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

[BantyChooks]

LOL, I must reply to this....
We started applying medals at 11:48 am and were done at 12:23 pm. We applied almost almost 400 medals manually in less than 30 minutes.

You're magic.

 

[kwhites634]

Recognition Badges (now called medals) are done.

Y'all done good!

 

[dan26552]

They grow faster than weeds, by nine to eleven days their eyes open, after that they come out and by three to four weeks they're weaned.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

OK, so I'm finished. Despite the late start, I managed to cull the twelve 12-week-old demonic cockerels in 4-1/2 hours today (skinned them, so went fast). And WOW - using that Husky flexible tube cutter was SO easy and wonderful! I don't have large hands, and in addition, their strength isn't great right now due to some flaring carpal tunnel. But I had no problem decapitating in one stroke. For fully feathered birds, there was always a strip of skin left in the front (which was good - if you hold the head away from the severed neck at an angle, there's more bleed out). For Naked Necks, full decapitation. Haven't used it on an older bird yet, but this was so astonishingly effortless that I'm sure it will work for them as well. I can't imagine that an axe is easier, really. Very impressive.

Now going to read back and then nap.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Okay, y'all chicken experts... I need your help, again.

Went down to check on the PCs today and found Carey on his last gasps, flat on the brooder floor and unable to stand or hold his head up. He kept moving his legs like he was trying to stand but they weren't really connected to the rest of him... Like how you feel when you try to walk after you have a hard fall, if that makes sense. I checked him over... Nothing physically wrong, that I could tell, major bones intact and body condition good. His crop was empty, which was odd, and when I prodded his crop and neck to feel if there was anything broke he vomited up clear liquid. He died five minutes after that. The liquid had no smell, it was just clear water.

The other two chicks in the same brooder were the same as usual... Bouncy little brats clamoring at the door to be let out.

He was normal last night, active, eating, drinking... And gone this morning.

Bedding was pine shavings, like he and all the rest of my chickens have. They're in my basement, but off heat. Feed is chick crumble, they have clean water to drink...
I thought of choking, but I couldn't feel any blockage in the neck and he was breathing, just limp.

This really has me puzzled.

@casportpony ?

I'm cross posting this to a new thread in the emergencies forum, because I really want to know what caused this and how I can prevent it from happening again.

Not that I'm an expert, but I first thought maybe he got bitten/stung by an insect or something...

Ridiculously cute!!!! (Mike, they're poults!)

I see that the badges are being added. I am jealous some are having theirs show up before mine.
Seriously, I just thought it would be more all at once.

Seems like they are doing them once-twosie based on me getting an alert that DuckLady gave me mine.

Recognition Badges (now called medals) are done.

You are awesome - thanks!!!!

(@MotorcycleChick - Did you see? Quoted images are showing up now. )

 

[meltel]

I thought I had read that is being worked on.



I hope you and the birds all get better soon.





My first thought was it looks flat.



I usually get up by 6:30, take care of the dogs and stuffs.



Hello MC! Um, why does the coffee shop need poison control?

I am on it!!!!! And in rare form!!!

 

[BantyChooks]

Not that I'm an expert, but I first thought maybe he got bitten/stung by an insect or something...

Not likely, we don't have the terrifying beasties here that you have... Still possible, though.

I did a necropsy, couldn't see anything, so

 

[meltel]

I couldn't find the connection between :
Poison control
Heater7
And meltel needed a job.

Benny ignorance is bliss

 

[meltel]

Hi peeps. Just finished readback. Been a rough week-I will leave it at that. thanks for keeping me entertained. Chicks, ducks and beepers are good-except for A**hole. he attacked me for the last time and got me on the wrong day-did not think I was capable of such a thing . Birds in the coops seem much happier with him gone. glad to see all the antics continue. Hope all is well

 

[BantyChooks]

Hi peeps. Just finished readback. Been a rough week-I will leave it at that. thanks for keeping me entertained. Chicks, ducks and beepers are good-except for A**hole. he attacked me for the last time and got me on the wrong day-did not think I was capable of such a thing . Birds in the coops seem much happier with him gone. glad to see all the antics continue. Hope all is well

Hope he tastes good.