Jan./Feb. 2014 hatch a long

[Peep-Chicken]

These must have been shipped. Shipped eggs are much harder to hatch than your own or local. Shipped eggs take a beating before even making it to the bator.

They where from our flock. I wonder how they got scrambled then?

 

[klj491]

My eggs should be hatching late Thursday, early Friday. I may have just ordered 20 more eggs... 8 mixed silkies and 12 barnyard mixes and wyandottes in a surprise box. Was going to order some olive riggers as well but she was asking $20 just for shipping which seems nuts to me. They should be shipping Wednesday. I may order some more, but I dunno yet. Off to stalk the swap.

 

[gimmie birdies]

i was worried for one of my day 18 egg and was candling, my son was visiting and about to leave- I went to put egg back and dropped it. my first ever dropped egg.

 

[Heidisgran]

my heart is broken...my frizzles last egg...that was chirping this morning...was smashed and the baby died

it had no yolk let to absorb but it bled out

the frizzle mama (Pepper) and her chick were kicked out of her crate and another hen went in

this is her only little chick getting it a drink! you can see pepper in the crate

 

[Heidisgran]

i was worried for one of my day 18 egg and was candling, my son was visiting and about to leave- I went to put egg back and dropped it.

I've done that!!! it hurts your heart so bad!! I'm so sorry! between your incident and mine today I'm now crying!

 

[Heidisgran]

My eggs should be hatching late Thursday, early Friday. I may have just ordered 20 more eggs... 8 mixed silkies and 12 barnyard mixes and wyandottes in a surprise box. Was going to order some olive riggers as well but she was asking $20 just for shipping which seems nuts to me. They should be shipping Wednesday. I may order some more, but I dunno yet. Off to stalk the swap.

you may have ordered??? lol
I needed that little laugh

 

[Heidisgran]

Quote:
could your eggs have been exposed to some extreme weather?

 

[Farmer Viola]

this isn't hatching related but there are so many smart people here I hope you can help me....

so I have a Faverolle chick who hatched 1 day early and has messed up feet. I put chick sandals on her when she was about 18hrs old. she has had the sandals changed daily since then. I also noticed she started leaning on her left leg a lot with the sandals. So I bound the 2 legs together with flexible Vetrap so that she didn't start splaying the other leg out.

Last night when I re-made her sandals the feet just didnt look any better. I had her walk around and she really can't. the feet curl under her toward the inside and she favors the left side.

So last night I put her in a chick chair so she would not use her legs/feet and they would hopefully grow in the correct direction. Today I took her out of the chick chair and I noticed she has a sore on her right "knee" joint. it could be an injury or it could be from rubbing in the chick chair? I don't see what it could rub on, her chick chair is made of a plastic yogurt cup that is totally smooth inside. Maybe this injury was there before and I never noticed it? I dont see how because I look at her legs and feet every day multiple times a day.

so I cleaned the sore with iodine and AB ointment. it is also noticeably swollen.
I felt the joint and as far as I can tell, the tendon is not slipped. I have a very hard time feeling it though. I tried straightening her leg and pushing the joint onto the leg, if it was slipped maybe I pushed it on, but I really have no idea what I am feeling for or if I am feeling a slipped tendon or not. I dont think it is slipped but I could be wrong. I have not dealt with one before.

what else should I do for her?

 

[gimmie birdies]

I had one that got better after 2 weeks. I did nothing.

 

[gimmie birdies]

my first dropped egg!!!