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

[daxigait]

Entertaining enough for me.

1 correction though @NaJoBeLe is expecting twins not @NaJaLeHa close, but I don't want someone else thinking they have twins coming that they don't know about.

Well, that is what I get for hurrying.

 

[casportpony]

Hi guys.
This might seem like a ridiculous question (but has been over 20years since I had ducks) do people vaccinate ducks sometimes?

I have no idea,but hopefully someone does. I just did not want you to feel ignored

Ducks like other poultry can get exposed to pathogens so I don't see any reason not to vacinate them if you think you realy need to.

There are a few "duck" diseases that people vaccinate for... Duck plague, duck hepatitis, and maybe more. They are not vaccinated for Marek's or coccidiosis.

-Kathy

Marek's is species specific (to chickens)

Though rare, turkeys and pheasants, too.

-Kathy

 

[Akrnaf2]

The racional of restricting O2 in the first dayes is to expend the angiogenesis ( the formation of blood vesicles) and the number of red blood cells due to the shortage of oxygen supply. This extra blood vesicles will help the embrio to extract more O2 ( and more important get reed faster of the Co2!)in the later stage while its metabolic rate incrises, and this is exactly whay you should increase the O2 supply. To give it a bether chance to develope and get the enregy it needs in the most intensive stage of its development.

Thanks for explaining this.  I'd read the recommendation for restriction of O2 during days 1 to10, but... it did not seem like a logical idea.  Your explanation moves it from the "sounds crazy, even though studies show it works" to the... "it makes sense that this would work" category.  However... it still flies in the face of sensible to me.  Since they are using hyperbaric or increased O2 chambers to promote wound healing, this theory seems to work for just the opposite reason.  However I realize I'm comparing apples to oranges with this line of reasoning.   Ok, done rambling now.  Return to regularly scheduled programming.

Read saction 1.3.2
In this link!
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK53238/

 

[Akrnaf2]

Hi guys.
This might seem like a ridiculous question (but has been over 20years since I had ducks) do people vaccinate ducks sometimes?

I have no idea,but hopefully someone does. I just did not want you to feel ignored

Ducks like other poultry can get exposed to pathogens so I don't see any reason not to vacinate them if you think you realy need to.

There are a few "duck" diseases that people vaccinate for... Duck plague, duck hepatitis, and maybe more. They are not vaccinated for Marek's or coccidiosis.

-Kathy

Marek's is species specific (to chickens)

Though rare, turkeys and pheasants, too.

-Kathy

As far as I know the turkeys virus is not MDV it is a related one,(HVT) about pheasants I dont know!

 

[OneMountainAcres]

You probably know already that there are several hatchers who don't use their plugs at all; don't even know where they are. I think Sally is one, Jess may be another; not sure. You might want to poll them for their opinions

@Auroradream26

@Sally Sunshine

I never use the plugs in my bators. I actualy lost them for months and just found them the other day. Guarantee they'll get lost again lol.



Does anyone know if you can dry incubate peafowl eggs? Looks like I may get a couple tomorrow lol

 

[kwhites634]

I never use the plugs in my bators. I actualy lost them for months and just found them the other day. Guarantee they'll get lost again lol.



Does anyone know if you can dry incubate peafowl eggs? Looks like I may get a couple tomorrow lol

@casportpony

 

[Akrnaf2]

Marek's is species specific (to chickens)

I thought it can be spread by wild birds.  Do wild birds carry the disease but not suffer from it?

Kathy

No, it pass by contact, dander and air! From chicken to chicken, In my opinion almost 100% of the flock have it! It is like HS-1 ( herpes virus in human) almost 100% of the human population have it and is erupt in 25-30% du to genetic and level of stress. In chicken is the same, stressd chicken have higer chance to get it! If you want I can tell you the mechanism. This is the reson way a lot of pullet at the point of lay can get it! It is a very sressful time for them.

 

[Akrnaf2]

!לילה טוב לכולם

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Entertaining enough for me.

1 correction though @NaJoBeLe is expecting twins not @NaJaLeHa close, but I don't want someone else thinking they have twins coming that they don't know about.

Oh GeeZ!! I hope i put the right @

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I've been gardening for the last couple hours. I don't have time for a nap. Don't bother with a ton of happy birthday wishes. I'm too old for that. Just wish me luck in pool league tonight. When I lose, it's depressing. When I win, I feel real good. I don't want to be depressed for my birthday. It starts in an hour and I have to run by the college to pick up my class handouts for my chicken class Saturday.