Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[WalnutHill]

It sure was clever to build a basement under your garage. No one is going to find your moose there!

 

[snowflake]

So I have my chicks, picked them up tuesday, and of the ten all are doing well but one. It is the smallest, and while it doesn't appear sick, it is not as active as the others and I've noticed that it seems to prefer to sleep standing up. She had a pasty butt this morning so I cleaned her up and she squawked quite loudly and peeped for quite a while after I put her back. I also cleaned her up again tonight. Tomorrow, I will try grinding some chick crumbles to powder and mixing in some plain yogurt for her. I'm worried that she may just be a runt and failure to thrive. I really don't want to lose her, she's one of my two GLW and they're the ones I got purely because they're so pretty. Do you think I need to separate her, bring her in the house and care for her?

Any other suggestions on what to do? I've read through the treads on pasty butt.

I would not separate, if she lives she will have a hard time fitting into the flock again and if she doesn't most likely she doesn't have anything that will harm her flock mates


thank you all I needed a good laugh this morn, sorry it was at Raz, expense

 

[zndzant]

I would not separate, if she lives she will have a hard time fitting into the flock again and if she doesn't most likely she doesn't have anything that will harm her flock mates


thank you all I needed a good laugh this morn, sorry it was at Raz, expense

Thanks snowflake. I checked on her in the night, and again this morning. I actually saw her eat and drink, and she seems a little stronger. I need to clean her pasty butt again this morning, and then I will powderize some chick crumbles for her and sprinkle in some probiotic. I did notice that she has one toe that seems to be "webbed" further out toward the end than the others, keeping the toe from spreading out as much. She favors it some, but it doesn't seem to hinder her movement, so I don't know. Maybe she is just genetically defective somehow, but I will do what I can to help her live.

 

[gladahmae]

Hahahahhaha! You guys crack me up!



Mama has her little chick out. The other hens can't figure out what to do with it. And I egg-topsied the ones that didn't hatch. 2 non-starters, 2 that were fully formed but never pipped (looked pretty wet in there), and one mid-way quitter. I marked all the eggs the CURRENT broody has....I have no idea how long those have been under her.

 

[zndzant]

Another day down and my runt GLW seems to be holding her own. No more pasty butt today, and she is still eating and drinking. I did put probiotic in their water this morning. I don't know if it helped or if the pasty butt cleared up with cleaning her. I don't think she's out of the woods yet, but I am beginning to be cautiously optimistic.
I guess only time will tell.

 

[HokeHatchery]

Hello,

Pleased to meet you. I am new here from NC. Now live in N. Michigan. So there are no misunderstandings - I don't run a hatchery. I did hatch chicks this winter though and they are all still alive. We did this in the coop in Wexford County with hens only. All the chicks but one are still alive. One chick on its second day fell asleep under a feed tray and did not wake up - frozen solid.

The 21 day science did not apply. They hatched at varying times. Some are bantam Cochin mixed with Barnevelder and some are OEs. Just a bunch of hybrid birds. We were wondering if it would work. Were x'd 5 to 6 eggs under each of the bantam hens and they went to work. They are all in the other shed now under some lights because its going down to 28 tonight and its May 14. I can't believe this weather - yuck. Good luck!

Later!

 

[Folly's place]

Welcome! Spring will return next week, or so they say... Mary

 

[1muttsfan]

Welcome to BYC and the Michigan thread

While eggs hatch after around 21 days of incubation, your hens may have laid eggs on different days in the nests used by your broody hens, causing the appearance of different gestation lengths.

 

[JackieandChicks]

Found one of my 4 week old chicks hung up on one strand of chicken wire..she must have backed into it somehow and then it went through her wing. Got her off, removed the wire, but the wing itself seems to have damaged tendons/muscles. I used vetwrap to bind it up, and since she was so stressed being away from her flockmates, I turned her loose with them to see what she would do. First thing, dived into the feed dish after some wobbling and getting her balance back. I left her out there with her with them as she seemed not stressed at all and we all know that is so important to their healing I hope she didn't damage anything permanently in her wing so I don't have to make a sling for her to wear or have her wing amputated...I only know of one vet to hit up for that kind of surgery (hint hint) LO!

 

[WalnutHill]

At four weeks, healing powers are great and bodyweight is still relatively light, so here's hoping that she comes around.