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

[Chaos18]

Other threads and hear awhile ago post mention putting in a bird with the new ones to see if they make it sick as they can be carriers. They came from GFF as chicks to a lady an hour from here who because of order numbers had too many so they were in her grow out pen before coming to me. Since U just had to replace my entire clock I am paranoid.

Never heard of doing that before. Than again there's probably lots I ain't heard of.

 

[rIrs roost]

i'm well practiced would have been faster but the internet kept getting bogged down oh geez! I want to see this gay roo with his babies I have a roo that looks just like yours!

If I can ever load another pic I'll definitely post it.

CA seems kinda far for a gay roo. Might put an ad on craigslist looking for one.

lol that's a great idea.

Late response, really hard to tell from the photo, and this might be totally off, but I wonder if that's an organized hematoma (maybe something-or-other ruptured, leading to a bleed and ultimately an infection? Just guessing). They can take on quite a bit of structure and look like "tissue" when they begin to organize if it's been a little while since the bleed. Did you find any red brown staining anywhere else? (Of course, if abdomen was full of pus, you may not have been able to see...) Still don't know a lot about chickens' innards, though... If you carry them on, probably pretty darn well. Glad you're feeling a bit better. Oh, yeah. The monster phase - I'm very familiar with this (as I tend to have the "they're ready to go out but their housing isn't finished" issue, repeatedly). Sets my teeth on edge. I start using the really big feeders and/or waterers that I would use for adults, raised up as needed on blocks/bricks. If you have the ability (depending on your brooder set up), you could even hang them or at least anchor them from above so they don't tip. With my current batch of 26, I had to move the "chick" waterers out at 1.5 weeks - they were already knocking them over! They have a big one gallon Harris waterer now, sitting on an upside down rubber feed pan. The feeder is a 7-pound Harris feeder, up on some stacked tuna cans but they're growing fast, so I'll be moving it up on a pan soon to try to keep them from billing out a lot of feed. The waterer is always full enough that it's too heavy to be knocked over, even by 5 week olds, unless COMPLETELY empty (which it never is). The feeder can be tipped if it gets empty and it's not well fixed - last group, I sat it on a few bricks, but also "anchored" it overhead to a piece of wood laid across the top of the brooder (not actually hanging, but so it couldn't be tipped). Once they hit about 3 weeks, I am usually making adaptations, at least in height of feeders/waterers, almost every day. Don't laugh - an acquaintance on another thread I follow keeps capons, and she always keeps at least one "nanny" capon around in her flock - they are REALLY great at raising and protecting baby chicks (I think even if they are slips). If you ever process your "gay roo", I wonder if you'll find that he has only one testicle (or atrophied testicles)... Stayed home from work with a migraine today. Not horrific, but I don't feel well enough to get anything done either - and I already have too much to do, both at work and at home. I know it'll pass, but I just hate the lost time. And I've about maxed out my ability to look at this screen, so I'm going to go stare at a wall in a dark quiet room for a while, until the boredom overtakes me again... - Ant Farm

it really amazes me how good he is with any chicks. He's done raised 15. He lays down and spreads his wings out for them to get warm.

 

[Saris]

When I fly out to WA this summer, if I buy eggs, how well would they deal with a plane ride?

Sorry if you already mentioned this but where into WA are you flying?

 

[kwhites634]

@Sally Sunshine I may get some pictures tonight. I got home laye and after dark and found she had layed on two sometime yesterday. I was too sad to do more than haul them to the far side or my twelve acres to toss them for the coyotes since I did not have time to dig since I was only going to get five and a half hours of sleep as it was. Of course one was the best looking big male. Pigs are not my favorite. Definitely not again and special facilities needed.
I hope you are well. How did your hatch finish up?
@kwhites634

Don't clap too long; the euphoria didn't last long. Threw the main drive belt from the motor to the deck, & I can't get it off w/o removing a pulley, which I haven't been able to do. I've fought this S.O.B. so long I'm totally frustrated; time to let someone else work on it. Motor runs like a champ, though; just can't mow any more grass for the time being.

 

[Jessimom]

My eggs that started in Ravensdale, WA, went to Kent, WA then to Mobile, AL are their way back to CA now. They expect them to be delivered tomorrow. We'll see....

Well, I just had another set of eggs from WA head to the Kent, WA hub. What are the chances of those are going to Mobile first? The last time I got eggs from THIS sender, they went through Kent, but then to my local hub.

I'm hoping the first box was just accidentally put on the wrong truck.

I gave my debit card to someone else for safe keeping, so I will be less inclined to be buy any more eggs....

 

[Jessimom]

Don't clap too long; the euphoria didn't last long. Threw the main drive belt from the motor to the deck, & I can't get it off w/o removing a pulley, which I haven't been able to do. I've fought this S.O.B. so long I'm totally frustrated; time to let someone else work on it. Motor runs like a champ, though; just can't mow any more grass for the time being.

Sorry for the frustration!!!

 

[BullChick]

What did I say this time?

Something good.

 

[daxigait]

Sorry if you already mentioned this but where into WA are you flying?

SEA TAC

 

[Saris]

SEA TAC

Sweet. Check out Pike Street market if you get a chance.

 

[daxigait]

Don't clap too long; the euphoria didn't last long. Threw the main drive belt from the motor to the deck, & I can't get it off w/o removing a pulley, which I haven't been able to do. I've fought this S.O.B. so long I'm totally frustrated; time to let someone else work on it. Motor runs like a champ, though; just can't mow any more grass for the time being.