Incubators Anonymous

[calichicken]

Egg is cracking

YAY...here come the chickies!!!!

 

[ozexpat]

Congrats!!!!

 

[Puddin Fluff]

Well Puddin Fluff, she stomped and thru a fit back in 2004 saying something like that and gave some kink of demand and something about leaving and I gave her money for a bus and we have not spoken sense,,, but it is nice and quiet now and I use her room to store poultry supplies and the boys help he take care of the chickens, ducks, geese, guinea so it really worked out fine

Guess you must decide which you would enjoy being with more. My guy is really pretty awesome. He tolerates my fluffy friends. Of course he doesn't know I have almost 100 eggs incubating this time. And that I am talking to a lady about 3 more Llamas..

He comes home Sunday so I will have candled by then so the numbers will certainly decrease, however, I am going to have to ask for his help with fencing for the llamas, plus they are much larger and harder to hide.

Egg is cracking

No eggs for me to hat h for a while

 

[ozexpat]

I have 250 juveniles that I am hoping will mature fast.

I desperately need to have 150 layers. Those six months from egg to egg layer is killing me. I am about half way there.

We are currently hatching 100 chicks a week. I need 600.

 

[Puddin Fluff]

I have 250 juveniles that I am hoping will mature fast.

I desperately need to have 150 layers. Those six months from egg to egg layer is killing me. I am about half way there.

We are currently hatching 100 chicks a week. I need 600.

I can't imagine keeping up with that many. That is certainly a full time job.

 

[calichicken]

I have 250 juveniles that I am hoping will mature fast.

I desperately need to have 150 layers. Those six months from egg to egg layer is killing me. I am about half way there.

We are currently hatching 100 chicks a week. I need 600.

WOW!!!!! And I am stressing out over 13 little eggs....LOL!!!!!

 

[ozexpat]

I can't imagine keeping up with that many.  That is certainly a full time job.

I have two guys that help me out with the chickens pigs goats and water buffalo.

 

[Faraday40]

I'm hoping some one out there had a similar problem & can let me know how this looks. We have 2 special needs chicks. (On a positive note, they have company in the ICU.)

CHICK #1
Last week only one Coronation Sussex egg hatched & the poor chick had some "guts" sticking out. (Herniated navel, I think)
I wanted to let it have a chance, so I kept things clean & applied triple antibiotic ointment 1-2xs per day.
Here's HOPE (I "hope" it lives) at 1 day old.


The pics below are HOPE at 9-10 days old. I thought it would have died or gotten better by now. It's eating, drinking, & pooping. The feather development looks slower, but it has energy to run away from my hand. Does HOPE have hope?







CHICK #2 We call this one MIRACLE, b/c it's a miracle it's alive. This one was trapped in a shell for 24 hours after it started to zip. It was fused to the shell & required assistance.
Here's MIRACLE at 1 day:


Miracle at 9-10 days:



Unlike the 1st chick, this one could probably be put with the others, but it must stay in the ICU to keep the first chick quiet.

Will the first chick ever heal? If so, any guesses as to how long? Will the lump shrink (get "absorbed"), does the large scab fall off, or will the chick always have a bump?
Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Sylviaanne]

Well Puddin Fluff, she stomped and thru a fit back in 2004 saying something like that and gave some kink of demand and something about leaving and I gave her money for a bus and we have not spoken sense,,, but it is nice and quiet now and I use her room to store poultry supplies and the boys help he take care of the chickens, ducks, geese, guinea so it really worked out fine

You mean she didn't come BACK? Mine was only gone for about 2 - 2 1/2 months, now it's **** all over again. I didn't even have time to move all my crochet supplies into her room before she got back. Sigh*

 

[Puddin Fluff]

You mean she didn't come BACK? Mine was only gone for about 2 - 2 1/2 months, now it's **** all over again. I didn't even have time to move all my crochet supplies into her room before she got back. Sigh*

Guess you didn't provide enough bus fare to get her far enough away!