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

[lazy gardener]

Why not just hatch a domestic, or get a domestic tom, he'll call a wild hen in.
Your welcome.

If a domestic tom called a wild hen, she'd certainly not lay eggs in my coop! He'd probably get a but whuppin by the local boys! Yes, I've considered getting some poult eggs to hatch, and that is a strong consideration.

Even if I had neighbors close enough to see anything, I wouldn't give a rat's butt. When the neighbors start paying my real estate taxes they get a vote!

Believe me, I live in a semi rural area. Neighbors keep their noses in their own business. I do have one neighbor who likes to stand at the end of his driveway and crow at my roosters.

 

[casportpony]

Actually it is my first rodeo...........but I've got bills to pay and chickens that need to eat

Lol- I hear you! I'm hoping for a few early birds and a weekend hatch.

Question: did any of you (Hahahaha- I'm new and even I know this group!) candle eggs at 2 days? My girls and I are dying here!

With a bright enough light and light colored eggs I could see *minor* changes at 12 hours into incubation, and by day 2 they were much easier to see, but probably still too subtle for a first timer to notice.

Please note that I'm not suggesting that you try this! You will be better off candling per Sally's instructions. I only did mine because I was curious as to when I could see changes and didn't care if they hatched or not.

Again, please follow Sally's suggestions.

-Kathy

 

[Pensmaster]

I normally just use distilled water, but have been thinking about trying something different.

-Kathy

Bacitracin worked great for me. I believe I have three extra chicks from using it. Thanks LocalYokel for advise.

 

[casportpony]

This was one that was dead when I opened the shell: [COLOR=333333]Another shrink wrap:[/COLOR] [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333]Above egg after moistening membrane:[/COLOR] [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333]-Kathy[/COLOR]

I know this happened with temps and humidity, but, I assume you realllly know what you're doing. That said, can this just "happen"?

I'm actually a novice when it comes to using an incubator. This egg, and the other, were both part of a disastrous Janoel 48 experiment. -Kathy

 

[gotro17]

I'm actually a novice when it comes to using an incubator. This egg, and the other, were both part of a disastrous Janoel 48 experiment.

-Kathy

what was the experiment?

 

[Akrnaf2]

 
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Sorry to say, but once you have it is almost impossible to get reed of it! No cure, the one that survived will stay as carrier that infect any new chickens, the virus can stay in the are fir years! You cant disinfect everything! What should you do:

0. You should cull any infected bird.

1. You should practice a restrict biosecurity policy.

2. You should, if you can, practice the method if " all in all out" when you change your flock. Do you know the basics of an effective quarantine? ( the rule of "40:40"?)

3. You should vaccinate your new chicks.

4. There is breed that are naturally mor resistant to MD like the Fayoumi, you can choose them.

See this link:
http://www.jarvm.com/articles/Vol4Iss2/Duguma.pdf
[COLOR=0000FF]5. You should raise,if you can one turkey with your chicken, the turkeys have a virus

Related to the MDV that don't infect chickens but do make a cross vaccination to MDV in chickens( it is the virus that his used in the vaccination!)[/COLOR]


Good luck

Benny, Do you know how much contact is needed? Close contact or if they shared a field. If wild turkeys use my pasture the chickens use, could they be getting some protection? 

Thank You, 
Mike

Hi Mike it dosn't need a very close contact!. I can esume that wild turky can give the needed protection
! But you should remeber that wild birds, especially pigons and doves are a sorce of pathogens to you chicken!
Be carful!

 

[casportpony]

I'm actually a novice when it comes to using an incubator. This egg, and the other, were both part of a disastrous Janoel 48 experiment.

-Kathy

what was the experiment?

