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

[julskinka]

Room temp is stable (it's a climate controlled room - 70F and 50% humidity).
The plastic container seems to be working already. Thanks so much!!! I was getting ready to pull my hair out . . . I'd run the test a few times already.

 

[julskinka]

I had to put the whole thing into a clear plastic container. The ziplock bag was apparently not sealed well. It went up almost as soon as I put it into the container.

Sorry for not responding directly - this advice worked! Thanks so much!

 

[Akrnaf2]

Does anyone know a good thread on a hen that probably had an egg bust inside her? Also, if she dies it bad I'm assuming the meat is bad right?

Of course it's one of my beautiful Heritage RIR birds, and not one of the egg-laying mutts.

Shalom Dax. I think that this condition is beyond the treatment that a private person can do , Only bird specializing Vet. Can do something.

 

[daxigait]

Shalom Dax. I think that this condition is beyond the treatment that a private person can do , Only bird specializing Vet. Can do something.

Shalom!
Thanks, I thought that was one that you just kind of lose. I put her in the coop since she didn't go in last night and I'm going to assume I'll find her dead when I get home this evening I had to leave very early this morning cuz I had to take kids to the vet to be disbudded before I had to be at work at 6 or so so it was before they were out
I'm surprised you're on with s over I hope you and have a great time with your family.

 

[daxigait]

So the secondary question is that's kind of an infection way to die right so I'm assuming that don't want to feed it even to animals?

 

[BullChick]

So the secondary question is that's kind of an infection way to die right so I'm assuming that don't want to feed it even to animals?

Due to the infection that will ultimately kill her, I would not.
However, if you give her an antibiotic she might live.
Warm baths to help it all along, and antibiotics.

 

[hippiestink]

Sorry for your loss!

I'm praying for you and your son and your family just in general since that first year is tough. I pray that you find comfort in this time too. I

Thank you both. It was just a really long time coming but it happened really quickly in the end. Luckily Honeybee isn't big enough to really understand yet, though his cousin (who is the grandson) is almost two and I'm not sure how he's handling it.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

 

[daxigait]

Due to the infection that will ultimately kill her, I would not.
However, if you give her an antibiotic she might live.
Warm baths to help it all along, and antibiotics.

Do you know which antibiotic and how much?

 

[kajira]

So the secondary question is that's kind of an infection way to die right so I'm assuming that don't want to feed it even to animals?

You can give her antibiotics, and soak her in warm baths to help dislodge it. It's possible you can soak the egg out, and antibiotics will prevent infection.

2) ANTIBIOTICS: People with chickens should keep a supply of antibiotics in case of upper respiratory or other bacterial infection symptoms. We recommend two prescription antibiotics: a) BAYTRIL. Give one 22.7 mg (milligram) tablet per five pounds of bodyweight twice a day, morning and evening, for 10 to 14 days.

Antibiotics acceptable for use in conventional poultry production include the following:

• Bacitracin (e.g., BMD, Pennitracin MD, Albac)
• Chlortetracycline (e.g., Chloratet, Aureomycin)
• Lincomycin (e.g., Lincomx)
• Oxytetracycline (e.g., Terramycin)
• Penicillin.
• Tylosin (e.g., Tylan)
• Virginiamycin (e.g., Stafac, V-Max)

Here's a video on how to give oral meds to a chicken (though I'm guessing you probably already know how.)

And one final thing, you can probably give a shot, if you had too.

Here's how you give a shot to a chicken if you haven't done it before.