INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

[BullChick]

I'm still waiting to know whether you don't want to read my posts , or you are too distracted.

 

[BullChick]

Besides, I really hate sleeping alone some nights. It has been a long day, and this is one of those nights.

 

[Akrnaf2]

I'm still waiting to know whether you don't want to read my posts , or you are too distracted.

What reason do I have not to read your posts? I am distracted buy the Da... thing!

 

[BullChick]

You said that you could not read them. I was not positive that you meant that you were distracted!

 

[BullChick]

Hippiestink has one like that too, and Sally does on occasion. Not the coffee, but animated.
Is it just because it is coffee that everyone is so distracted?

 

[BullChick]

Okay! Okay! I'm going to sleep!

 

[BullChick]

 

[ChickenCanoe]

@ChickenCanoe and @runt325 , if the sick chick has worms, which I doubt, it would need to be treated with a wormer like Safeguard (fenbendazole), *not* Wazine (piperazine). Pretty sure Wazine is not supposed to be used in sick birds.

@runt325 , yesterday I asked what wormer you used and you never did say, or did you?

-Kathy

Thanks for that. It looked like a roundworm and I know that Wazine treats them but as I've said before - I don't worm. That's why I suggesting asking you.

But I thinkthe worm was on corn, not necessarily from chicken feces.

I know.

The yellow thing in the center in the rotten corn which I got up from the prn

Could it be a corn worm?

I want one just like it! No refilling...never runs out.

They make coffee machines like that but they're pricey.

Well, I have a bratty younger cousin's birthday the day after I come, so I'll have to survive that... I don't really know! They usually have something really big planned... last time it was a trip to the Bahamas... private plane and everything... so I'm excited about this time.

Go for it!
Tell us about it when you get back.

It's getting dark in my wood duck egg

I'm in awe. You must be psychic. How in the world would you know there was development inside a wild duck egg under a broody hen?

Quote:

Guess what

Spit it out!

8 of 40 quail hatched. The cat got 4 and 2 others died (hatched after cat was there) I have my doubts on the 2 left. I contacted the EBay seller. Letting them know I understand all the variables in incubation and the seller can not be responsible for the hatch, but let them know I think the 4 day shipping time contributed to the poor hatch.
The won the auction on the Thursday before Memorial Day. The eggs got here on Tuesday and I set them Wensday. The freshest the eggs could have been was 5 days old. I was surprised the seller shipped them on a Friday and the Friday before a 3 day weekend by US mail. I let the seller know because of the poor hatch I am once again in search of quail eggs. Doesn't hurt to ask....right?

Shipping on Friday before a holiday wasn't wise. Other than that, 5 day old eggs isn't bad for shipped eggs - they could all be that fresh depending on how many hens he has.
I mark all eggs with the lay date so people know how old they are and I try to ship Mon-Wed.
It doesn't hurt to ask but I've never heard of someone replacing eggs - at least without the buyer paying for shipping.

my,turtle eggs have veins

I don't mean to offend you so please don't take this the wrong way because it is only intended to be instructive, but -


DUDE!!! Please, please, please, please, please, please, tell me you didn't dig up turtle eggs just to candle them.

There's only 2 reasons on Gods green earth to dig up turtle eggs. One is to eat them. The other is to relocate them to keep poachers from eating them. Which is it?

Are you a herpetologist? No, I didn't think so.
Are you a female turtle? No, I didn't think so.
Then you likely don't know how turtle eggs need to be buried.
I guess you're trying to kill them too.

All right..So I am in a need for a little bit of help with my current incubating, Which has led me to this thread.

If you whish to see the progress of the incubation etc. it is all in this thread where I have received some great information from @Bantychooks https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1111831/mustang-has-decided-incubating-time

But long story short I had originally placed 16 eggs in the bator (A Janeol 12 brought via CrazySales.com which is being used without the automatic turner) and now as it comes down to day 16 my eggs have rapidly decreased over the days leaving me with two eggs. One that died yesterday is shown in my original post when I did eggtospy on it hoping to find some sort of solution to the problem..

Its really racking my mind and its left me questioning if I'll make it to lockdown

How do you know they're dead? Are they white eggs?
How has your turning gone?

Well that was a interesting and informative read back from the past 2 days.

