Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[GableBabble]

For Incubating and hatching eggs I follow a few short simple rules. I go with the set it and forget it route this year. I have hatched more from shipping eggs then I ever have before, by doing this. I have all my temp's at the proper temp, but my humidity is at...well...whatever it is at in the box. I honestly do not check it anymore. I do keep my humidity and temps at proper levels in my hatcher. I candle at day 10, get rid of the clear and quitters. Then I candle at day lockdown. Thats it. I do not touch them anymore then that.
Now, when they hit the hatcher...I might plaster my face to the door and make cooing noises and squeel alot.

lol

I'm sorry for all your losses. It can be very hard when it hits more then just your birds, and close to home.

I do not feed Medicated feed anymore. It was making my DH's game birds sickly looking, and we lost a ton of them. Now, no more losses, and the chicks are crazy active and LOUD.

My mother passed a little while back. She was the glue of the family. It was amazing to me that all these years I thought it was Dad. Nope. They died a year and one day apart. She too had Alzheimer's and Dementia (spelling).

 

[krazykat0373]

For Incubating and hatching eggs I follow a few short simple rules. I go with the set it and forget it route this year. I have hatched more from shipping eggs then I ever have before, by doing this.

are you turning them? or are they in an auto turner?

 

[pysankigirl]

thanks, guys...I am so ignorant. but learning. reading...

They had dumped their water a few days ago being all rambunctious. Their bedding was wet around where the food and water was, but I thought it was fine because they had dry areas to go, too. I should have cleaned it out immediately but was too busy with the building of the coop.

 

[GableBabble]

are you turning them? or are they in an auto turner?

Auto turners

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

yeah...it went from freezing temps to mid 90's for us in a matter of a couple of days.  and rain.

When we started with chickens we decided we wanted specialty breeds and found a semi local rare breed breeder. Over 5 months we spent thousands of dollars with them and they started dying one by one-- found out the "weekly helpers" were not doing their jobs and keeping the chicks healthy, they were dying from cocci. We lost so much money we had to make a decision on whether to throw our hands up and quit or to learn more about chickens and keep on trucking. Obviously.... we are here... we found BYC- and soaked up all the info we could (thank you old timer thread!) we have come to the conclusion that if a bird gets sick (and they will- occasionally) if they don't get better in 2-3 days we put them down and get rid of them. Luckily we don't have issues but rarely anymore. So, I am just saying... don't throw your hands up and quit just yet... stuff happens- we all put off cleaning coops and brooders only to find, it was a big mistake and could have saved lives but, it happens and we keep on going.

 

[nakanich]

CJ, are the chicks sexlinked? What kind of cross are they?

 

[pysankigirl]

When we started with chickens we decided we wanted specialty breeds and found a semi local rare breed breeder. Over 5 months we spent thousands of dollars with them and they started dying one by one-- found out the "weekly helpers" were not doing their jobs and keeping the chicks healthy, they were dying from cocci. We lost so much money we had to make a decision on whether to throw our hands up and quit or to learn more about chickens and keep on trucking. Obviously.... we are here... we found BYC- and soaked up all the info we could (thank you old timer thread!) we have come to the conclusion that if a bird gets sick (and they will- occasionally) if they don't get better in 2-3 days we put them down and get rid of them. Luckily we don't have issues but rarely anymore. So, I am just saying... don't throw your hands up and quit just yet... stuff happens- we all put off cleaning coops and brooders only to find, it was a big mistake and could have saved lives but, it happens and we keep on going.

Thanks...I am not even one year into owning chickens.
I guess I am making all the mistakes you make that teach you never to to that again.
Thank goodness for BYC! helps when you can figure out fast what the issue is and take steps to correct.

and you dont really know right away when you have done something right....but the consequenses smack you in the face when you do something wrong

 

[madamwlf]

Thanks...I am not even one year into owning chickens.
I guess I am making all the mistakes you make that teach you never to to that again.
Thank goodness for BYC! helps when you can figure out fast what the issue is and take steps to correct.

and you dont really know right away when you have done something right....but the consequenses smack you in the face when you do something wrong

I learned to always keep Corid on hand. You can give it as a straight dose to any chicks or put it in their water.

 

[krazykat0373]

Quote: whats the dosage? for straight dosing and adding to water?

 

[madamwlf]

whats the dosage? for straight dosing and adding to water?

Not sure on the straight dosing. I just use a small CC syringe and give them 2 beak fulls of it. For water, it really depends on how bad they are. Corid is a med that won't kill them if they get too much of it. The usual is 9.5mL per gallon but I've used more when I see a heavy load of bloody poop.