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[h2oratt]

Ok. How many suggest to use egg cartons at lock down versus just laying them on their sides.?

Yes I am getting ready to go into lockdown. Wondering the same thing because I see different advice. My eggs were not shipped.

 

[h2oratt]

Sell, time to help teach at Kenpo. Our instructor is out of town for work so it is Matt and I for two weeks. :/

What is kenpo?

 

[mlm Mike]

Ok. How many suggest to use egg cartons at lock down versus just laying them on their sides.?

How are the air cells? If the are cells are fine, not lose, saddled, etc... laying down is fine. If problem air cells hatch standing in carton.

Quote: How are the air cells? If the are cells are fine, not lose, saddled, etc... laying down is fine. If problem air cells hatch standing in carton.

 

[rIrs roost]

How are the air cells? If the are cells are fine, not lose, saddled, etc... laying down is fine. If problem air cells hatch standing in carton.

 How are the air cells? If the are cells are fine, not lose, saddled, etc... laying down is fine. If problem air cells hatch standing in carton.

I'm candling tomorrow on Day 7. They should be fine because they're my eggs not shipped. But I'll check in case. Thanks. Anyone else have a preference?

 

[h2oratt]

I have one chicken that lays a very oval egg. I.e. There is no pointy end per say.
Should I just leave it lay until I see an air cell then go by that?

I think I incubated one with the air cell down for a few days on my present hay H. Hope it doesn't hurt it.

How many days does it take for a good air cell to develop. I am unable to see into this egg. She'll very dark and thick.

 

[stryker]

I think you should check all more closely and examine what position they're in, and see if they absorbed ther yolks.

-Kathy

The chicks in the front piped through that layer of membrane or what ever it is called. I just went out to the trash can and further checked. Their yolk sacks were all absorbed but the hole where the yolk is attached was not completely sealed up.,,, The ones in the back were not fully formed or they did not get to pip through that first membrane. Just strange but I did notice that the ones that did hatch were more wet than normal. It appeared they were sitting up and their head was under their wing.

 

[h2oratt]

How are the air cells? If the are cells are fine, not lose, saddled, etc... laying down is fine. If problem air cells hatch standing in carton.

 How are the air cells? If the are cells are fine, not lose, saddled, etc... laying down is fine. If problem air cells hatch standing in carton.

The air cells are fine but I am trying to make them bigger before lockdown. I am running 20 percent humidity because they look like they need to bigger by the pictures I have seen in the notes.

I saw someone suggested shelf liner being put down. I still can't find the right size basket to fit the bottom Of my bator

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

I have a question - but not sure how to ask. Do roosters hit puberty before hens? My teenage group of chickens are just over 3 months old One rooster, 9 hens in the group. The rooster is starting to mount the hens, but I don't expect them to start laying for a few months. Although we did have a wind egg along the fence line these chickens share with my laying hens. The rooster is an EE, hens are 5 EEs, 1 BO, 1 Dominique, 1 BA and 1 NHR. What is the earliest you all have had a hen start laying?

I got eggs at exactly 20 weeks from my NNs.

As far as maturity, though, my Cream Legbar boys were crowing at three weeks, and just the other day (at 6 weeks), one tried to mount a pullet right in front of me. These boys may get culled even sooner than I had planned...

Quote: This is horrible. I wish I was surprised, but I'm not, since raccoons pulled great big chunks of siding right off of the side of my HOUSE to get into the attic!!!! I have tried to button up my coops really really well, and should buy stock in hardware cloth with as much as I use. But I also realize that nothing is perfect, and live in dread of going outside and learning the hard way that I missed a spot somehow... (And don't even get me started on the hawks...)

Good
Morning...migraine remedies, anyone?? My regular meds are NOT cutting it...ugh.

So sorry to hear this - I have them as well, and have for decades. Everyone is different, but I have two suggestions:

(1) Look up lists of foods to avoid for migraines, go off of all of them for a little while (a pain, I know), then add them back one by one and keep a food diary. Best way to find if something is triggering them (some of the triggers can be common foods, e.g., citrus, or tomato products or aged cheeses...)

(2) If not well controlled, if you have a doctor who you can work with, what has helped me a lot (back in my 20s and again now in my 40s) is very low dose blood pressure lowering meds on an ongoing basis. Just a thought.

Quote: I've been pleased with my tractor coops (I just park them instead of dragging them around, but when not in use, I can move them to where I want them).

Quote: I have only had two chicks with leg issues. But one was shipped, and so several days old before I tried to deal with it. It died. The other I hatched myself, and had a hobble/brace on it before it was even dry. It went back into the 'bator with the brace on, and when dry, to the brooder. Kept it on for 3 days straight (well, changed it once) - made sure it could get to food and water. Totally normal now - you can't even tell.

I guess I'm suggesting that if you can do something about it right away, you increase your chances of things working out (though it may not). I've read that as well...

Quote: If it is Hypothermic it will not eat!
And trying to make a hypothermic bird or animal can kill it! Heat, fluids, then food!

-Kathy
Sorry, I usually keep my mouth shut, but I am SOOOOOOOOOO tired of reading about CH threatening the lives of his baby animals against all reasonable advice. BEYOND sick of this. That poor little cold gosling... My chicks hatched four days ago, and still prefer to snuggle and sleep under the heating pad where it's warm and only pop out rarely to eat and drink. They know where the food and water is, and come out when they need it and then go back and snuggle. This is normal behavior - I don't harass them or yank them out of the brooder and wake them up to ask them why they aren't eating, or over handle them increasing the risk that they'll get stressed or sick. Just sayin'... (sigh)

OK, I've gotta go do chicken chores. Back later...

- Ant Farm

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Monsters are huge already, and I may add, we have NEVER spoiled ducks but kids are holding them all the time.

 

[mlm Mike]

Monsters are huge already, and I may add, we have NEVER spoiled ducks but kids are holding them all the time.

Awwwwww!