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

[Saris]

Farm innovators pro series
humidity is at 75%

That's good, can you poke an egg with a long stick through a vent hole to see if it wiggles or if you hear a peep?

Tell us more about your management. Are the birds closely confined? Are they free ranged? What do you feed?

These two came shipped to me, they were in the house for a few days and then I moved them outside to my garage, now they are outside in their own coop. I haven't let them free range becasue they keep showing signs of illness. But I can't connect everything to just one issue. I'm feeding them Purina Layena pellets

and they've been getting vitamin and electrolyte probiotic stuff in their water.

Could be irritation from too much DE that caused their nasal discharge, could be issues from fumes in the garage that caused mild sinus swelling, I moved them outside but now I'm afraid that all the antibiotics I gave them messed up the boy's gut flora and made him weak to worms or coccidiosis.

 

[daxigait]

Here are a few of my chicks I am trying to identify. 3/1 hatch most are pullets except red rangers and ccl also Lavender Orpingtons and EE are straight run.
Choices red rangers, rir, Leghorn white and brown, golden nuggets, ISA brown.

SLW and BR died

 

[Chaos18]

21 eggs looking great into lockdown today

 

[daxigait]

21 eggs looking great into lockdown today 

is this hatch #2?
. Go Chickies!

 

[kwhites634]

That 1st pic is cuter than a speckled pup

 

[Chaos18]

Here are a few of my chicks I am trying to identify. 3/1 hatch most are pullets except red rangers and ccl also Lavender Orpingtons and EE are straight run.
Choices red rangers, rir, Leghorn white and brown, golden nuggets, ISA brown.



SLW and BR died

Sorry can't help with ID but they're cute little buggers.

 

[billiejw89]

is this hatch #2?

. Go Chickies!

Yes, I think this is going to be an addiction here at our house lol. I already have eggs lined up to go in once these hatch.We are going to try and hatch some serama eggs. It is so fun and the kids love it.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

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These two came shipped to me, they were in the house for a few days and then I moved them outside to my garage, now they are outside in their own coop. I haven't let them free range becasue they keep showing signs of illness. But I can't connect everything to just one issue. I'm feeding them Purina Layena pellets

and they've been getting vitamin and electrolyte probiotic stuff in their water.

Could be irritation from too much DE that caused their nasal discharge, could be issues from fumes in the garage that caused mild sinus swelling, I moved them outside but now I'm afraid that all the antibiotics I gave them messed up the boy's gut flora and made him weak to worms or coccidiosis.

You make good points.
IMHO, fresh air is more important than food and water. Big ventilation makes healthy chickens. Fumes are a no-no. Being in the house and then the garage could have contributed.
The antibiotics surely ruined the gut flora. I recommend Gro2Max powder for probiotics but until you can procure some, plain yogurt or kefir with active cultures can help.
If he had worms, confirmed by a fecal test, he likely came with them. He wouldn't have gotten them in the house or garage and likely hasn't been outside long enough to get a heavy load of parasites.
Where was the DE from?
You're feeding layer feed to even the rooster? Are the hens actively laying?
Roosters (or any bird not actively building egg shells) shouldn't be eating 4% calcium in their diet. Too hard on the kidneys.

Here are a few of my chicks I am trying to identify. 3/1 hatch most are pullets except red rangers and ccl also Lavender Orpingtons and EE are straight run.
Choices red rangers, rir, Leghorn white and brown, golden nuggets, ISA brown.



SLW and BR died

I posted on your other thread.

 

[Saris]

You make good points.
IMHO, fresh air is more important than food and water. Big ventilation makes healthy chickens. Fumes are a no-no. Being in the house and then the garage could have contributed.
The antibiotics surely ruined the gut flora. I recommend Gro2Max powder for probiotics but until you can procure some, plain yogurt or kefir with active cultures can help.
If he had worms, confirmed by a fecal test, he likely came with them. He wouldn't have gotten them in the house or garage and likely hasn't been outside long enough to get a heavy load of parasites.
Where was the DE from?
You're feeding layer feed to even the rooster? Are the hens actively laying?
Roosters (or any bird not actively building egg shells) shouldn't be eating 4% calcium in their diet. Too hard on the kidneys.

The hen was laying until about a week ago, She sorta stopped after I moved her outside. I didn't know that about roos and layer food, my other rooster is on layer feed and is doing okay. I gave yogurt yesterday and a yogurt, mealworm, egg, and fruit treat today. The boy is eating it so he still has somewhat of an appetite despite being so skinny, I plan on getting ACV and keep feeding them scrambled eggs and stuff.

I will look into replacing their food, the only other thing I have besides the layer pellets is medicated start and grow feed. Should I switch to that or would that be bad because I'm using sulmet to treat for possible coccidiosis?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

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I'm glad your computer didn't die. But, you keys might end up a bit sticky. As my dad would say when I found things in my drinks "at least they didn't drink much". But I understand the total EWWWWW factor.

My control key, which I use constantly, is sticking badly.