Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[cluckitall]

Yeah my problem wasn't the traffic it was my piglet lab wanted to go to the neighbors house and eat all their animals feed...now they be outside and keep the foxes and coyote away but the chicken feed is safe

I still wish I could come steal him from you

What a big goof! How's he doing?

 

[chiqita]

In my experience, chickens heal up remarkably well if you can keep the other birds from pecking her. So, isolation is important. I had one young one this winter who literally got scalped; the entire top of her head was missing the skin and flesh to the skull. She got to be a house chicken for a few weeks, but she did fine and is back with the rest of the flock. Hopefully yours will heal as well.

We did too! No idea what happened. Little silkie out on her own outside where they usually sit on the lawn with he vault exposed. She is fine now but we cal he scalpie. She just stole and abandoned he first set of eggs, little rascal.

I wanted to give everyone a BYC high five

and say thanks for all of the help with that chick that hatched too early on me. He is doing really well in the Gen Pop brooder. He's a bit smaller than all of the others, but he's holding his own against them. Thanks so much Of course it has occurred to me that I probably went through all of that ajada and lost sleep for a cockerel.

Glad to hear it! I swear the ones that steal your harts are always boys. I must be genetic.

 

[Snapnzap]

I still wish I could come steal him from you   What a big goof! How's he doing?

He would go with you too love labs but they have no loyalty...he tries to get in the UPS truck every time we get a delivery. Something happened to his tail this weekend though...it is floppy and sore. Doesn't seem like an emergency but I may have to visit the vet on Monday.

 

[Herducks]

So it has been a very bad couple of days and I have been a bit depressed. babies squeezed through a gap in the divider in the coop and got in with 2 1 year old hens, 2 of the chicks, both pullets were killed. I moved the hens out to the farm where I keep my horses, I will just get eggs from them anytime i am out there. Anyway I have been a bit down and was sure none of my eggs would hatch, I have not seen any movement and was pretty pessimistic. Well I heard peeping and there were two beautiful SFH chicks with there heads popped out of their shells! Just the pick me up I needed!

 

[tdhenson86]

So it has been a very bad couple of days and I have been a bit depressed. babies squeezed through a gap in the divider in the coop and got in with 2 1 year old hens, 2 of the chicks, both pullets were killed. I moved the hens out to the farm where I keep my horses, I will just get eggs from them anytime i am out there. Anyway I have been a bit down and was sure none of my eggs would hatch, I have not seen any movement and was pretty pessimistic. Well I heard peeping and there were two beautiful SFH chicks with there heads popped out of their shells! Just the pick me up I needed!

I'm so sorry you lost the chicks, but I'm so very happy for the new ones!!! It is amazing how much joy the little chirping and peeping coming from a fluffy little critter can bring.

 

[crazypetlady]

What are you referring to?
I try to live by the golden rule.

(and then Rachael wants to EAT your future chickies!

)

oh fine, we ate the Hedemora eggs instead.

 

[crazypetlady]

oh fine, we ate the Hedemora eggs instead.

I mean no one wants Hedemora eggs/chicks do they?

 

[crazypetlady]

isn't BM6 such a doll?

hmm, that's debatable

ok JUST KIDDING!! she really is the sweetest person and a VERY good cook!! I live on her cookies when I am sick

 

[tdhenson86]

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[UrbanMamaHen]

oh fine, we ate the Hedemora eggs instead. 

NO! You can't eat Hedemora eggs either.