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Originally Posted by kuntrygirl Update on the turkey eggs in the incubator................ For those who are new to the thread or who may have forgotten about my little experiment, I have 10 turkey eggs in the incubator. 6 of those 10 were eggs that had been in my refrigerator for about 2 weeks. I decided to take them out of the refrigerator and place them in the incubator along with 4 other fresh turkeys eggs that were picked one day. Yesterday was the scheduled hatch day but the eggs started rocking, pipping, zipping and hatching on Monday (1 day early). The first eggs to hatch were the fresh eggs that were NOT in the refrigerator. However the refrigerated eggs were rocking and zipping. Tuesday morning, 1 more poult (fresh egg batch) had hatched. Tuesday evening, (7PM) the other 2 (fresh eggs - NOT the refrigerated eggs) all hatched. Around 8:00PM the first refrigerated egg was zipping open. I could see the poult's beak and he was trying to break out. At 10:00 PM the refrigerated egg/poult had hatched all the way and was 100% fine. Perfect hatch from the 1st refrigerated egg. So that made a total of 5 eggs that had hatched at that time. I couldn't see every refrigerated egg because the babies were all over the place. But the remaining refrigerated eggs that I could see appeared to be zipping still. I could see their beaks trying to break out. When I left out for work this morning, there were still only 5 poults that had hatched. So, I still have 5 remaining refrigerated eggs in the incubator. When I get home and if the zipped eggs/poults have not hatched, I will help them out of their eggs. I have to take the hatched poults out and transfer them to their brooder. So either way, something has to be done about the zipped eggs. So that is the update that I have so far on my experiment with hatching turkey eggs that had sat in my refrigerator for 2 weeks. Refrigerated turkey eggs DOhatch! I love your turkey experiment! I may have to try to hatch some refrigerated eggs myself. What was the final outcome? Did the rest of the fridge eggs hatch?
I tried the hen saddles but they didn't work for my girls. I gave them to someone on BYC. They didn't fit my girls well at all. It was a waste of money for me.
For an injured wing, if it were me, I would take an old stocking (toe section cut off) and gently slide it onto her body mobilizing the injured wing against her body. This will allow the wing to remain in place and heal without continuous movements. However, there won't be much flying around for her.
If you think she will stay on the roost without being pecked off, you can help her up. I have helped many a hen on the roost. Do you think she will need help down from the roost in the AM? If so, please don't hesitate to take her down as well. I'm sure she will enjoy being spoiled that way.
But at the same time, you can always think about allowing her to be placed in a quiet area away from the others so that she can heal. However, I noticed that you said that your concern is pecking order, so you may want to leave her with the others. But think about the degree of her wing injury and determine if she should be isolated from the others so that she can heal or if the injury is not bad where she can remain with the others. It will be totally up to you on your options. Good Luck with what you decide. Keep us posted.
Maybe someone else can chime in about the injured wing.
Update: Her wing is still a bit droopy, and she isn't flying out in the yard. She did, however, get up on the high roost by herself. YAY! Maybe she hopped? We removed the rooster during the day but are letting him sleep with the others to stay more dry, and I've been researching how to best cull him (and work up the nerve). He's been aggressive with the younger group of chickens. I do love having him around as he is really beautiful and warns them about the many, many hawks, but I hope our young roo will take on that role in his stead. I haven't worn pantyhose in so long and actually just threw out several pairs when cleaning out my closet last week, but will buy a pair today to put on her. Thanks for your input. I appreciate the help. Always learning so much here.
I tried the hen saddles but they didn't work for my girls. I gave them to someone on BYC. They didn't fit my girls well at all. It was a waste of money for me. :/
For an injured wing, if it were me, I would take an old stocking (toe section cut off) and gently slide it onto her body mobilizing the injured wing against her body. This will allow the wing to remain in place and heal without continuous movements. However, there won't be much flying around for her.
