Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Amy PT]

@Brennigan with all of the concern about the pecking and the silkie vent, you were not properly congratulated on chick # 2, 3 and 4. You officially have a flock, now, Congrats!

 

[Our Roost]

Its okay to quote something something someone stated as long as it is for reference to subject matter only and not to undermine the individual whom provided it. If you have your own perspective on a subject matter, provide it. A little Tongue and cheek back at ya.

 

[Peep-Chicken]

https://vine.co/v/hrAYulbV5T3

 

[Brennigan]

https://vine.co/v/hrAYulbV5T3

bookmarked that!

 

[Opa]

I'll be glad when the weather breaks and I can once again separate my flocks. I have a laying flock of BSL & ISA browns, a small flock of bantam Vorwerks, and my flock of Welsummers. I'm getting anxious to hatch out some chicks but will wait until the weather is warm enough for brooding to not be such a hassle. I probably won't set any eggs until April.

Just a quick reminder for those hatching chicks for the first time. Don't for any reason open your incubator until you are certain the hatch is over. Newly hatched chicks can easily survive three days after hatching before needing food or water. If this wasn't so, hatcheries would never be able to ship chicks anywhere.

Opening the incubator lowers both the temperature and the humidity which can adversely affect the unhatched eggs. In fact having hatched chicks in the incubator signals the others that it is time to escape.

Also it's a good idea to have either some Nutri-Drench or some electrolytes on hand to give the newly hatched birds when you do removed them from the incubator. I use a syringe to give the invigorating solution. While holding the chick place a couple of drops on their beak. While plain water will suffice, the enhanced water will help with your chicks overall vigor.

 

[RaZ]

Also it's a good idea to have either some Nutri-Drench or some electrolytes on hand to give the newly hatched birds when you do removed them from the incubator. I use a syringe to give the invigorating solution. While holding the chick place a couple of drops on their beak. While plain water will suffice, the enhanced water will help with your chicks overall vigor.

It's also a good idea to keep some of this on hand. Both for new chicks and adult birds that might be experiencing any kind of stress.
Something that you should have in your chicken first aid kit.

 

[Peep-Chicken]

It's also a good idea to keep some of this on hand. Both for new chicks and adult birds that might be experiencing any kind of stress. Something that you should have in your chicken first aid kit.

I have those sane packets in the garage. I might have forgot you use them on both batches of chicks last year. This year, I will remember!

 

[preciouskitty]

@Opa
That last funny was HILARIOUS

 

[Peep-Chicken]

Dang chicken. Just laid a egg and started singing, for several minutes. Woke the whole house up!

 

[fuzzybutt love]

THAT MOMENT
when you actually count your "couple of eggs" from your chosen few breeder hens and realize you have over 30 there
Doh!
I don't think i can wait so long for my test hatch; i am paranoid that i'll lose one of the birds and .....well i DO like fuzzy butts! . I really can't hatch that many though! I do want at least one roo from my hopie hen. She's the most like her mom, so with this lovey roo as her mate the baby *should* be a nice one. This roo seems ok with sharing space with another male so i think if i had the right one with him it would help overall with the project.