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

[DwayneNLiz]

#8 was out and about when I got home.... 100% hatch from lockdown!! (66% from start of incubation..) The broody currently has 4 of the babies under her... Gonna try and slip some more under her after dark tonight. She's being such a good mommy to the first 4... So cute!

Yayy!

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 have no idea but good luck!!

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!

Look at those fluff butts!

Thankfully never had to have a doc sew anything besides the back of my head. Glad to hear that the Barbiebator is doing good.

Hopefully you get good results tonight.

back of your head?? bar fight brawl lol

I've been gone a few days, skipped lots of posts. Congrats to those with new chicks and to those who failed don't give up. My Broody has now been sitting for 31 days today is day 20 for her egg so hopefully we'll see a cute chickie either today or tomorrow. The egg is from a Rosecomb bantam and La Bresse mix hen and the rooster is an Easter Egger. Does anyone know if the Pea comb or the Rosecomb is dominant? I'm hoping for a Rosecomb on this chick if it hatches!

 

[Chaos18]

back of your head?? bar fight brawl lol

Actually it was from a bar stool................and a hammer...................and a swimming pool.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Day 20.5: Went down this morning and its a 3 ring circus! At least 15 chicks hatched, but there is no way to count these clowns. love love love this!

SWEEETTTTTTT

As of 5:45 am this morning my 3-9 5-10 hatch is almost over. I think there is 7 eggs left in bator. due to hatch the 10th. there is 87 chicks in the brooder.
this is what hatched
RR 17
wheaten marans 16
white marans 8

wheaten amerucana pen2 3
wheaten amerucana pen 2 1
brahma 2
clb x cuckoo 18
sf 1
bra x nn 9
3 un mark eggs 3
had a great hatch I set on my hands so I dont open the the bator.. Will check on the last 7 tonight to see what is happening....

FULL BROODERS!!! CONGRATS!!!

2 of our turkey eggs have pipped!

YAY!!!!! come on turkey!!

Woke up this morning to a text. My friends order of chicks were all DOA when they got to the post office. So sad.

Then I went into my chick room and find this.....



They think I'm mommy. They huddle under my hand when I go in there.

dawwwwwwwwww

I see the centerfold for the 2017 BYC calendar!!!

YOU KNOW IT!!

I've been gone a few days, skipped lots of posts. Congrats to those with new chicks and to those who failed don't give up. My Broody has now been sitting for 31 days today is day 20 for her egg so hopefully we'll see a cute chickie either today or tomorrow. The egg is from a Rosecomb bantam and La Bresse mix hen and the rooster is an Easter Egger. Does anyone know if the Pea comb or the Rosecomb is dominant? I'm hoping for a Rosecomb on this chick if it hatches!

THERE YOU ARE!!!! welcome back!!! ohhhh I cant wait to see her and her babies!!!! and I have no clue on combstuffs!!!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

@Sally Sunshine

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Actually it was from a bar stool................and a hammer...................and a swimming pool.

not sure i should ask lol

 

[Sally Sunshine]

@Sally Sunshine

oh how pretty!!!!

Good mornin Liz!!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

oh how pretty!!!!

Good mornin Liz!!

Big plans for the day?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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Gotta start a FB group for the new pups, we start temps today!! she is due next week! I am way behind!! she is already digging in the whelpng box and I only got it set up last night!! DOH

 

[Chaos18]

Three separate incidents. Bar stool was wrestling with my brothers. Hammer was when I was little and hooked the back of my head with the claw. Pool was.....actually neither pool incident got stitches. First one was doing a back flip in the kiddie pool.....dumb idea. Second one I sliced open my eyebrow swimming underwater and hitting the steps. The second one bled......a lot.

 

[Chaos18]

Probably should have had stitches for the eyebrow but I didn't so we just held it together with butterfly strips.