***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[emach0301]

Congrats!!! I can't wait tell I get some out of mine.

congrats emach first eggs are always so exciting.

Thank you all! I screamed with joy when I saw them! My husband came running like something was wrong, and as soon as he realized I was yelling over some "dumb ol' eggs" He rolled his eyes and snapped this picture really quick. He was nowhere near as excited as I was!!!

 

[artsyrobin]

Had an uneventful trip home and the geese were in fine form upon arrival

Glad to hear they made it, and hope things settle out with him- i do miss his talking all the time, but the inlaws are alot happier without them here...

Hi everyone, I have to share with you that I got my first couple of eggs yesterday! I am so excited! I am hoping they have more for me when I get home today! I am such a proud chicken mommy!

i can SO RELATE! It is so exciting and hopefully that never changes






my other silkie chick is hanging on, been giving her drops of corvid and making sure she is eating, giving her mush made in the corvid water- wouldn't have given her to last till noon today and suddenly she is eating, walking and chirping....


and here is a cute one for you... they are ranging with mom now and are fun to watch

 

[Poco Pollo]

Poco, my broody girl accepted them. Gary posted pics on FB, but I can't forward them at work.


Did that one that was pipping last night ever make it out?

That's great news about your broodie.

I have not opened the hatcher today to check. If I stand with my ear near the vent in the back of the Sportsman, I can hear tiny "piff, piff" noises now and then. I will remove any late hatchers and discard unhatched eggs tomorrow morning. When I asked DH if he thought the basement flooding could have contributed to my recent poor hatches, he agreed it was possible and asked me to purchase more anti-mold, anti-fungus spray and retreat the floors, walls, and ceiling tiles in the basement. His allergies and asthma have been worse since the basement problems began. Maybe the fist two spray treatments did not kill all the mold and fungus present after the flooding. I'm going to use a different brand than the restoration company used. Maybe we're dealing with a newfangled form of basement yuck

 

[cathiesue]

What do ya'll use for band for the chickens legs for identification? Zip ties? Is this something i can buy someshere?

 

[sdsknifeworks]

I'm about at my wits end here. I'm wide open to any advice. I came home early to check on my one remainging buff and found her acting like the one did yesterday before it died. She was in the coop acting anxious and panting. Making a sound almost like gurgling. I moved her out of the coop, installed a fan and let her back in. While she was out in the run she was acting extremely anxious to get back into the coop. When I let her back in she walked around for a minute and then went from nest box to nest box scratching, laying, moving around, and then moving to the next box. Almost like she was trying to lay. I left her alone for about 20 minutes but when I came back she had not calmed down. I brought her in the house in a pet carrier and have her in a quiet room with the ceiling fan going. I gave her some water but she wasn't interested. I gave her a small piece of watermelon and she took a few bites of that.

She has been inside for about 30-40 minutes now and she does seem to be calming down.

Could this be some kind of complication with laying? I got two australorps at the same time. They aren't laying yet and both of them are calm and acting completely normal.

If anyone has suggestions on what to do now please let me know.

SDS

 

[our 5acre farm]

Thank you all! I screamed with joy when I saw them! My husband came running like something was wrong, and as soon as he realized I was yelling over some "dumb ol' eggs" He rolled his eyes and snapped this picture really quick. He was nowhere near as excited as I was!!!

and thats why u r on byc and not him, lol its ok that he wasnt, not everyone can be as cool as we are. lol

 

[MacGuyver]

I would think, though, that if you are always medicating and premedicating for everything as some do, the genetics of immune systems break down. For instance, one organic method for disease control (the one I use) is to cull if the animal is unable to fight off a disease on its own. This way, the only critters you ever have in your flock are the ones that have the genetics for strong immune systems. By medicating for everything, the animal is given a crutch and those with naturally weak immune systems survive to pass on their traits.

So, in a sense, it is true that you create both stronger bugs, and weaker hosts that need the medicinal crutch to survive. A double whammy.

Least, that makes sense to me, anyway.

Now in a population sense, rather than an individual sense, that is true. You will have a healthier flock with better immune systems if you cut the head off anything that sniffles.

 

[artsyrobin]

I'm about at my wits end here. I'm wide open to any advice. I came home early to check on my one remainging buff and found her acting like the one did yesterday before it died. She was in the coop acting anxious and panting. Making a sound almost like gurgling. I moved her out of the coop, installed a fan and let her back in. While she was out in the run she was acting extremely anxious to get back into the coop. When I let her back in she walked around for a minute and then went from nest box to nest box scratching, laying, moving around, and then moving to the next box. Almost like she was trying to lay. I left her alone for about 20 minutes but when I came back she had not calmed down. I brought her in the house in a pet carrier and have her in a quiet room with the ceiling fan going. I gave her some water but she wasn't interested. I gave her a small piece of watermelon and she took a few bites of that.

She has been inside for about 30-40 minutes now and she does seem to be calming down.

Could this be some kind of complication with laying? I got two australorps at the same time. They aren't laying yet and both of them are calm and acting completely normal.

If anyone has suggestions on what to do now please let me know.

SDS

do you have a dog crate you can put her in, with food, water, and cover it to keep her quiet? if it is a stress situation, that could defuse it- can you list to her chest- is there gurgling??

 

[sdsknifeworks]

Artsrobyn, I do have her in a crate. I don't have it covered as I wanted there to be good airflow in case heat was the culprit. She has eaten about half of the watermelon and is resting calmly.

That "gurgling" sound is gone now. I'm definitely no expert but it seemed to be something to do with the heat.

Not sure what I'm going to do with her. I can't be home every day to bring her in the house like this. But I can't exactly leave her outside in the heat if she is going to get like this every day.

SDS

 

[jcatblum]

SDS-- When I hear a bird gurgle I think CRD. If she continues to show signs of acting ill you could do tylan 50 injections. If you were closer I could offer you some water soluble meds that I have had good results with. To me it is odd since the other bird didn't act sick.

Elwood I think it was you looking for an attic fan. (if not then it was another chicken person at the auction). I spotted an attic fan on CL for $60. If I was closer I would snatch it up. Think it was Norman area.

Also spied some LF Cochins says 1/2 grown. Blue, black, splash.
In a seperate ad I saw silkies from NPIP flock as well.