Eggs Day 21...18 of 23 Hatched/ Pics post 76 (Superglued a Chick!)

Gloria Jean, Skye was in her molt and I found her looking just awful suddenly one day. Her crop wasn't impacted or sour, but was very full and doughy--had apparently quit working. We've worked on her for two weeks, but it wasn't doing any good, possibly because she has another issue inside, probably ovarian infection/internal laying. When she is gone, I will put my two Brahmas back in with Suede since they started out with him. A blue Orp/Brahma cross is a beautiful bird, very large and cold tolerant due to pea comb and feathered legs (usually, the legs have some feathering, but not always). So, maybe someone will want an Orp/Brahma cross, as well as pure BBS Orps. Lost my first blue Orp hen last year, Velvet, to sour crop during a hard molt and Skye is going basically the same way. When Suede is gone, all his girls will be put back in the laying flock and I may move Dutch in there with the BR girls I have left so Zane will have company in there.
 
Oohhh, poor Skye. I'm sorry to hear this.
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Are you ready for the hatch? Any early birds making a show?
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Good luck!
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I am so glad I got some of them when I did. I hope after this surgery I will be ok again and can resume my life here with my hens. Maxine will probably go broody again since she can not hatch any now. Doesn't that usually happen? I will have the splashes too. I am hopeing that my splash and blue will make some pretty blues for me. Or splash. They sure are pretty so far. I would like to keep them just for their looks LOL. they sure are eye candy. Maybe later I too can get some of your Dels. Yours were just beautiful when I went over to get the splashes. Like a painting. I like a mixed group of layers. Esp. different ages. Then they all don't go broody or molt at the same time. Will be thinking of you and yours.. Sorry again about Skye. Gloria Jean I still think gypsy would have sweet babies.
 
Thank you so much, Gloria Jean. When you are ready for whatever I have, just let me know. You know, I bet that your Maxine is Dusty's daughter. Dusty has been broody twice this year.
No pips that I can see yet. We are about 5 hours into Day 20.
 
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I'm sorry about Skye too Cynthia. It is terrible when they are hurting.

I am excited for your hatch though. Wow there should be a pip anytime now.
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Sorry to hear about Skye. Angel wings will do her justice. How silly it must appear to someone seeing a person at a PC with a tear in their eye.
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This is a hatching thread though which make happy tears!
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Thanks, Reva. She's gone now, but as she went, four new Delawares pipped. So, this hatch is starting on time. No too-low temps since I replaced the old thermometers with the new one. Today is Day 20 and Day 21 begins later this afternoon, if I'm being precise.





BTW, I posted pictures of Skye in the Stories section.
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