Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

[ozexpat]

Of the eight Turkey, one is missing a foot and has two toes on the other. Two are in pint jars forcing their legs under them and I am pretty sure one will be fine. The other may end up culled.

So of the six truly viable we have a royal palm a bourbon red a black and three bronze.

There are royal palm and bourbon red in the incubator so let's hope for a pair of each.

I will get some more bronze and black next trip.

The Rouen were a bust but the final five Pekins are pooping up a storm.

Great news is that of the first the Chukar eggs we set, two have pipped. I had all but given up on them. There are another twenty or so in the incubator and we are a adding weekly. We should have a solid commercially viable partridge population for next year.

So apart from chicken eggs. Turkey, goose, pheasant, peacock and duck are on the carry list.

 

[maryhysong]

We finally got out first guinea egg yesterday.

On the hatching front we have six Turkey poults doing well in the Hatcher among with some Pekin and Rouen ducks.

The goose egg is still just hanging out.

Candling in the morning.

awesome!

 

[Lacy Blues]

Of the eight Turkey, one is missing a foot and has two toes on the other. Two are in pint jars forcing their legs under them and I am pretty sure one will be fine. The other may end up culled.

If I was the breeder of those turkeys, that is some information I would want to know. I hope you tell the breeder what happened. That's pretty severe! Just be sure to let them know you're not accusing them of anything and perhaps share some pictures with them.

I've read about putting chicks in jars or cups or what have you to get their legs under them. I'm going to offer an opinion on this and I want you to know its just my opinion. Do with it what you will.

While sitting confined in a jar, it may force the feet underneath but I have found that if I have a bird with trouble keeping its feet underneath, I will use a bandaid or a strip of vetwrap to provide the proper amount of space between the legs. Make sure they have a non-slip something on their floor. Use and therefore strengthening of the muscles is a much better alternative than to sit in a jar, not using them... not building up strength.

I wish you the best of luck in salvaging these birds.

 

[hillfloweranch]

You guys are killing me.

I swear you will have pictures by Wednesday.

Promise

Oh you got five Pekins out of the six ?? That is sooo awesome!!! Please show some pics I'm dying to see them!!!!!!!

 

[ozexpat]

Pictures in 40 hours

 

[piglett]

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i figured if we bitched enough & caused enough trouble we would get our way

 

[ozexpat]

I am moving as fast as I can. Mrs Oz cannot upload to me from tiling at the moment. She will be in Bacolod tomorrow evening her time

You guys are relentless

 

[piglett]

I am moving as fast as I can. Mrs Oz cannot upload to me from tiling at the moment. She will be in Bacolod tomorrow evening her time

You guys are relentless

well you did start this thread, it's your baby

from time to time the baby demands to be fed

 

[Latestarter]

Feeling a lot like Oz must feel with all his running around. At page 474 (now) of 671... It's 2:30 am and I have to get up in 3 hours to go to work. The story is mesmerizing... I've covered about a year in the life of Oz over a 2 day period...

better than any TV soap opera for sure

But I am no longer as young as I used to be either and no longer do well on less than 3 hours of sleep a night, so off to the Z locker for me. Will have to attempt to get caught up to the present tomorrow after work.

 

[ozexpat]

Yeah but I feel like a father home alone with a screaming baby and no formula