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

[Pensmaster]

For anyone interested, I chatted briefly with Sally, she is alive but in pain. We hope to chat longer tomorrow. I'll update then.

Thank you for the update Mike.

 

[vasher]

One chick hatched in the time it took me to put dinner in the oven. Oh man, it's a little plaintively peeping racecar in there. The others have pipped but nuttin' else. When can I take the lone dude out of the incubator for cuddling?

 

[dan26552]

I'll take it - I get asked if i'm his older sister!! and he's a teenager in a month!

A lot of people think I'm my older sisters boyfriend. I'm seven years younger.

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: Sure will!

Quote: Yep, hope and pray.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Quote:
I may very well take you up on that some time. I usually bail on social occasions, but you're chicken people - that's different.

 

[daxigait]

@DwayneNLiz
 @Fire Ant Farm
 @BantyChooks
 

my sick horse died this afternoon.

She was alive and walking around eating this morning and at lunch, I went out there to go give her, her pain meds and her feed, and she was gone. 

I'm really pretty sure she had cancer. the unusual lumps on her sides, the weight loss, the pain levels she had.... At least she's not suffering anymore.

At least this way you didn't have to make the choice.

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: No problem.

I'm off to bed, night all!

 

[BullChick]

So sorry!

I was just about to leave for church this night, when I noticed the bulb on the quail had blown. I reluctantly put the MHP in their brooder, which I had not done in the first place due to their fragility and stupidity, and planned to find a bulb and switch them back over ASAP.
I got home and went to check on them, and when I went to pick the pad up, I accidentally pinched the neck of a chick burrowed up against the side with the frame. It can't hold its head up right and keeps shaking its head...

Help??

After finding a 75w white light bulb to tide them over until tomorrow, I made the injured one a nest it can lean on to stay upright. The only reason I didn't just snap its neck is it could still stand and did not appear distressed.

IMO, it's just a crick in the neck. It'll work it out.
Once it does, let us know. We can't torment you when there really is a problem. :

Praying she gets better soon and you find out what's wrong.

She's had UTI's since she was an infant. I gave them one last chance to get her medical attention.

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[BullChick]

No problem.

I'm off to bed, night all! 

 

[Pensmaster]

I may very well take you up on that some time. I usually bail on social occasions, but you're chicken people - that's different. 

Chicken peoples good people. Met a family yesterday that is downsizing. From their 7 acres with chickens and animals to a city lot. Sad really but they could no longer take care of the property. Nice folks.