Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[Roxannemc]

If I can get rid of chicks and house them outside then I can keep on hatching. But that means the weather has to play nice.

Yeah know the feeling .want more eggs..but 4 hatches of chicks in the bathroom now . 8 weeks 6 weeks 3 weeks 2 weeks. And a crippled pullet with bad legs. and THINk i am going to buy some..... until i think of the bathroom!.
GUH 8or 9 more weeks should be ok go out.Holy COW! that is a long time. Some might just about laying!...
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[cluckitall]

Haha! I said that too and mine has been off for almost a month. I couldn't stand it anymore and claimed some eggs from breeds that aren't even on my list from the WYGS!

x2. I've had my fingers crossed for you. Any results?

Mine was off for 12 whole days! Does that count?

 

[madamwlf]

Yeah know the feeling .want more eggs..but 4 hatches of chicks in the bathroom now . 8 weeks 6 weeks 3 weeks 2 weeks. And a crippled pullet with bad legs. and THINk i am going to buy some..... until i think of the bathroom!.
GUH 8or 9 more weeks should be ok go out.Holy COW! that is a long time. Some might just about laying!...
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Well thankfully I have at least 15 chicks shipping out next week. Another 6 more maybe later that week. Then I noticed I have 2 Bantam Chocolate Orps to find homes for. Then I can re-evaluate my situation.

 

[cluckitall]

Well, ya know, if you're that desperate to rehome them...

 

[mzstre]

Of course it does here on the enabler thread!



Mine was off for 12 whole days! Does that count?

 

[madamwlf]

Well, ya know, if you're that desperate to rehome them...

Not desperate yet but give me a few weeks when everyone starts out growing their brooders.

 

[AyeUpChuck]

Ayeupchuck, how are the Bresse doing? Any word on what they had?

Yeah sorry it's been crazy round here with the little ones being sick.

So the necropsy on the cockerel came back as Mareks. There was lymphoma in the blood and advanced lesions on organs. He also had very high amounts of coccidodosis in the stool. So sadly they say that he was shipped with these issues as he was only in my care for 3 days before he was euthanized and also completely quarantined away from any other birds. The others are potential carriers so I can't put them anywhere near my other flocks as they've never had any symptoms of Mareks. Luckily we have enough land and resource to have them in an area that's no where near our current birds. We are just going to keep practicing vigilant biosecurity and raise them to laying age. We'll hatch out as many chicks as we possibly can and fill any egg orders.

Interestingly I've spent a GREAT deal of time on the phone with avian vets and pathologists and they've all said that most flocks in the US, especially those that have outdoor/freerange yards are carriers of Mareks. It was a ridiculous percentage that they suspect. But she said that it's a non-issue if you keep your birds in good health. Things like cocci and stress of travel can make birds shed the viruses. she said that the respiratory issue wasn't anything contagious but was a complication of the other issues in his system. She said that MG is much more of a concern as it passes through the embryo. She said once a flock has it it's near impossible to eradicate. So THANKFULLY it wasn't MG! Even with the strictest biosecurity I would have had all of my flocks!

 

[superjjf]

Should I be worried about clear eggs? Last month I got 8/8 clear on a swap. Now i have one swap 4/9 clear and one purchase 9/13 clear. Are they freezing or fertility issues?

 

[cluckitall]

Not desperate yet but give me a few weeks when everyone starts out growing their brooders.

LOL! I suspect you'll have no trouble finding homes for them But they're always welcome here! Little chocolate puffballs, yummy!

 

[madamwlf]

Yeah sorry it's been crazy round here with the little ones being sick.

So the necropsy on the cockerel came back as Mareks. There was lymphoma in the blood and advanced lesions on organs. He also had very high amounts of coccidodosis in the stool. So sadly they say that he was shipped with these issues as he was only in my care for 3 days before he was euthanized and also completely quarantined away from any other birds. The others are potential carriers so I can't put them anywhere near my other flocks as they've never had any symptoms of Mareks. Luckily we have enough land and resource to have them in an area that's no where near our current birds. We are just going to keep practicing vigilant biosecurity and raise them to laying age. We'll hatch out as many chicks as we possibly can and fill any egg orders.

Interestingly I've spent a GREAT deal of time on the phone with avian vets and pathologists and they've all said that most flocks in the US, especially those that have outdoor/freerange yards are carriers of Mareks. It was a ridiculous percentage that they suspect. But she said that it's a non-issue if you keep your birds in good health. Things like cocci and stress of travel can make birds shed the viruses. she said that the respiratory issue wasn't anything contagious but was a complication of the other issues in his system. She said that MG is much more of a concern as it passes through the embryo. She said once a flock has it it's near impossible to eradicate. So THANKFULLY it wasn't MG! Even with the strictest biosecurity I would have had all of my flocks!

the only thing I see with this is GFF vaccinates for Mareks. Could the birds have the lesions because of the vaccine?