Maine

[PollyC]

There is a Facebook page for the Wilton swap.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/358608147587817/

 

[thatsjustducky]

thank you polly

 

[hoppy]

and here is a link for the Waterville Swap
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...icken-swap-farm-days-saturday-april-13th-2013

 

[ashandvine]

Turkeys officially suck to try to raise by yourself, as in not with a broody momma turkey. I have one poult so far and it is ... pathetic. Not in a good way. Its legs are all over, I think something happened in the egg too because I saw a hemmorhage (?) in there. Its umbilical is not closed up like it should be but dry like there is poo stuck on it. It still hasn't got its legs under it or walking. I have two chicks in there that are about the same age and they were supposed to help it learn to eat and drink. It just flops around and seems like a fish out of water. This momma turkey better hurry up and hatch her own cuz I am not good at this at all.

On another note: the geese have laid an egg which is great but ... not. Now he is very protective. Even as a 'cobra bird' (what SO calls them) they are still pretty good. Their pen is slowly getting finished. It will be so nice to have them out of the barn and onto grass.

And here is one of the fluffiest chicks I have ever seen. Even pics don't do it justice. I saw it and wanted to call it chewbacca.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Turkeys officially suck to try to raise by yourself, as in not with a broody momma turkey. I have one poult so far and it is ... pathetic. Not in a good way. Its legs are all over, I think something happened in the egg too because I saw a hemmorhage (?) in there. Its umbilical is not closed up like it should be but dry like there is poo stuck on it. It still hasn't got its legs under it or walking. I have two chicks in there that are about the same age and they were supposed to help it learn to eat and drink. It just flops around and seems like a fish out of water. This momma turkey better hurry up and hatch her own cuz I am not good at this at all.

On another note: the geese have laid an egg which is great but ... not. Now he is very protective. Even as a 'cobra bird' (what SO calls them) they are still pretty good. Their pen is slowly getting finished. It will be so nice to have them out of the barn and onto grass.

And here is one of the fluffiest chicks I have ever seen. Even pics don't do it justice. I saw it and wanted to call it chewbacca.

I had a floppy one last year and even his neck was floppy. He'd stare at the ceiling. I ended up snipping its neck off after 2 days of it not getting better. Everyone says they're much more fragile than chicks, and I think it's true. Sorry yours may come to this.

 

[kinsey228]

Ashandvine, I am so sorry about your poult. On a better note, I am up to 4 Dominique babies, and it looks like 3 girls and a boy, and still more haching. The Red Dorkings are trying to hatch too, along with the Marans and 1 Ameraucana eggs that are left. It's a good thing they're hatching today, or I would be at the Wilton swap. (It's only 5 miles from my house)

 

[hoppy]

try this, stop trying to get your humidity up so much .....but for this chick, stick it in a tall glass for a day or so, sometimes this is all it takes for them to get their feet where they need to be. it won't need to eat or drink for 2 days and it will give it time to absorb that cord.
once i learned to stop messing with the humidity, I'd had better hatches.

Turkeys officially suck to try to raise by yourself, as in not with a broody momma turkey. I have one poult so far and it is ... pathetic. Not in a good way. Its legs are all over, I think something happened in the egg too because I saw a hemmorhage (?) in there. Its umbilical is not closed up like it should be but dry like there is poo stuck on it. It still hasn't got its legs under it or walking. I have two chicks in there that are about the same age and they were supposed to help it learn to eat and drink. It just flops around and seems like a fish out of water. This momma turkey better hurry up and hatch her own cuz I am not good at this at all.

 

[hoppy]

I've got to take and post a picture of the "Most adorable duckling" it's a chocolate call duck with a white stripes running back from the beak to the eyes, I'm in love!!

 

[kinsey228]

try this, stop trying to get your humidity up so much .....but for this chick, stick it in a tall glass for a day or so, sometimes this is all it takes for them to get their feet where they need to be. it won't need to eat or drink for 2 days and it will give it time to absorb that cord.
once i learned to stop messing with the humidity, I'd had better hatches.

I had a problem with my hatches until I started doing the dry incubation method. Now, I am having wonderful results!

 

[Egiroux]

Anyone have any barred rock chicks under 2 weeks old? Just looking for 1 or 2 - Brunswick area