NY chicken lover!!!!

[Desiree Brown]

my broody just got off her eggs this is what I found. Due to hatch this week... What should I do????

 

[JLaw]

my broody just got off her eggs this is what I found. Due to hatch this week... What should I do????

I have no idea about one like that. Going to need something to seal good I would think. Maybe super glue? thin coat if you put it on too thick it wont dry fast could maybe glue a plastic bag to that part. Personally I've yet to read about anyone having that bad of a break and trying to fix it. Only problem with glueing it when it goes to break out going to be harder to break that part I would think. Best of luck to you though.

 

[Lynzi777]

Morning All, woke up to my last little Silkie egg hatched. An all white one...weird considering the parents are lavender...anyway. Just got done saving it because it got kicked out from under mama and was just laying there cold barely breathing! Still wasn't even completely dry yet from hatching. So I raced it inside took the blow dryer to it and it's doing much better now. All dried out and fluffy and chirping! I have it under a heat lamp for now until it gets moving around on its own enough to fight for a spot under mama when I put it back with the others. Here's the last of the hatch...

 

[Desiree Brown]

I have no idea about one like that. Going to need something to seal good I would think. Maybe super glue? thin coat if you put it on too thick it wont dry fast could maybe glue a plastic bag to that part. Personally I've yet to read about anyone having that bad of a break and trying to fix it.  Only problem with glueing it when it goes to break out going to be harder to break that part I would think.  Best of luck to you though.

When I opened the coop this am my EE hen was on them. My broody pheonix got back on and my EE kept trying to get in her box and was pecking at her. I don't know why all of a sudden. I have treys to move her once and she wouldn't sit on the eggs. I feel like I have to move her. I don't know how or where. Especially if my EE hen is now attacking her. How should I move her? I've never done this before. Would a dog crate in the coop work?

 

[rancher hicks]

I just can't catch up.

 

[boskelli1571]

I'm no expert, not a vet, or even a nurse yet. I was just paranoid about getting sick from my birds and earned credit for researching it for a project. What I found was that the really bad outbreaks involved large scale egg production facilities where the birds were kept in tight horrible conditions. If an egg shell is washed within a reasonable amount of time after it's laid, there's no reason why intestinal bacteria should be inside a product of the reproductive tract, unless of course the laying birds are really sick and the conditions the eggs come out in are filthy. I found that eggs from backyard chickens are much safer than large scale production eggs.

If there is a fear that ones birds are sick which is valid w rumors about Mt Healthy birds, one might contact their vet. A test could be as easy as bringing a poop sample to the vet office. Then ask the vet what the next step is. In sure there is treatment available.
In the mean time, wash hands, wash eggs which are to be eaten, and enjoy chicken therapy.

I wonder sometimes if periodically large companies submit propaganda about how "dangerous" back yard chicken eggs are so that the masses are afraid to eat anything but the tasteless cheap eggs from those poor caged hens.

I think you are correct. Nothing threatens profit like people growing/farming/tending their own! Obviously it's more humane to be closer to your food source too. Big Ag/gov't are the same the world over. I too, did a research project when I lived in England. It was about BSE (mad cow disease) and we were able to prove that all concerned knew about the risks before the disease broke out......but were 'surprised' when it happened.

People lose their lives on a daily basis because of decisions made in the name of profit. OK - I'm off my soapbox now

 

[why do birds]

I'm no expert, not a vet, or even a nurse yet. I was just paranoid about getting sick from my birds and earned credit for researching it for a project. What I found was that the really bad outbreaks involved large scale egg production facilities where the birds were kept in tight horrible conditions. If an egg shell is washed within a reasonable amount of time after it's laid, there's no reason why intestinal bacteria should be inside a product of the reproductive tract, unless of course the laying birds are really sick and the conditions the eggs come out in are filthy. I found that eggs from backyard chickens are much safer than large scale production eggs.

If there is a fear that ones birds are sick which is valid w rumors about Mt Healthy birds, one might contact their vet. A test could be as easy as bringing a poop sample to the vet office. Then ask the vet what the next step is. In sure there is treatment available.
In the mean time, wash hands, wash eggs which are to be eaten, and enjoy chicken therapy.

I wonder sometimes if periodically large companies submit propaganda about how "dangerous" back yard chicken eggs are so that the masses are afraid to eat anything but the tasteless cheap eggs from those poor caged hens.

Excellent research paper! That research sounds more like a doctorate project, very good, practical work!

Yes, I wouldn't be surprised if the big chicken companies use propaganda. The pharmaceutical companies use it all the time to promote unwarranted vaccines. For example the hepatitis b vaccine. When it was first being "pushed" in the 1990's there was a warning that had to be read to all of the medical students in my class prior to receiving. The nurse administering the vaccine read that this "vaccine does not cause multiple sclerosis". The same vaccine is being pushed today with multiple sclerosis listed as a rare adverse event. Some of these "rare" adverse events are a direct result of product contamination, often by DNA strand particulate matter or other particulate matter. Since the vaccine manufacturers cannot be sued (like other drug manufacturers can) they have no incentive to provide a less contaminated vaccine product. Vaccines in the USA are a great example of a failed check and balance system.

I wish you the best in your future career in nursing! It sounds like your going to be a fantastic nurse! You have a great mind for research!

 

[Nuttyfrom6kids]

Morning All, woke up to my last little Silkie egg hatched. An all white one...weird considering the parents are lavender...anyway. Just got done saving it because it got kicked out from under mama and was just laying there cold barely breathing! Still wasn't even completely dry yet from hatching. So I raced it inside took the blow dryer to it and it's doing much better now. All dried out and fluffy and chirping! I have it under a heat lamp for now until it gets moving around on its own enough to fight for a spot under mama when I put it back with the others. Here's the last of the hatch...

Aww cute little silkie. One of your parents has white some where in the line which is not unusual. Although he may turn into a porcelain he does look more yellowish in the picture.

 

[Lynzi777]

Aww cute little silkie. One of your parents has white some where in the line which is not unusual. Although he may turn into a porcelain he does look more yellowish in the picture.

I brought home a splash hen from Henny that is this same color. It's possible it could be a splash. I thought in order to get white chicks you need and white x white pairing.

 

[JLaw]

LOL the cuckoo frizzle sizzle roo trys to run up on me. He pecked my son this morning. He cant see so he runs up on you sideways or shuffles away from you. I almost flicked him in the head to make him stop but has vaulted skull and rather not kill him over it.