Nothing fancy, just tried using the Janoel to hatch peafowl eggs. It might be fine for chicken eggs, but I haven't had much luck with it in trying to hatch peafowl eggs and Muscovy eggs. Humidity was very hard to manage, and the turners are too small for pea eggs, so I had to turn by hand.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

 
[CONTENTEMBED=/t/1046313/incubating-w-friends-come-hatch-learn-chat-meet-new-friends/35340#post_16400195 layout=inline] [/CONTENTEMBED]
Sorry to say, but once you have it is almost impossible to get reed of it! No cure, the one that survived will stay as carrier that infect any new chickens, the virus can stay in the are fir years! You cant disinfect everything! What should you do:

0. You should cull any infected bird.

1. You should practice a restrict biosecurity policy.

2. You should, if you can, practice the method if " all in all out" when you change your flock. Do you know the basics of an effective quarantine? ( the rule of "40:40"?)

3. You should vaccinate your new chicks.

4. There is breed that are naturally mor resistant to MD like the Fayoumi, you can choose them.

See this link:
http://www.jarvm.com/articles/Vol4Iss2/Duguma.pdf
[COLOR=0000FF]5. You should raise,if you can one turkey with your chicken, the turkeys have a virus

Related to the MDV that don't infect chickens but do make a cross vaccination to MDV in chickens( it is the virus that his used in the vaccination!)[/COLOR]


Good luck

Benny, Do you know how much contact is needed? Close contact or if they shared a field. If wild turkeys use my pasture the chickens use, could they be getting some protection? 

Thank You, 
Mike

Hi Mike it dosn't need a very close contact!. I can esume that wild turky can give the needed protection
! But you should remeber that wild birds, especially pigons and doves are a sorce of pathogens to you chicken!
Be carful!

I have turkeys and Marek's, so I'm pretty sure it won't make much of a difference.

-Kathy

 

[Akrnaf2]

 
[CONTENTEMBED=/t/1046313/incubating-w-friends-come-hatch-learn-chat-meet-new-friends/35340#post_16400195 layout=inline] [/CONTENTEMBED]
Sorry to say, but once you have it is almost impossible to get reed of it! No cure, the one that survived will stay as carrier that infect any new chickens, the virus can stay in the are fir years! You cant disinfect everything! What should you do:

0. You should cull any infected bird.

1. You should practice a restrict biosecurity policy.

2. You should, if you can, practice the method if " all in all out" when you change your flock. Do you know the basics of an effective quarantine? ( the rule of "40:40"?)

3. You should vaccinate your new chicks.

4. There is breed that are naturally mor resistant to MD like the Fayoumi, you can choose them.

See this link:
http://www.jarvm.com/articles/Vol4Iss2/Duguma.pdf
[COLOR=0000FF]5. You should raise,if you can one turkey with your chicken, the turkeys have a virus

Related to the MDV that don't infect chickens but do make a cross vaccination to MDV in chickens( it is the virus that his used in the vaccination!)[/COLOR]


Good luck

Benny, Do you know how much contact is needed? Close contact or if they shared a field. If wild turkeys use my pasture the chickens use, could they be getting some protection? 

Thank You, 
Mike

Hi Mike it dosn't need a very close contact!. I can esume that wild turky can give the needed protection
! But you should remeber that wild birds, especially pigons and doves are a sorce of pathogens to you chicken!
Be carful!

I have turkeys and Marek's, so I'm pretty sure it won't make much of a difference.

-Kathy

One case dosn't indicate for the general!
There are vaccinated birds( or humans) that get the disease, and you don't say, I hope, that vaccines don't make much of a difference!

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: I wasn't even thinking about her sticking around and nesting. I guess I was using my set up as a reference point.

Quote: With a bright enough light and light colored eggs I could see *minor* changes at 12 hours into incubation, and by day 2 they were much easier to see, but probably still too subtle for a first timer to notice.

Please note that I'm not suggesting that you try this! You will be better off candling per Sally's instructions. I only did mine because I was curious as to when I could see changes and didn't care if they hatched or not.

Again, please follow Sally's suggestions.

-Kathy
Thanks, Kathy , I did mean to advise against or only try with an egg or two. Certainly not all.

Quote: Hi Mike it dosn't need a very close contact!. I can esume that wild turky can give the needed protection
! But you should remeber that wild birds, especially pigons and doves are a sorce of pathogens to you chicken!
Be carful!
That's good news. I understand about the wild bird risk. Thank You!