***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[Elwood Lightfoot]

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So far none of the POOPS eggs have hatched, the duck eggs will be a bit yet, I have 8 chicks as of this morning but those are from my birds, the Wellsummer eggs mostly candled good a few days ago a few I just couldn't see through well enough to tell for sure LOL They are so dark shelled makes some of them hard to see unless you see it move. Only one of the Campine eggs seemed to have turned out fertile and it's still moving should hatch later, I culled a bunch of duck eggs and Wellsummer around day 14 when I last candled

Considering the Campine eggs came from an auction the week before POOPS and were refrigerated to help "hold" them, if any of them hatch it will be incredible.

It is raining in OKC

I didn't know they were that old LOL I didn't even think about it I held them in the room where the incubator in for almost a week also before I could get them into it, so yeah probably a wonder even the one turned out to develop I sure hope it hatches that might just be one tuff bird LOL

I have 16 so far but still all just my own eggs that I just grabbed at random to fill on up the bator after I got all my POOPS eggs into it, the Wellsummer eggs still look viable but none have even pipped yet,

I made a mistake with my egg turner and broke it

I use a wire piece to keep hatching chicks from falling into the bottom and it also holds the trays from tilting unfortuntly I forgot to turn off the timers to the motor so it either broke the arm that tips the trays or burned up the motor so now I have to turn eggs by hand till I figure out how to fix it and can't do that till this hatch is done, the only eggs left to turn are the duck eggs and the one goose egg I am turning them by hand till I get all the chickies out anyway.

 

[Elwood Lightfoot]

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I'm going to Blanchard to take Maribeth her new fuzzy little friend LOL

Maribeth, Will you be bringing any quart jars of Honey? I am about out and need to buy another jar if you have any,

I'm also going goose-less I may take some geese to the next Cement or Blanchard auctions later. I’ve decided to hang on to them for at least a week or so and last night I herded the whole gaggle (minus the goslings) all into one pen so they could all have plenty of water the mixed up pairs and my Gander trio weren't very happy about it there was a lot of Honking and gnashing of bills, posturing and flapping going on then they all settled down and went swimming in shifts LOL

 

[QueenPeaches]

On my way to the. Airport in about 4 hours!

 

[Elwood Lightfoot]

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Awesome!! That is great news, Really happy for you and Doc both.

 

[BetsyOK]

I used Levamisole soluble pg wormer once for what appeared to be gapeworm. The pullet gaped and made a noise constantly for almost an entire day before I did anything. I didn't ever see any worms--you're supposed to often be able to see them. The levamisole I have is a powder in a measured bottle. You're supposed to mix it in the bottle, but I used 1/4 tsp. to a gallon of water (don't remember where I got the dosage). For whatever reason, very soon after the first dose, the pullet quit gaping altogether. Vashi and I were both amazed. I have no idea how she could have gotten gapeworm. I'd just recently bought her, and when I called the breeder, he said she'd never been on ground. Of course, she had been in a converted horse stall in a barn that was open only sometimes. She's still a healthy hen. I'm not absolutely positive that's what she had, but it fit the symptoms perfectly. I think I also used it a couple of times as an alternate wormer to ivermectin. My memory is not that good anymore, but I know I used it a couple of other times.

 

[artsyrobin]

if anyone finds a female goose.... my poor Mr P is really lonely- no sign of poser, so i suspect she was somethings meal....

we are making a duck/goose area so we won't loose another one- this has been one heck of a year!

 

[Stimpy]

Good afternoon all. Just droppin' in to say hey

-Stimp-

 

[artsyrobin]

HI STIMP!!! How ya doin?

 

[Stimpy]

Hello Robin. How you doin?

 

[Stimpy]

I'm feeling pretty good. I'm getting around better and I hope to be back in the hobby pretty soon.

-Stimp-