Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[Fire Ant Farm]

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Yeah, and my back IS giving out!!! Honestly, the fact that I skinned 7 of them is probably the only reason I'm still able to walk...

- Ant Farm

 

[Skink]

My silkie hatched out these two sweet loves! They just left the nest this morning. The white is NN and the black Nn, I think.I was surprised by how bare the white one's tummy and sides are! I knew that a homozygous would be way balder but I still managed to be shocked, whoops.


Benjamin Button is doing well now Their foot actually looked awful after being splinted and hobbled to try and correct the curled toes, but given some time out of the bandaging it looks a lot better. There is another egg hatching out in the coop right now and I think it is another scaleless! We'll see.

 

[Skink]

Hey @Kassaundra I know you had problems with Rudy when he hatched, so I was wondering if you could give me a little advice on the scaleless I just hatched! They took forever, had to do an artificial external pip for them, then I decided to assist once I saw the membrane changing to an alarming color. Membrane didn't bleed at all and I'm experienced with assist hatching, but they still came out with an unclosed navel. Very little bleeding thank goodness! I did see some yolky substance in the egg, so worried about possible rupture that I can't see. I put polysporin on the opening and put them in a small cup to cradle them like the egg. They seem weak but they are alive at all! I guess the ideal course of action is to keep them inactive, warm and clean until the opening closes? I feel like I must be missing something.

 

[Kassaundra]

Hey @Kassaundra I know you had problems with Rudy when he hatched, so I was wondering if you could give me a little advice on the scaleless I just hatched! They took forever, had to do an artificial external pip for them, then I decided to assist once I saw the membrane changing to an alarming color. Membrane didn't bleed at all and I'm experienced with assist hatching, but they still came out with an unclosed navel. Very little bleeding thank goodness! I did see some yolky substance in the egg, so worried about possible rupture that I can't see. I put polysporin on the opening and put them in a small cup to cradle them like the egg. They seem weak but they are alive at all! I guess the ideal course of action is to keep them inactive, warm and clean until the opening closes? I feel like I must be missing something.

Rudy's hernia was significant and had to be bandaged w/ "over alls" I made out of vet wrap, so it would stick to itself enough to hold shape, but not stick to the fragile skin of a newly hatched chick. I have noticed smaller ones will dry, heal and reabsorb on their own, unless they start bleeding from them before they dry (they the "hernia")

I have also dusted w/ a little corn starch to speed up the drying. (flour might work, but I don't ever have flour in the house since I'm allergic)

 

[draye]

My silkie hatched out these two sweet loves! They just left the nest this morning. The white is NN and the black Nn, I think.I was surprised by how bare the white one's tummy and sides are! I knew that a homozygous would be way balder but I still managed to be shocked, whoops. Benjamin Button is doing well now Their foot actually looked awful after being splinted and hobbled to try and correct the curled toes, but given some time out of the bandaging it looks a lot better. There is another egg hatching out in the coop right now and I think it is another scaleless! We'll see.

I'd say both are NaNa. Neither have a bow tie.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

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Kassaundra, this makes me wonder... Since your flock carries scaleless, I wonder if the difficulties in your hatches, with so many needing assistance, are related to this, and not an evil possessed incubator...

Just an idle thought, since otherwise your poor hatching results didn't make sense...

- Ant Farm

 

[Kassaundra]

Kassaundra, this makes me wonder... Since your flock carries scaleless, I wonder if the difficulties in your hatches, with so many needing assistance, are related to this, and not an evil possessed incubator...

Just an idle thought, since otherwise your poor hatching results didn't make sense...

- Ant Farm

No this problem started w/ the incubator before I had scaleless in the flock. Others that hatch my eggs from different incubators have not had this problem.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

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Ah, OK. It was just a thought. (Your crazy incubator is such a puzzle!!!)

 

[Hen Stefani]

I didn't even know Polish came in NN! He was a handsome boy. I'm sorry for your loss

Thanks! Until i got him, i had no idea they existed either.

He reminded me of a little vulture.

 

[DesertChic]

Thanks! Until i got him, i had no idea they existed either.

He reminded me of a little vulture.

I'm seeing a hint of Cruella DeVille myself. That is one adorably fancy little NN.