to see the ALBC video for chicken breeder selection, I found it. It is at the top of this page.
http://livestockconservancy.org/index.php/heritage/internal/heritage-chicken

Thank you! I am not sure how I missed that seeing as I have quoted that page multiple times. I'm not too smart, huh.

 

[Akrnaf2]

She was the first and only bird I have lost to those symptoms. Everyone has Marek's in their flock, it's only a matter of if it expresses or not. I have under 35 fowl total right now, and 2 coops totaling 192 square feet of space. I think I have enough room.

It could have been Botulism too from something she noshed on in the woods. No way to tell now, she's been dead and decomposing since last September. Symptoms were leg paralysis and lethargy that started with a limp on the far side. Vitamins did not help.

I know that, the expression of the MDV is the problem it is an obvious sign of a problem in the immune system function and hige levels of stress.

 

[Akrnaf2]

Congratulations on rooster buyers that came through! Nothing ticks me off more than when I load up all the chickens, drive to the meetup spot, and they don't show nor ever reply again.

Stupid people!

 

[BantyChooks]

I know that, the expression of the MDV is the problem it is an obvious sign of a problem in the immune system function and hige levels of stress.

It happened when I was transitioning them to the goat shed from their old coop, so yes, there were high levels of stress in the flock.

 

[The Golden Egg5]

Day 14! Do the air cell look ok? All 5 are developing well, and the others were unfertile. I cracked them open to check, but I was 100% positive there wasn’t anything inside.

ETA: the lower line is for day 14.
The upper one was from day 7.

 

[kwhites634]

Stupid people!

I have the good fortune of being able to fall into a bucket of "sheet" and come out smelling like a bouquet of roses...maybe.
Just talked, via email, to the guy who missed out on my roosters this morning. He says he's always looking for roosters, and gave me his email address & phone #.

 

[Akrnaf2]

Have you seen me?

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My blue Icelandic rooster was last seen Wednesday morning. I saw him outside in the morning before I had opened the coop. Deb said he was in the buck barn Tuesday evening when she did goat chores. Looked for him Wednesday night, wasn't in coop, buck barn or doe barn. Looed around the back pasture, no feathers, blood, or body found. He's just gone.

Could it be stolen?

 

[Lazy Farmer]

CL came through for me again

YAY! here too.. 3 people actually showed up for boo koo eggs and the guy showed up for a pig.. and get this- he gave us $20 on top of what we were asking.
He liked what he saw in the stock from shopping around.
Another CL guy said 2pm today.. hmmm we are going for 5 out of 5 now.
National CL Day I suppose..