May hatch-a-long

[chickenmama109]

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It won't hurt to try.
There are videos on YouTube showing how to treat sour crop.

thanks i will go find some

 

[chickenmama109]

I don't think that you broke her. Some hens just get up and walk away mid brood.

thanks she has been off all day to day too will she ever go back to being a full time broody

 

[Guido]

How are you enjoying the premier 1 plate? I'm using mine for the first time. I have to keep checking to see if they're alive, because they're so quiet under there!

It seems to be fine, one chick seems to forget what it is for though!

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

thanks she has been off all day to day too will she ever go back to being a full time broody

She probably will, but this clutch most likely will either have to go into the incubator or be tossed.

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

It seems to be fine, one chick seems to forget what it is for though!

I've heard that happens. They supposedly harden a lot faster than with a light.

 

[Guido]

I've heard that happens. They supposedly harden a lot faster than with a light.

Interesting, didn't realise that, I was more interested in the energy efficiency of the plate over a lamp. Good to hear though.

 

[chickenmama109]

She probably will, but this clutch most likely will either have to go into the incubator or be tossed.

thanks she got back on the nest today should i still toss them

 

[sawilliams]

Omg I can't believe she bit me... Ok i can but let's be serious I've had lots of bites but never one that almost draws blood. Did i mention she's broody? 4yrs first time broody and my god is she a mean one. I had another mean broody but i think this on is worse. I got her off the nest the first try and she started pecking my shoes and balking at me. So i got hubby I held her cuase it was about the only safe way and he marked the eggs I didn't count them. I just left her with the eggs she had already minus one that I broke trying to grab her and the guinea egg she had cause 3 is enough... so about about 6 or 7 under a broody...

 

[sawilliams]

thanks she got back on the nest today should i still toss them

Leave them for now try to check then in a few days if they are bad trade out the whole batch for new eggs one for one. It will give her more time to commit

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

Interesting, didn't realise that, I was more interested in the energy efficiency of the plate over a lamp. Good to hear though.

Me too. I live off grid solar, so there's no way I could go the lamp route.
Another thing that's a benefit to the plate is that the occurrences of pasty butt are a lot less. My neighbour has chicks a couple of days older than mine. She's using the lamp and sure enough some of hers are getting it. Mine are spotlessly clean.