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

[TJChickens]

Sorry CH. Those four were difficult. When are the Broody eggs due to hatch?

 

[WalnutHill]

Well I just found the one that was left of the four with hurt legs dead.:-(

Sorry, CH. Always look forward, not back, when hatching. Let us know how the broody does!

 

[prizepete]

I'm going with the traditional "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PETE!!!"

thanks!!!

My aunt got me money to buy a pair of seramas from jerry, So exited, Going to have to make a pen for them

 

[drumstick diva]

Sally Sunshine, was just browsing thru BYC and saw the word 'PUPPIES" so I've been hanging around waiting for pictures of the individual pups. I used to breed and show Cockers many years ago, and whelped my own litters. What I mean - is I was too anxious and worried mama would mess up, so did all sac tearing, cord cutting etc. etc. myself.
A friend's cocker had delivered her first litter and in tearing the sacs, bit the leg off of one, and an ear off the other - while friend just sat on couch watching- the jack asp

That freaked me out totally - so I took over whelping my own. Did a lot of tube feeding and other stuff - had whelping pen next to my bed for weeks- checking on pups & mothers.

I had a couple that seemed DOA. I got a drop of whisky on my finger - put in pups mouth. That usually brought them around. If not I roughed them up - not what it sounds like, I mean I briskly rubbed their backs from tail forward to neck to try and get a squeak out of them. I would make each pup squeak when born, made them take in a big gulp of air. and then let mama nose them around. Also with the slow to start ones, I would cradle head and neck with my hands and kinda swing them downward from my shoulder height-to waist , fast - anything to get them to gasp & expel any extra fluid they took in.

Haven't had a litter since 1980 but, reading about your mama giving birth brought it all back.

Of course I also had some stillborns that couldn't be revieved and one mama presented me with one live pup and some torsos with nothing else attached. That was the most gruesome thing I had ever seen. Oh yes, and one outcross breeding gave me 2 husky looking pups with reversed rears ends that the vet put down. I can tell you I had a lot of very
de pressing times dealing with stuff like that and ready to give up dogs often. But once you have bred a few generations you don't want to buy from someone else. Their dogs just don't have the same disposition or conformation you have come to expect. Also breeding your own, you get to keep the very best ones.

Your male is a beauty- hope you do keep him.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I ended up with 16 Serama eggs in the incubator. Slightly staggered, not as bad as I usually do. 13 in last Saturday, two the next day, one the next day....couldn't help it.

are you getting nothing accomplished now that the family is back home TJ?

this is why I get up at 445 am hit snooze once and up

@Sally Sunshine Well, the bleedy-butt chick is doing ok. She kicked out of her cup sometime today, and her bottom is now brown and has a rock solid scab on it. She seems to walk a little funny and sleep more, but it could just be the giant wad on her behind! No one is picking the spot, I hope it stays that way, it's not red, so I am hoping.

No more pips still.

(DAY 22)

UNHATCHED:
2 Mix
1 CCL
2 Serama

HATCHED:
3 Mix - Black with white dot on head
1 Mix - Buff/Blond color
2 CCL - Darker Buff with chipmunk stripes
1CCL - Buff/Blond/Lt.Grey color
TOTAL: 7 Chicks! (presumably) 3 Male, 4 Female

like I said the mixes ARE NOT SEXABLE !!!! DO NOT GO BY COLOR OR HEADSPOTS!!!

You mean there is someone with more posts per day than Sally Sunshine? WOW!

Well I just found the one that was left of the four with hurt legs dead.:-(

oh CH

I am sorry. Have you sold or given away all the other chicks?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Jerry? @prizepete

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Sally Sunshine, was just browsing thru BYC and saw the word 'PUPPIES" so I've been hanging around waiting for pictures of the individual pups. I used to breed and show Cockers many years ago, and whelped my own litters. What I mean - is I was too anxious and worried mama would mess up, so did all sac tearing, cord cutting etc. etc. myself.
A friend's cocker had delivered her first litter and in tearing the sacs, bit the leg off of one, and an ear off the other - while friend just sat on couch watching- the jack asp

That freaked me out totally - so I took over whelping my own. Did a lot of tube feeding and other stuff - had whelping pen next to my bed for weeks- checking on pups & mothers.

I had a couple that seemed DOA. I got a drop of whisky on my finger - put in pups mouth. That usually brought them around. If not I roughed them up - not what it sounds like, I mean I briskly rubbed their backs from tail forward to neck to try and get a squeak out of them. I would make each pup squeak when born, made them take in a big gulp of air. and then let mama nose them around. Also with the slow to start ones, I would cradle head and neck with my hands and kinda swing them downward from my shoulder height-to waist , fast - anything to get them to gasp & expel any extra fluid they took in.

Haven't had a litter since 1980 but, reading about your mama giving birth brought it all back.

Of course I also had some stillborns that couldn't be revieved and one mama presented me with one live pup and some torsos with nothing else attached. That was the most gruesome thing I had ever seen. Oh yes, and one outcross breeding gave me 2 husky looking pups with reversed rears ends that the vet put down. I can tell you I had a lot of very
de pressing times dealing with stuff like that and ready to give up dogs often. But once you have bred a few generations you don't want to buy from someone else. Their dogs just don't have the same disposition or conformation you have come to expect. Also breeding your own, you get to keep the very best ones.

Your male is a beauty- hope you do keep him.

Hi Nancy!

You know to be honest, this was the first litter I laid back a bit and by that I mean it took EVERYTHING in me not to grab those pups from her! But she did fantastic, I was very THERE trust me, I made sure the pup had no tension on the cord because I didnt want any umbilical hernias. So far the pups are looking fantastic! gaining awesome! She is one that had very little fluids in her, hardly bleeds or anything. So it wasnt much of a mess either. She is just a Blessing female and this is her second. I need some help taking images. My children are a bit off and I cant get them settled enough when their big sister is here. And DH is about useless.

Whisky eh? whodathunk. I always have JD

oh wow on the sillborns and gruesomes poor things, I havent had any nastys knock wood, I guess I have been blessed so far.

I am not sure on the male, how do you think that would go over with his daddy being with him in the house later on with two STUD muffins>??? I got enough fightin now

 

[chickengr]

Well I just found the one that was left of the four with hurt legs dead.:-(

sorry. it might be better for them, no suffering.

 

[chickengr]

good evening from greece!

some rain, some sunshine and a lot of mud thank to the muscovie ducks! broody got up after 3 days and gave us a cow's size poop! we survived...

 

[BantyChooks]

Ok, back to updating the article. Can everyone please go look at their name in the article and tell me what else should be on it???? 'Bator type and egg type are greatly appriciated. Thanks! Or, I think it's an open edit article so just edit whatever you want in yourself.