Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

[Brookshire11]

I have to tell you all about my day yesterday. I received my shipment of 4 EE I scored from the OVERHATCH list on Tursday. They arrived yesterday.





One of the chipmunk marked chicks, the one sitting in the pic was not doing well at all. Within an hour it was flat on the floor if the brooder gasping for air. By 7pm it was on his back, legs up in the air. Head all the way back as if it was trying to gas for air. The other three were all ready eating and drinking. I would try to out him on his feet and he would fall over and go straight to his back. I couldn't bring myself to kill him myself as long as he was breathing. His friends stood over him curious Nd sometimes pecking at his feet, I swear almost as if to tell him to get up. I remembered some advice from a dear friend far more knowledgeable than I who had helped me with a weak chick I had hatched on my own. She told me to put some Poly Vi Sol on the side of its beak and it should help it to respond. I figured what the heck, and did so. I also went and got a little glass cup and out some sheepskin in it so he wouldn't get pecked by the other three. I figured at least he'd be safe and comfortable while he passed away. I fully expected this morning to find him dead and I would take the photo and send off to Meyer for a credit. Here a some bad pics if h
Last night. I mean he was very close to death.



Well when I woke up this morning, look what I came to see in the brooder! She has responded a bit and is out if the little cup and standing w the others! He's still quite weak and doing the distress chirping and very wobbly, but I'm so encouraged the little fighter might make it! I am hoping she will. I'll fell better when I see her eating and drinking but one step at a time!


MB

Rooting for her!

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

My Iddy Biddy was similar when she first arrived. Weak all the first day, and then by the time I went to bed, she was lying under the heat lamp and making these gasping motions. I was sure she was a goner, but the next morning, she was up and around like nothing was wrong! Much later, she was the first of that brood to lay. Not bad for the weak little runt of the set! Hoping your baby bounces back like my Iddy Biddy did, MB!

 

[christine9]

So a few things...
This is the nest my broody has been sitting on for a while. I thought it was so cute with all those feathers in there.

My only laying girl (one broody, one molting) is starting to molt. Finding her feathers everywhere! Hoping someone else starts back laying before she stops.

And finally when I went out to the 5 week olds, I thought to myself, these are the cleanest chicks ever! There was no water all over and the ground was cleaned up of crumbles even though there was food still in the feeder. Ha! Turns out the bottle cap waterer has malfunctioned. It was not working at all. Thankfully I got two and could switch if out. I was really hoping to have both out there working, but that's not looking good. A few more weeks and I'll be letting them out in the main area of the coop anyway. Oh my nerves!

 

[Melabella]

Rooting for her!

My Iddy Biddy was similar when she first arrived. Weak all the first day, and then by the time I went to bed, she was lying under the heat lamp and making these gasping motions. I was sure she was a goner, but the next morning, she was up and around like nothing was wrong! Much later, she was the first of that brood to lay. Not bad for the weak little runt of the set!

Hoping your baby bounces back like my Iddy Biddy did, MB!

THank you guys.. I am hoping later when I get home, she will be eating and drinking. I keep dipping her beak very slightly in the water. If this works, everyone should keep a bottle of that stuff close by!

MB

 

[autumnhearth]

I have to tell you all about my day yesterday. I received my shipment of 4 EE I scored from the OVERHATCH list on Tursday. They arrived yesterday.



One of the chipmunk marked chicks, the one sitting in the pic was not doing well at all. Within an hour it was flat on the floor if the brooder gasping for air. By 7pm it was on his back, legs up in the air. Head all the way back as if it was trying to gas for air. The other three were all ready eating and drinking. I would try to put her on her feet and she would fall over and go straight to her back. I couldn't bring myself to kill her myself as long as she was breathing. Her girlfriends stood over her curious and sometimes pecking at her feet, I swear almost as if to tell her to get up. I remembered some advice from a dear friend far more knowledgeable than I who had helped me with a weak chick I had hatched on my own. She told me to put some Poly Vi Sol on the side of its beak and it should help it to respond. I figured what the heck, and did so. I also went and got a little glass cup and out some sheepskin in it so she wouldn't get pecked by the other three. I figured at least she'd be safe and comfortable while she passed away. I fully expected this morning to find him dead and I would take the photo and send off to Meyer for a credit. Here a some bad pics of last night. I mean she was very close to death.

Well when I woke up this morning, look what I came to see in the brooder! She has responded a bit and is out if the little cup and standing w the others! She's still quite weak and doing the distress chirping and very wobbly, but I'm so encouraged the little fighter might make it! I am hoping she will. I'll fell better when I see her eating and drinking but one step at a time!

MB

Aww poor dear! So glad she perked up. Never heard of Poly Vi Sol, interesting. Fingers crossed for her. She's stinkin cute in that pic.

 

[The Howards]

Have you heard back from Meyer yet?
MB

I heard back from them today. This is what I was told....
The flock master and a customer service rep said that the Delaware (?!) and the Columbian are hens, they think the Cochin and Brahma are roos. They gave me credit for the difference in the male/females on my account. So i called and spoke with a lady about them asking if I was mistaken on which were which. Because I can clearly see male characteristics in the one that I think is the Delaware. I forwarded her the pics. She and some others looked at them and think only the cochin is a roo.
Am I missing something?? I know I am not a chicken genius but what is up? So now with 2 different answers from them I am at a loss. The only thing I can do is wait and see.
I'll post the pics again, tell me if I am crazy?!
cochin, the only one that got 2 votes for roo
light brahma, one vote for; one against
Delaware, suprisingly 2 votes against.

columbian, 2 votes against

 

[autumnhearth]

I heard back from them today. This is what I was told....
The flock master and a customer service rep said that the Delaware (?!) and the Columbian are hens, they think the Cochin and Brahma are roos. They gave me credit for the difference in the male/females on my account. So i called and spoke with a lady about them asking if I was mistaken on which were which. Because I can clearly see male characteristics in the one that I think is the Delaware. I forwarded her the pics. She and some others looked at them and think only the cochin is a roo.
Am I missing something?? I know I am not a chicken genius but what is up? So now with 2 different answers from them I am at a loss. The only thing I can do is wait and see.
I'll post the pics again, tell me if I am crazy?!
cochin, the only one that got 2 votes for roo
light brahma, one vote for; one against
Delaware, suprisingly 2 votes against.

columbian, 2 votes against

You're not crazy about the Delaware, those are roo tail feathers. I'm still not sure about the Columbian or Brahma though.

 

[The Howards]

You're not crazy about the Delaware, those are roo tail feathers. I'm still not sure about the Columbian or Brahma though.

thank you for that, i was really starting to question my sanity. i mean i have successfully determined all of my previous roos and drakes. i know that doesn't make me an expert but as you said those feathers!

 

[ChickyChickens]

You're not crazy about the Delaware, those are roo tail feathers. I'm still not sure about the Columbian or Brahma though.

X2

 

[Brookshire11]

X2

X3.....I will be REALLY surprised if you get an egg from your Delaware...lol