If you think she will stay on the roost without being pecked off, you can help her up. I have helped many a hen on the roost. Do you think she will need help down from the roost in the AM? If so, please don't hesitate to take her down as well. I'm sure she will enjoy being spoiled that way. But at the same time, you can always think about allowing her to be placed in a quiet area away from the others so that she can heal. However, I noticed that you said that your concern is pecking order, so you may want to leave her with the others. But think about the degree of her wing injury and determine if she should be isolated from the others so that she can heal or if the injury is not bad where she can remain with the others. It will be totally up to you on your options. Good Luck with what you decide. Keep us posted.
Maybe someone else can chime in about the injured wing.
Update: Her wing is still a bit droopy, and she isn't flying out in the yard. She did, however, get up on the high roost by herself. YAY! Maybe she hopped? We removed the rooster during the day but are letting him sleep with the others to stay more dry, and I've been researching how to best cull him (and work up the nerve). He's been aggressive with the younger group of chickens. I do love having him around as he is really beautiful and warns them about the many, many hawks, but I hope our young roo will take on that role in his stead. I haven't worn pantyhose in so long and actually just threw out several pairs when cleaning out my closet last week, but will buy a pair today to put on her. Thanks for your input. I appreciate the help. Always learning so much here.
Good sign of her getting up on the high roost. It will take some time but she will be ok.
I have a hen that was roughed up by a rooster about a month ago and I isolated her. She could not walk and her back was punctured. She literally scooted around for about 2 weeks before ever standing on both feet. I don't know what rooster tore her up but he did a good job. I thought that she would die but I gave her a lot of TLC and time to heal. Although it took her 4 weeks to recover, she finally is back to her old self. On her last day in her patient room/brooder, she showed me how well she was by walking to the end of the raised brooder and flying out on her own. I was so proud of her. It was like seeing you child driving a car for the first time.
Keep us posted on her recover. She is lucky to have you.
ALL OF THEM HATCHED !!!!!!!!! When I got home, the one that was trying to get out was not out, so I helped him out and put him back in the incubator to dry off. I was getting nervous and decided to gently open the other eggs. Because the eggs were refrigerated, I was thinking that maybe they were too weak to break out and they were dieing in the eggs, so this is why I helped them out. WRONG DECISION!!!!
I cracked them open and they were still moving around but I could tell that they needed another day or two before they were ready. I will usually leave eggs in even if they are late hatching (just in case) but I didn't do it this time and I should have. It was a mess. Some of the eggs were bleeding a bit and I just knew that I had killed them. So, in an fast attempt to save them, I cut out a few pieces of a towel and wet it with warm water and wrapped the piece of towel around them and placed them back in the incubator. I added more water in the trays to bump up the humidity. I took out the new baby and put him with the others and let him dry in the brooder. I was constantly checking the eggs with no signs of anything. I accepted the fact that I messed up and they died. I cried and layed the guilt trip on myself for being STUPID and jumping the gun.
Well, lo and behold, I woke up the next morning and 1 of them had hatched.
Throughout the day the rest of them hatched. So, I had a perfect hatch of 10 poults. The 6 refrigerated turkey eggs all hatched perfect with no problems. There are no beak issues, no leg issues, no toe issues as of now.
Here is a pic of 6 of them. 4 from the freshly picked turkey egg group and 2 from the refrigerated egg group of 6.
Good afternoon & SO GLAD to have a day of sunshine -- still a lot of water standing but drying out here -
spent the first 1/2 of the day at vet's offices as my Mal had the pressure spike in his bad eye -- it's controllable at the moment but we have an apt at LSU Monday morning & I think this may be time to schedule removal of that eye, as we've done all we can at this point.
Got my car inspected -- ya'll know you can get a TWO - year sticker now? love it!
All poultry looking good here -- I'm w/you Jeff; I so worry about disease when they are in much & mud, but the only bad place left here is one side of my grow-out pen - where the young peas are - rest looks good & yes, I LOVE LOVE LOVE sand - the front part of my big run is nice & dry right now! They are happy & so am I!
Ok. I have a question. I will be getting some chicks in the couple of months. Should I get them from the feed store as I have done in the past with no problem or order off line. I just don't know. I have heard so much bout diseases. I want to get 8 new ones.
