MAY 2016 "Land of the Free Because of the brave!" Hatch-a-Long Hosted by, Mike & Sally

[weegarden]

Go special Silkie!!!

Thank you! Still crossing my fingers! It hasn't started zipping yet. I do have 4 rocks out though. I want to see it hatch so badly!

I have one lonely egg that goes into lock down tomorrow. My last rooster..wasn't her for long..too much crowing, but I got one of his fertile eggs to go this long. Hope it makes it through lock down.

I am setting some white silkies tonight..and some blue splash silkies tomorrow night.

Good luck with that one egg. I know how special those can be!

Well my first set of littles went out with the big girls today. Ive been putting them in a crate with them for over a week today we bit the bullet and they have all done great all day! Going the coop tonight was alot of fun though they weren't ready for bed... just like kids!

I really like your feeders as well. We have way too much wasted food around here!

I posted this in the emergency section but I thought I'd add it here incase some of you might know what to do.

One of our 4 week old serama chicks isn't walking. This has been going on for about 5 days now. She is the only one that acts like this. I figured she had botulism because I examined their chick starter and it had mold growth in it. I also found some bright green poop in the bedding. I cleaned out the brooder and got new feed. She eats and drinks well and walks to the food and water when I refill them. She is unstable and shakes.
I feed her boiled egg every morning and they get medicated chick starter during the day. I have tried dissolving vitamin b12 tablets in the water. I also tried vitamin electrolyte mix that has riboflavin. She isn't worse, but she isn't better. Will she ever walk again? Should I do therapy with her? If so, how do I do that?
I have been handling her a lot keeping her away from the others. I noticed that I haven't seen her poop.
Any suggestions would be appreciated! Thank you!

I'm sorry, I don't know what to say to help, but I hope your little chick is ok.

Well i been playing with my babies again and i am a picture taking fool! Ready????????

For the fourth of July lol

Can you say "laid back?"

For Memorial Day

My little dinkiest Ayam. Been giving electrolytes with a dropper. Perking up a bit.

I love taking pictures of my chickens too! Adorable. I really like the 4th of July one, and the Christmas lights one.

They sure are quick to make messes with the water! Not even a day old yet and I can hear them throwing a party in it still.

Aww, adorable. I forgot that these little guys are messy. My daughter begs for them, but we have enough with our chickens right now.

 

[BrieCheese23]

I have one lonely egg that goes into lock down tomorrow.   My last rooster..wasn't her for long..too much crowing, but I got one of his fertile eggs to go this long.  Hope it makes it through lock down. 

I am setting some white silkies tonight..and some blue splash silkies tomorrow night. 

Go little chickie! Fingers crossed for you and good luck with your silkies!

  Aww, these are so cute.  Fast little stinkers aren't they? 

So fast, but right now they just wanna cuddle under my hand and their teddy bear "momma."

Well my first set of littles went out with the big girls today. Ive been putting them in a crate with them for over a week today we bit the bullet and they have all done great all day! Going the coop tonight was alot of fun though they weren't ready for bed... just like kids!

That's a beautiful coop and some beautiful chickens I just want to go sit in there and chill for a while

 

[BrieCheese23]

They sure are quick to make messes with the water! Not even a day old yet and I can hear them throwing a party in it still.

They are soooo messy. My ten ducklings had to move outside into a bigger brooder with their waterers in bowls with rocks on the bottom so the chicks couldn't drown/sit in the water. They just flooded their pen everyday and it stunk everyday. I could've cleaned that out twice a day and it still would've stunk. Now they're outside and I clean every three days instead xD

 

[Wickedchicken6]

I got a new toy

Aaaanddd I filled it.



And there are ten duck eggs in my other one on lockdown too, as well as a few overflow guinea eggs

(That's VERY evil of you, tempting us, well me at least, with your lovely AC eggs)

I got a new toy

Aaaanddd I filled it.



And there are ten duck eggs in my other one on lockdown too, as well as a few overflow guinea eggs

It was the only logical thing to do.
It would be illogical NOT to fill it.

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Hmmmm, I guess I'd say Monday at the moment...lol.

Eggs are due May 16, 18, 19, 23, 30, June 6
The eggs fell in...there wasn't really a plan...

Guinea eggs due on May 23 (broodies, 6) and June 6 (incubator, 13)
I haven't candled the guinea eggs since I gave them to the broodies. Probably check them tonight.
It looks like all the guinea eggs in the 'bator are changing. So far, so good...lol.

 

[BullChick]

I have two Silver Pencil Rocks now. I don't know what is going on with the other pip. I'm really hoping that I get at least one more chick. Obviously I hope for at least one girl. A pair is good too, but I can get a cockerel from someone else for free. I really need a pullet!

 

[weegarden]

Interesting, rock number 4 just came out, but needed a bit of help. The shell was cracked all the way around, but it only zipped the membrane in about two 1/2 inch places. The shell is very thin (old hen), almost crumbled when I touched it, but the membrane was thick and harder to get through. The moisture on the membrane was fine. It was just tough. I wonder if that is why some chicks don't hatch after lockdown for some people. Maybe the shell and the membrane have to be just the right formula of thickness, for the chick to use them together to get out. I just took a pen and unzipped the membrane for it a part of the way, and it is fine. Not sticky or dry or anything. I don't know that it would have gotten out on it's own, because it would have had to zip around one more time. Still waiting on my special silkie. It is taking it's sweet time. But, I will wait it out. It pipped about 24 hours ago, so hopefully it will start unzipping soon.

I want more of these!

 

[Chaos18]

I have two Silver Pencil Rocks now. I don't know what is going on with the other pip. I'm really hoping that I get at least one more chick. Obviously I hope for at least one girl. A pair is good too, but I can get a cockerel from someone else for free. I really need a pullet!

So you have two chicks and a pip?

 

[BullChick]

Interesting, rock number 4 just came out, but needed a bit of help. The shell was cracked all the way around, but it only zipped the membrane in about two 1/2 inch places. The shell is very thin (old hen), almost crumbled when I touched it, but the membrane was thick and harder to get through. The moisture on the membrane was fine. It was just tough. I wonder if that is why some chicks don't hatch after lockdown for some people. Maybe the shell and the membrane have to be just the right formula of thickness, for the chick to use them together to get out. I just took a pen and unzipped the membrane for it a part of the way, and it is fine. Not sticky or dry or anything. I don't know that it would have gotten out on it's own, because it would have had to zip around one more time. Still waiting on my special silkie. It is taking it's sweet time. But, I will wait it out. It pipped about 24 hours ago, so hopefully it will start unzipping soon.

I want more of these!

 

[BullChick]

So you have two chicks and a pip?

Yup! Great band, huh?

 

[Chaos18]

Indeed it would be. Did the malpo hatch? Or is that the pip?