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[Hholly]

Howdy Hoosiers! Heather here. Located in the west of Indy area.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Hello everyone! I'm really needing some help today with a duckling! One of my broody chickens has been sitting on a duck egg. Two days ago I noticed it was just starting to pip. Yesterday it still hadn't hatched but I could hear it peeping so I left it alone. Today I went out to check on it and it was pushed out of the nest and the other chickens were pecking it! The shell was decimated, there was blood and smelly gunk. I brought the duckling in, it's still alive and peeping, but I'm not sure what to do! I wiped the worst of the gunk off and I think the blood was from ruptured veins in the shell, I don't see any wounds so far. The biggest problem is that it's "belly button" isn't completely absorbed into itself yet. Will it fix itself now that no one is pecking and stepping on it? Is there anything I can do to help or is it too late? I'd sure appreciate it if anyone has some ideas! Thanks so much!

Possibly, but thats a rough start. Clean paper towels, keep it dry, and save a chick electrolytes or other brand. Even a small pinch of sugar in the water will help. If he is meant to survive he will. The sac should absorb by tomorrow, sounds like they pecked him out just a tad early.

Quote: That could be the case, elevating or even moving the coop is a better option, as @Leahs Mom mentions.

Hi everyone! I just happened to find this thread, been posting in other areas for a bit now. I live down in Lawrence County, between Bedford and Mitchell.

I currently have: 5 black sex link hens, 3 white leg horn hens, 1 buff orpington roo in my main coop/run. In my smaller grow-out pen I have 7 barred rock and 5 buff orpington chicks about 4 weeks old. No idea on sexes yet lol. Hoping for lots of pullets. Then in another under- construction pen I have 28 cornish x that look about 2 weeks old. (Rural King in bloomington had a killer sale on them so I grabbed them all lol).

We live out in the county but its a tiny little subdivision. We only have 1/2 acre. Our county has absolutely no zoning and theres no HOA in this neighborhood, but I have very uppity neighbors. The people to the right of me have gone to the county council meetings twice complaining about us and pushing for zoning. They say I should not have chickens because they will eventually stink. Oh, and I have a good size garden. According to them I should not be allowed to garden because of run-off.

Anyway Im looking to get Turkeys after my meaties are done

. Hope you all enjoyed the non-rainy day today!

Welcome to our thread!

There's lots of folks here dealing with rezoning and keeping the right to microfarm, and keep poultry. Even our state capitol allows chickens, yep even in Indy! I am just now planning my Cornish cross for the year, some of our seasonal birds are close to the end of lay. Just picked up a pair of Heritage Dark Cornish and already adore them. If they do as well as I have read, I wont be getting the meat birds next year.
@racinchickins is on turkey overload right now! He would be the one to talk to about poults, he keeps heritage breed birds.

one of our coops has neither a wood, dirt, or cement floor - we used one of those plastic resin sheds .
i cut some windows for it & a popdoor
also built some coops in our polebarn - technically they do have a cement floor, but i put tarps down

Good post, my neighbor did the same. He houses the waterfowl in it, 2 geese and a few ducks. Super easy clean up, but deep litter doesn't work as well from what he said. With few birds it wouldn't be hard to keep up with. Looks very nice also!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Howdy Hoosiers! Heather here. Located in the west of Indy area.

Welcome to our thread! Lots of folks here near your area.

 

[Hholly]

Welcome to our thread! Lots of folks here near your area.

Groovy, thanks!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

May be away from the thread a few days. FIL was hospitalized Wednesday afternoon from a doctors appt..... DH is with MIL now, and surgery will be tomorrow 6am. Very sudden.. I will be going out Friday eve as soon as my nephew gets here, Can't leave my parents home alone.

 

[DuckiesGarden]

Thanks jchny2000! I'll try that out and keep my fingers crossed!

 

[Hholly]

May be away from the thread a few days. FIL was hospitalized Wednesday afternoon from a doctors appt..... DH is with MIL now, and surgery will be tomorrow 6am. Very sudden.. I will be going out Friday eve as soon as my nephew gets here, Can't leave my parents home alone.

Wow, prayers for your family.

 

[jenaman]

I had the roof of my sun room replaced. Trying to think of a way to reuse them. They are about 12 ft long, 3ft wide and 3 inches thick. Painted Metal on the Top and bottom and the insulation is exposed on the sides. I could use them for the flooring and that would be good insulation and I could just throw the bedding on top. I could also maybe put it on the inside of the coop but I think that would be a little bit too much insulation and they would fry during the summer. I love to reuse, repurpose, up cycle so any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

 

[jenaman]

May be away from the thread a few days. FIL was hospitalized Wednesday afternoon from a doctors appt..... DH is with MIL now, and surgery will be tomorrow 6am. Very sudden.. I will be going out Friday eve as soon as my nephew gets here, Can't leave my parents home alone.

Hope surgery goes well. Sending prayers

 

[jenaman]

Any one have Blue Laced Red Wyandots? Looking for fertile eggs or chicks. Thanks