Terri, sorry to hear about the pressure spike. Do they use the same instrument that they used years ago where the put a plastic covering over this long round rod and gently press it against the dog's eye to get a pressure reading? They used that on my dog years ago when she had vision problems. I understand about the eye removal. When the vet suggested that on my dog, I cried as if she told me that my eye needed to be removed. It hurt me but as you said, I had done all that I could do. After monthly trips to Texas to the vet specialist, she said there was nothing more she could do. So the vet in Lake Charles did the eye removal. It was a sad day for me. But after seeing my girl bust through those doors with her tongue hanging out and wagging her tail after the surgery when I went to pick her up, I knew that she would be Ok.
Yes, I am aware about the 2 year inspection sticker. Wish they had it available in June when I had mine done.
Terri, sorry to hear about the pressure spike. Do they use the same instrument that they used years ago where the put a plastic covering over this long round rod and gently press it against the dog's eye to get a pressure reading? They used that on my dog years ago when she had vision problems. I understand about the eye removal. When the vet suggested that on my dog, I cried as if she told me that my eye needed to be removed. It hurt me but as you said, I had done all that I could do. After monthly trips to Texas to the vet specialist, she said there was nothing more she could do. So the vet in Lake Charles did the eye removal. It was a sad day for me. But after seeing my girl bust through those doors with her tongue hanging out and wagging her tail after the surgery when I went to pick her up, I knew that she would be Ok.
Yes, I am aware about the 2 year inspection sticker. Wish they had it available in June when I had mine done.
Thank you both -- it's OK -- we've fought a 5 year battle with this & we'll take what comes. Julie they used that instrument you described first this morning & got a very very high reading, which really panicked me- he should've been on the floor screaming in pain if the reading was, in fact, that high -- so I flew across the bridge back to Alex & called LSU & talked to them, then tracked down the only Tomipen instrument in our area - much more up-to-date -- went there & got those readings which were thankfully, much less, so LSU said he could maintain until Monday without having to bring him there today or call in pain meds -- he didn't appear to be in any pain which was what made me question the original reading with the older instrument, plus I know the vets here are not used to dealing with his eye condition or using those instruments--I mean, they got the instruction booklet out both times, does that tell you anything?.
So anyway, whatever happens, happens - he's had five good years of sight & still has a good eye left. If I had it to over again, if one of you was going through this & asked my advice, I'd tell you to take the eye at the very beginning & not have to go through all of the surgeries & eye drops every day & all of that. I really would.
Luvmy chicken - I would not hesitate to get chicks from the feed store -- our feed store here gets them from Ideal -- so if you get them here or direct, you're getting the same chicks -- & they are NPIP & held to health standards.
Update on the turkey eggs in the incubator................ For those who are new to the thread or who may have forgotten about my little experiment, I have 10 turkey eggs in the incubator. 6 of those 10 were eggs that had been in my refrigerator for about 2 weeks. I decided to take them out of the refrigerator and place them in the incubator along with 4 other fresh turkeys eggs that were picked one day. Yesterday was the scheduled hatch day but the eggs started rocking, pipping, zipping and hatching on Monday (1 day early). The first eggs to hatch were the fresh eggs that were NOT in the refrigerator. However the refrigerated eggs were rocking and zipping. Tuesday morning, 1 more poult (fresh egg batch) had hatched. Tuesday evening, (7PM) the other 2 (fresh eggs - NOT the refrigerated eggs) all hatched. Around 8:00PM the first refrigerated egg was zipping open. I could see the poult's beak and he was trying to break out. At 10:00 PM the refrigerated egg/poult had hatched all the way and was 100% fine. Perfect hatch from the 1st refrigerated egg. So that made a total of 5 eggs that had hatched at that time. I couldn't see every refrigerated egg because the babies were all over the place. But the remaining refrigerated eggs that I could see appeared to be zipping still. I could see their beaks trying to break out. When I left out for work this morning, there were still only 5 poults that had hatched. So, I still have 5 remaining refrigerated eggs in the incubator. When I get home and if the zipped eggs/poults have not hatched, I will help them out of their eggs. I have to take the hatched poults out and transfer them to their brooder. So either way, something has to be done about the zipped eggs. So that is the update that I have so far on my experiment with hatching turkey eggs that had sat in my refrigerator for 2 weeks. Refrigerated turkey eggs DOhatch!
