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

[canadachickens]

Good evening everyone!
Just caught up after a day of spoiling 3 grand daughters.
Snowmobile rides, quad rides, pony rides, and now piggy back rides to the tub and then to bed!
Their still full of energy, how come I feel about ready to drop ?

 

[shahtir101]

Didn't think about that, but even if you have to wait until Monday, it'll be be quicker than waiting for a package to arrive after ordering it online. Just my 2c...

Didn't think about that, but even if you have to wait until Monday, it'll be be quicker than waiting for a package to arrive after ordering it online. Just my 2c...

True

there are many options sweets, write down ingredients before you go, they will have tylan and should have fish mox too... and they should have a sulfa med. dont be afraid to talk to someone!

I will. I am a regular at most these feed stores and they know me pretty well, and I know everyone pretty well. If they dont carry sulfa med, should I just get fish mox until I can have the sulfa med shipped to me?

 

[LocalYokel]

Good evening everyone!
Just caught up after a day of spoiling 3 grand daughters.
Snowmobile rides, quad rides, pony rides, and now piggy back rides to the tub and then to bed!
Their still full of energy, how come I feel about ready to drop ?

Nice!
Nothin like the Fam

 

[canadachickens]

Nice!
Nothin like the Fam

You got that right Yokel!

 

[kwhites634]

x2 yeezus whites!
the two that have normal air cells you can tilt after a day gently side to side

BELOW ROLLING AIR CELL OF A SHIPPED EGG
Rolls like a Carpenters Level



UNDERSTANDING what goes WRONG with SHIPPED EGGS
The yolk of an egg is held in place on each end by what is called Chalaza. These are delicate cords that keep the yolk centered in the egg. When you crack open an egg, you notice a white stringy thing on the yolk, this is the Chalaza. When eggs are shipped they encounter postal handlers that toss the packages, sorting machinery, bumpy vehicle rides, temperature changes and possibly X-ray Machines! So by the time the eggs get to you they are pretty much scrambled inside. So if you are going to buy eggs and have them shipped to you, be aware that the viability drops TREMENDOUSLY. There are rare instances when they ALL arrive safely but it is always a gamble.
See Egg anatomy here http://www.geauga4h.org/poultry/egg_parts.htm



BELOW is a short video of an Rolling Detatched Air Cell

SHIPPED EGGS & Malpositions!
BELOW ARE "SADDLE" SHAPED AIR CELLS

SADDLE SHAPED AIR CELLS are very COMMON with shipped eggs!​

Saddle shaped is when one or both sides have a large "dip" in the air cell. A lot of times with saddle shaped cells the chick doesn’t position correct for hatching and their feet can easily get stuck behind their head and “smoosh” the chick so they can’t move, it can also force the yolk sack and everything more north in the shell.... Keep a close eye on these eggs and its VERY important to pencil mark Air cells!​

Below image of Turning damaged air cell Shipped Eggs, just lean to opposite side.
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some say they have hatched them, dont turn your eggs for three days just set upright in the bator and let them settle, the rolling ones you want to probably let longer without turning or tilting.... and I would keep ALL the eggs upright for the entire hatch just gently tilting them side to side in the egg carton with the bottoms cut out (not a paper one though) so they get circulation. again only tilt the heeled air cells after three days. its the only chance for them, you have to take the chance of healing them vs not turning when they are this bad. like I said silkie and polish are tough to travel

x2 yeezus whites!
the two that have normal air cells you can tilt after a day gently side to side

BELOW ROLLING AIR CELL OF A SHIPPED EGG
Rolls like a Carpenters Level



UNDERSTANDING what goes WRONG with SHIPPED EGGS
The yolk of an egg is held in place on each end by what is called Chalaza. These are delicate cords that keep the yolk centered in the egg. When you crack open an egg, you notice a white stringy thing on the yolk, this is the Chalaza. When eggs are shipped they encounter postal handlers that toss the packages, sorting machinery, bumpy vehicle rides, temperature changes and possibly X-ray Machines! So by the time the eggs get to you they are pretty much scrambled inside. So if you are going to buy eggs and have them shipped to you, be aware that the viability drops TREMENDOUSLY. There are rare instances when they ALL arrive safely but it is always a gamble.
See Egg anatomy here http://www.geauga4h.org/poultry/egg_parts.htm



BELOW is a short video of an Rolling Detatched Air Cell

SHIPPED EGGS & Malpositions!
BELOW ARE "SADDLE" SHAPED AIR CELLS

SADDLE SHAPED AIR CELLS are very COMMON with shipped eggs!​

Saddle shaped is when one or both sides have a large "dip" in the air cell. A lot of times with saddle shaped cells the chick doesn’t position correct for hatching and their feet can easily get stuck behind their head and “smoosh” the chick so they can’t move, it can also force the yolk sack and everything more north in the shell.... Keep a close eye on these eggs and its VERY important to pencil mark Air cells!​

