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

[Cluck cluck moo]

Well, its back to work for me tomorrow, so back to catching up when I can, and posting once every few weeks when I bother to sign in!
Night all!

 

[NaJoBeLe]

Heading to bed myself. Yall sleep tight now ya hear.

 

[Akrnaf2]

They look like rabbits. .......

They do not!!! They eat rabbits

So? Raccoons eat chickens and there are some people thst eat them!

 

[Akrnaf2]

You think it is somthing infectious ? Or some incubating problems?

Shalom, Benny!  

I don't know. My first thought was it might be an infection, but I don't know where it would come from. It had some dried umbilical stuck to it's navel, but after giving it a bath I realized it was only stuck to the fluff. It's navel looks fine. I can't rule out incubation problems, but I don't think that caused it either. All of the chicks have been doing great, until this chick started acting strange 2 days ago. It seems to be doing much better since I posted about it. It's been chirping like crazy, and I just watched it drinking, so it may be getting better. I didn't feel an impacted crop, but it may have had something hung in it's throat. I haven't heard it make this much noise since I put it in isolation, so I think that is a good sign.   

 
  I hope they all do fine!!  sorry about that littleyolker

Thanks, Sally.

I didn't expect littleyolker to make it, but was really surprised when I lost Balut. It was very actively running around like a normal chick, eating, drinking, and pooping like the rest of them... and 3 hours later it was dead. Survival of the fittest, I guess...

It could be a problem(,genetically?, developmental?) Specific to those chicks.

 

[prizepete]

I lost one of the baby muscovys.

Im sorry CH! I hate it when I loose Chicks!

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Yes, Your air cell looks TINY For day 13... I would get rid of any water in the room, And If you live in a humid location, Possibly Get a dehumidifier

An EGG!!!! My Christmas chicks are starting. I heard the egg song this afternoon and found this at chore time. It is a bit oval, but it is not small.

Thats a big one!

I have had eggs with NO shell -just innerds yuck!!

I had a leghorn that was laying when she was 7 years old, She ran out of shell, But was laying strong! Dogs LOVED to clean up those eggs

 

[h2oratt]

Anyone online? My broody will be technically in lockdown tomorrow. I have her in a cat litter box. How important is it to turn it upside down tonight.(so the chicks could actually go out) The chicks won't be able to get out the way it's set up now. How does it work with a broody hatch? The chicks hatch out and just hang out until the hatch is over? So I can just leave the box as is until the official hatch is over, then flip the box so they can follow mom off the nest?

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Bubbles in so busy i haven't Been around the thread much... But I'm assuming you got your ducklings... I'm so happu for you.... Enjoy and give them lots of love..... Ducks are so awesome.... You'll get allot back from them..... Phil

 

[LittleLakePhil]

I've made a major decision: I'm going to get horizontal 'til tomorrow.....starting....NOW  

Night Whites sleep well...

Well, its back to work for me tomorrow, so back to catching up when I can, and posting once every few weeks when I bother to sign in!
Night all!

Try and do it a bit more often great people here... Good for a few laughs too

Heading to bed myself. Yall sleep tight now ya hear.

You too..

So? Raccoons eat chickens and there are some people thst eat them!

Yeah but not many that eat raccoon but I'd try it if it was offered...

 

[ChickenCanoe]

The one I got was partially transparent (and white, I have no white layers) . Could it have been a no shell?
-Banti

Likely no shell - just membrane. If it was just once, that's not a concern.

Yeah. I have one EE that lays slightly misshapen and brittle eggs, I suspect it was her. She gets the same feed as the rest.
-Banti

If the eggs are always like that, she has likely had infectious bronchitis. Several respiratory diseases cause damage to the shell gland.

Mine was nothing. No shell or membrane, i have also had soft-shells where it is just the membrane

I've never seen one without a membrane.
No shell can be influenza or egg drop syndrome.

Still? All my hens are 1 year old.
-Banti

No. If it is consistent, it is something else at this age.

I offended someone

I must have missed that.

Bah, don't worry about it. I'm good at upsetting people with my non-politically correct straight to the point and truthful statements. I'm good at it and don't bat an eye.

Drive on........

Same here. No need to sugar coat it. Some people need a dose of sugar with the truth - or won't accept the truth at all. I don't get it.

So? Raccoons eat chickens and there are some people thst eat them!

I grill the raccoons and feed them back to the chickens.

Im sorry CH! I hate it when I loose Chicks!

Yes, Your air cell looks TINY For day 13... I would get rid of any water in the room, And If you live in a humid location, Possibly Get a dehumidifier

Thats a big one!
I had a leghorn that was laying when she was 7 years old, She ran out of shell, But was laying strong! Dogs LOVED to clean up those eggs

Shells get thinner as they age but no shell at all will be caused by influenza or egg drop syndrome caused by an adenovirus. It can be contracted from contact with infected waterfowl. Do you still have her?

Anyone online? My broody will be technically in lockdown tomorrow. I have her in a cat litter box. How important is it to turn it upside down tonight.(so the chicks could actually go out) The chicks won't be able to get out the way it's set up now. How does it work with a broody hatch? The chicks hatch out and just hang out until the hatch is over? So I can just leave the box as is until the official hatch is over, then flip the box so they can follow mom off the nest?

You shouldn't have to do anything. The chicks should be able to hop right out and hop back in.
They hang out under mom till the siblings arrive.

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Yeah but not many that eat raccoon but I'd try it if it was offered...

I'd probably eat a rural raccoon. But I wouldn't eat one of these. I know they spend part of their time dumpster diving.

 

[Chaos18]

only100?
goooo toast!!!
When are u delivering to me??? Make sure to bring extra because I will not cook them all

I firgure anything over 100 is only fit for personal consumption. Toast should have the same kind of marking as Waffles. So I'll have three blacks and three lavenders. How big you want them before delivery?

I offended someone

Wait that's what you call offending someone? If you want some lessons let me know.