First thank you to all that have attempted to help the new people that have joined recently. There is a wealth of knowledge here and I'm grateful that yall are so generous in sharing.

Happy Father's day to all those that it applies. And thank you to all the women who put up with us father's.

I made it to Texas after some airport confusion and will be here for the next 2 weeks or so. Call me crazy but I decided to spend the last 30 minutes or so before I left this morning with the week old chicks. Rest of the family was sleeping and I wanted to make sure all was good before I turned them over to the wife and kids.

I have some concerns and would like some input. Pictures are below. One of the giant cochin chicks seems to have overly large wings. They are more feathered out than the rest and seem bigger at the same time. It was actually one of the smaller chicks that hatched but has seemed fine until now. I might just be freaking out for no reason but decided it was worth asking. It appears as though in the picture they are cold bUT they just huddled up trying to hide from me.

Food is Purina flock raiser non medicated (what's the advantages of medicated) I swapped over to the flock raiser back a few months ago due to being able to feed it to all ages but stuck with non medicated.

Umm let's see I think that should sum it up. Please ask any questions and I will attempt to answer them. Bear in mind I'm in TX and they are in NC so more pictures will take time but not impossible. The one I'm worried about is the black body wit white face.

I can't tell a lot by the pictures but your description doesn't seem like there is anything to be concerned about. Birds feather out at different rates.

You should use separate thermometers and hygrometers that have been calibrated and/or checked for accuracy. There are several reasons why you are experiencing early deaths. First and foremost is the health of the breeding stock. Second is how the eggs are collected, stored, and delivered. Were they dirty eggs? Were they washed eggs? Were they old eggs? Were these shipped eggs? Any one, or a combination, of these factors can amount to DIS. I recently hatched 2 out of 30 eggs that were shipped. They came from healthy stock, but USPS beat them to death... literally. Humidity shouldn't be a major factor until eggs reach lockdown, when proper air cell size is crucial. I've had very successful hatches running in the 50% range, although most people prefer to run in the 30%-40% range.

If these were fresh and local eggs from healthy birds that had been properly cared for, I would suspect temperature swings in the brooder. It's a good idea to have a digital thermometer that stores high and low temps. This will tell if there are temp variations, and to what degree. If it's anything other than the scenarios I mentioned, I'm at a loss...

X2 to all of that.
Along with the healthy stock is breeder nutrition.

Hey guys....just got off the lake.
Hope you all had a great Sunday.

Looks like you had a great day.

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How long can I postpone lockdown? I'm already postponing it one day because the air cells are barely any bigger than they were when I candled last.

Humidity is 32% right now. There is no water in the bator. I'm thinking I should postpone lockdown two days, but that could cause problems, right? Today is day 18.
Has anyone ever had this problem before? What problems will the chicks potentially have, and how can I be prepared?
Thanks so much!

You can postpone lockdown but you still need to significantly increase humidity.

if I find one yes.

One can only hope.

Cocci is everywhere, and it's easier to prevent it than to treat it afterwards. I always start my chicks on medicated feed, just long enough to get them through the critical stage... usually a couple of weeks or so. They're developed and strong enough after that to deal with any mild cases of Cocci after that. I usually start giving them chunks of dirt from the yard as I'm weaning them off of the medicated feed. Medicated feed simply breaks down the walls of the Cocci and prevents it from spreading. It's natural, and there are no antibiotics, so it won't affect your chicks in any way.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
I agree it medicated won't hurt chicks. I just don't use it.
Keeping bedding bone dry and feeders full, I've only had a coccidiosis issue once.

I did the research and didn't take it out the dirt or move it

Then how do you know what is going on inside.

Atta boy! Now if you can just find an alligator nest...

Oh I hope and pray.

I'd pay good money to see this. Especially since rattlesnakes are live bearers. This is one broody that won't give up eggs too easily.

Ur

That would be a tough candling.

CH do you know that in turtle the sex of the embryo is decided by the incubating temp?

He doesn't care.

yep I do

Then why are you handling them?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

... It would only take a few minutes!

Then do it.

Is that leaping tofu?

 

[rIrs roost]

Hope y'all are all doing well? Lots of pain for me but I'll get over it. Did I miss much?