Laree's "I CAN'T STOP MYSELF FROM HATCHING!!!" Hatch-a-long

[Justuschicks]

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[ChestnutRidge]

Wow, it is broody central around here! I hope in a year or so I'll have some broodies so I can retire this incubator - just a few. And ma2babygurl13, 126 chicks!

I can't imagine. Yesterday was day 14 for me. I candled and am down to 9 out of 16 shipped eggs, 3/8 Wheaten/Blue Wheaten and 6/8 Silver Ameraucanas. Well, their 2-day Priority shipping took 5 days, so who knows what happened to them. I'm probably lucky that any are developing. I let them sit for 24 hours before setting them in the incubator and then waited about 12 more hours before turning on the turner. The air cells looked pretty decent, not that I have any idea what I'm talking about, so I thought they would be fine. Alas. Anyhow, here's hoping I hatch at least 8 of the remaining 9 for a 50% turnout.

Superchemicalgirl, I'm sorry about your wry neck chick. I have no idea what would help, but am sending good thoughts your way!

 

[Justuschicks]

Does anyone know what this is? My EE has white stuff in the crevices of her comb. I took tweezers and tried picking at it to see if it would come off and I was able to pick some of it off. It sort of looks like calcium deposits or something but it isn't real easy to get off. It is hard what ever it is. No blood or inflammation or anything. Sorry for the crummy pic. I will try to get a better one. I took this with my crappy cell.

 

[shelleyd2008]

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Several of my birds free range so they just wander around with their babies. I don't know what I'm gonna do with the ones brooding in the breeding pens though, that might be a little tricky

 

[Alexander]

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Rooster missed?

No just kidding.I dont know what this is.Lets wait for the experts to come.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I culled my chick. It was getting worse, much worse, not better. Weird thing was on the side that the neck was affected the down was not fluffed up. Kinda looked like it had been singed in a line all the way from the bow tie to the hieny. Which is what made me think this was something severe that it wouldn't get over.

I had my friend over today who has had chickens all her life and she agreed that I needed to put it down. It hasn't been able to move its neck correctly at all since this morning and basically spends all day sleeping on its head or scooting around on its butt to a new sleeping spot.

Not to be morbid, but I've heard that chickens run around after their heads are cut off. Guh, chicks do the same thing. How horrible. Yes, this was my first cull and I'm a vegetarian.

 

[Alexander]

May I ask?Why do you raise chickens if you are a vegetarian?For the sake of it?

 

[LarryPQ]

Vegetarians eat eggs.


I have pips from The Warden's Icelandics!!!

News at 11.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

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Why wouldn't I have chickens?

I eat eggs, I love the entertainment, they eat the tons of bugs I have in my yard, make lots of poop for my gardens and always lower my blood pressure after a bad day of work. I love taking care of them. I love that no matter where I sit down outside, Tonya Harding Chicken will find me and jump in my lap, snuggle down and want to be petted. I love that Hoppy follows me everywhere, even all the way down my long driveway to get the mail and then back to the house.

Now, I have contemplated eating some roosters that I can't sell, but they always sell on D-Day for some reason.

I don't eat grocery store meat because I don't agree with the way it's raised. I would have little ethical issues with eating my own happy and well treated birds but I haven't wanted to or needed to.

 

[Justuschicks]

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Rooster missed?

No just kidding.I dont know what this is.Lets wait for the experts to come.

Thats the funniest thing I have heard all day!