Below image of Turning damaged air cell Shipped Eggs, just lean to opposite side.
​

some say they have hatched them, dont turn your eggs for three days just set upright in the bator and let them settle, the rolling ones you want to probably let longer without turning or tilting.... and I would keep ALL the eggs upright for the entire hatch just gently tilting them side to side in the egg carton with the bottoms cut out (not a paper one though) so they get circulation. again only tilt the heeled air cells after three days. its the only chance for them, you have to take the chance of healing them vs not turning when they are this bad. like I said silkie and polish are tough to travel

This place is totally electric. First year we were here we installed a small cast iron chunk stove. Wasn't long before we bought the largest airtight stove that Timberline made, rated @ 2500 sf; house is 2400, including basement. Cut 2 holes in the floor & installed floor registers, then tore out all the insulation between floors (modular home, not designed to have basements) so the heat would come up through the floors. Can't remember the last time electric baseboard heat was used, other than in wife's bathroom.

 

[fire370]

All the kids are home this evening and we are playing skip.bo. Ha

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote:

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Poultry Podiatry
Treatments for Leg Problems in Chickens & other Poultry

https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry

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I love that link! In that link there is some info on slipped tendon (perosis). Below is more info on it:​

I know and so much more info than one would expect on a single page too!



you seen these too I guess?
Medicine Chart for Chickens & other Poultry
https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/medicine-chart

Baytril for Birds

Disclaimer: The information on this website is gathered from many sources and presented by a ay individual. It may not be accurate or complete. It should not necessarily be considered expert advice. Some medicine uses below are off-label & not USDA-approved, and should only be used when authorized by your veterinarian.

Baytril is a powerful antibiotic that is effective for a large number of bacterial & mycoplasmal infections, including pasteurellosis, mycoplasmosis, coli-bacillosis, coli-septicaemia and salmonellosis. Baytril is the brand name for Enrofloxacin, which is a powerful bactericidal medicine in the Fluoroquinolone class.
Treating Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD) @shahtir101

https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/medicine-chart/baytril-for-birds

Poultry Body Weights https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-body-weights

Below are average body weights of various exhibition poultry. (Note: Weights of pet or production poultry may be somewhat different.)
Or visit Henderson's Chicken Breed Chart for weights of more breeds.


Fungal Infections in Poultry https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/chicken-fungal-infections

Contributing causes may include:

• Moldy food (especially processed poultry feeds or corn)
• Spores in air or on surfaces
• Wet weather, high humidity & heat
• Bedding materials that mold especially easily, such as some kinds of hay
• Flooring or bedding that was damp long enough to foster mold
  • Even after the bedding dries out, dangerous spores (mold "seeds") can remain
• Inadequate sanitation
• Direct contact with fungus on another infected bird
• Weak immune system (esp. in young or aged birds)

Breed Identification Links

Henderson's Chicken Breed Chart - Chart listing characteristics of many breeds, with illustrations of some breed color varieties.
Woodlot Farms Chicken Breed Chart - Chart of photos & breed characteristics, tied into more detailed info in BackyardChickens.com Chicken Breeds searchable database designed for choosing chickens to raise.
ALBC Conservation Priority Breeds - List and images of comparatively rare chicken & waterfowl breeds needing conservation.
American Poultry Association Recognized Breeds & Varieties - Plain list of most recent APA update.

Genetics Links

Chicken Genetics Made (almost) Simple - Overview of genetics and their effect on coloring.
Genetics Basics and Chicken Colors - More in-depth explanations of basic genetics and how color patterns are connected.
Chicken Genes - Lists of genes that affect many characteristics in chickens, with allelic genes grouped together.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: I have a Janoel 48 and a double decker knockoff that I use as a NICU.

-Kathy

 

[LocalYokel]

All the kids are home this evening and we are playing skip.bo. Ha

Nice brother

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: your welcome, but you wont use it lmao How are you K? Missed you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks! So Styrofoam cartons are OK? But cut the center out?

yeppers

Quote: dont be sorry, thats why the thread is here sweets!

Good evening everyone!
Just caught up after a day of spoiling 3 grand daughters.
Snowmobile rides, quad rides, pony rides, and now piggy back rides to the tub and then to bed!
Their still full of energy, how come I feel about ready to drop ?

awww sounds like a good day! ready to drop? oh lord!

I will. I am a regular at most these feed stores and they know me pretty well, and I know everyone pretty well. If they dont carry sulfa med, should I just get fish mox until I can have the sulfa med shipped to me?

I tagged you in a post, Kat is on the thread ask her what she thinks too sweetie!

All the kids are home this evening and we are playing skip.bo. Ha

skip bo! fun!!