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

[BullChick]

I candled last night. I can see development in a few eggs. It was only day five, so I’m hopeful that all are developing... pullets!!

 

[BullChick]

Duckling found her eggs, and then hid them for me. As much fun as she had with that, she’s insanely excited about the dog’s eggs. We filled them, and she hid them. She let him out of my room, and he found them. Now she’s in my bedroom refilling the eggs.

 

[mlm Mike]

Sorry I haven't been round abouts everyone. We lost a family friend, our cousin's father-in-law. Throat cancer. Today was the funeral.

Sorry to hear that.

 

[Pensmaster]

Sorry I haven't been round abouts everyone. We lost a family friend, our cousin's father-in-law. Throat cancer. Today was the funeral.

 

[kwhites634]

@Pensmaster Peter! Just the man I need to speak to.
I'm ready to put the cattle panels in place on that greenhouse, & I need some info. The plans I'm using call for 12' panels; the ones I'm using are 16'; that's all TSC carries. With an 87" spread at the base, how high will the center be? There must be a formula for that. I can't imagine it being a perfect semi-circle

Never mind; I set one in place; easier to handle than I thought. Center's 6' even, in case it ever comes up in conversation or a trivia game.

 

[daxigait]

Source : https://thechickenchick.wordpress.c...llin-for-wound-care-in-poultry-and-waterfowl/

Where to find the m toedicines, and what to buy: Penicillin injection medicines are readily available at most feed stores; they are kept and stored in the refrigerator and should be at home as well. One of my preferred drugs for wound use, and commonly found in most stores, is Penicillin G Procaine (300,000 IU).
Penicillin is a mixture of drug particles (solids) in liquid (solution). The particles in the solution are quite large, the drug is quite thick (particularly when stored correctly in the refrigerator) so you need a larger needle to get the correct mixture of particles in solution for an injection.



Most feed stores carry 3 cc syringes pre-equipped with screw-on needles that are 25 gauge (smaller). Of course, to keep the syringe sterile, leave the needle on. The same feedstores often carry loose 18 gauge sterile needles. Buy one for each syringe. Just before you plan to pull the penicillin from the vial for the shot, remove the syringe from its packaging and unscrew the smaller needle, screw on the larger needle with its cap still on. Make sure it is screwed tightly.



Pulling the medicine: penicillin particles settle during storage. Shake the penicillin vial until the solids on the bottom are all mixed into the liquid. Uncap the syringe, and pull the plunger out 1/4cc. Push the needle into the rubber top of the vial and press the plunger to let the air into the vial. Then pull your dosage. Pull out the syringe, turn the needle up, and thump with your finger to dislodge any air bubbles from the syringe to the top of the syringe. Push the plunger gently to push out the air. Re-cap the needle; letting that syringe just come to nearly room temperature. Replace the vial into the refrigerator as soon as the injection is ‘pulled’.



How to give the injection: Penicillin is given in the muscle (“IM” aka intramuscularly). On poultry/waterfowl, the best place to give the shot is either in the breast meat or in the thigh. I prefer in the breast meat as there is a great deal of meat, little bone, and few blood vessels.
Clean a spot far from the bone, in the middle of one half of the breast, with a tiny bit of alcohol on a bit of tissue. Uncap the syringe and put the needle into the skin – not terribly far. Less than ¼ inch for sure. Pull its plunger first and look for blood. This is to make sure the needle is not in a blood vessel. If you see blood, withdraw the needle and move the injection sight. Repeat. If you don’t see blood, push the plunger in and then remove the syringe from the bird.



How often to give this medicine: Pen G procaine is given daily for no more than four days. The dosage for poultry or waterfowl (under 10 pounds) is listed as less than 1/4 cc if the Penicillin G Procaine is 300,000 I.U. (which is most often is) for animals from 1-10 kg (each kg = 2 pounds, so 1-20 pounds). The dosage is actually listed as 1ml (cc) per 100 pounds of body weight, but giving 1/10th of a cc would be troublesome and it has a high safety margin.



Another dosage chart :

http://chickenjunkie.com/poultry-faq/dosage-chart-for-vaccines-antibiotics-wormers-for-poultry/

Thanks with my goats always have Penicillin on hand between them in the horses I just needed to get information on the dosage. I appreciate it.

 

[Pensmaster]

@Pensmaster Peter! Just the man I need to speak to.
I'm ready to put the cattle panels in place on that greenhouse, & I need some info. The plans I'm using call for 12' panels; the ones I'm using are 16'; that's all TSC carries. With an 87" spread at the base, how high will the center be? There must be a formula for that. I can't imagine it being a perfect semi-circle

Never mind; I set one in place; easier to handle than I thought. Center's 6' even, in case it ever comes up in conversation or a trivia game.

Interesting what plans call for cattle panels? Sorry I was tending to a chick that almost died. They sound heavy.

 

[daxigait]

Interesting what plans call for cattle panels? Sorry I was tending to a chick that almost died. They sound heavy.

Cattle panels are not really that heavy little awkward. The biggest problem with them anymore, especially the ones that I've been getting from Tractor Supply, are they don't trim the ends well so they have these points that stick out and that's how my doe got her side ripped open 5 inch by 6 inch. One doe bumped her as they ran past a corner sending her into it and ripped her side open
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It is healing well thankfully.

 

[daxigait]

@BullChick Good morning, well actually wafternoon now for you. It looks like you have been having fun with duckling. I love to hide Easter eggs for kids no matter how old they are I stumped some teenagers for more than an hour I had to give them hints to find the last one and it was I could see it from all the way across the yard they just weren't seeing it.

 

[kwhites634]

Interesting what plans call for cattle panels? Sorry I was tending to a chick that almost died. They sound heavy.

They're not bad; more cumbersome than anything. I just put one end against the far side, which was against the wall, & walked forward with the other end.

Cattle panels are not really that heavy little awkward. The biggest problem with them anymore, especially the ones that I've been getting from Tractor Supply, are they don't trim the ends well so they have these points that stick out and that's how my doe got her side ripped open 5 inch by 6 inch. One doe bumped her as they ran past a corner sending her into it and ripped her side open
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Put electric tape, folded in half, down the end. Foam pipe insulation tubes will work, too, but you'd have to wrap them in electric tape to keep the goats from destroying them.