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

[BantyChooks]

Me too. She'll hopefully start using the leg normally, with time. She may wobble a bit (the duck, not Bubbles), but ducks do that when they walk, anyway.

She quite reminds me of a similar case in my last trio, which happened before I joined BYC. It was a weasel, not a martin, but pretty close overall.

It was about 10 at night, and I heard non-stop quacking. I went outside to find a weasel sitting on top of my duck, about to slit its throat... I chased it away and attempted to take its head off, but missed. The duckling had a non-functional leg for several months, but eventually recovered without even a limp. Hoping this is the same way...

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I think you're doing a great job.

Thanks you two.... I'm trying as hard as I can to save her.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I think this belongs on not only the incubation addicts thread, but the redneck one. I love it.

@ChickenCanoe The big HRIR breeders day the same type things about crossing lines. Big big frown.

@Chaos18 Definitely Baling twine and Baling wire after all. I already paid for it and it is convenient to grab

Was that a reference to my discussion about losing egg color?

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: You just keep doing what you're doing. A vet would probably do the same things, and charge you a bundle.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

 

[daxigait]

In my opinion it could be .........Marek! can you check her eyes for ubnormality in her Iris? Check her skin especially the feather follicles see if for swollen ones.
I think that it a very serious situation, sorry!

I had that ugly thought. I will check that if she is still alive when I get home from work.

 

[BantyChooks]

You just keep doing what you're doing. A vet would probably do the same things, and charge you a bundle.

A friend of mine actually gave me a vet who sees poultry's number, but I couldn't afford anything but 1 visit, I don't think. And you know how it goes... One appt just don't work for injuries.

 

[daxigait]

Send a sample to the Springfield poultry lab. Trouble is, if it doesn't get there today, they probably won't look at it till Monday. It needs to be fresh. Do you know vets that know poultry? You're in the heart of one of the poultry capitols of the world so there should be lots of avian vets with poultry experience. Unless most work specifically with one of the commercial operations. I would at least call the Springfield lab and get their advice.
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I understand your frustration but I couldn't recommend a therapy other than warmth, ventilation, hydration, nutrition, probiotics without knowing what's wrong.

I appreciate that. That is why though I have meds the only thing I gave her besides the water with probiotics and electrolytes mixed in and eggs was the 10cc of Epson treatment. I figured the worst that would do was make her thirsty. I will try them when they open, but I won't be off work in time to do anything. I hope it is not the m word. The others are vaccinated, but not the HRIR because I got them from a breeder as untreated day or two day old chicks, and the two I bought from Fred's hens.

 

[kwhites634]

The best vet I ever used didn't mind telling you about things you could do yourself, that he'd do if you brought the animal to him...dogs, in my case. As a field trialer himself, he understood that when you're keeping multiple dogs...6 or 8, possibly, you couldn't be running to the vet every time one got the sniffles or needed shots. I still have scads of needles & syringes from giving my own shots. Even gave my own rabies shots before the "nanny state" made it illegal.

 

[daxigait]

Totally unrelated to your problem, but you said you use the Rutland Creosote Remover with a hot fire. The directions simply say to use it on hot coals; don't mention fire. Am I overthinking this thing? I used it for the 2nd time yesterday; that lid is a real bear to remove.

Mine says to put it on hot coals and then to burn a hot fire. You could put it in a big zip lock bag and just leave the lid ajar.

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: Another good idea!