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chxmama said:
Gave little chicky another warm bath. Lubed, gloved up and started working the vent area around that eggbound egg again while she rested in the water. Spent a good deal of time massaging and moving all around the egg. I could do complete circles around it, but she just couldn't seem to expel it. Nothing is more frustrating than knowing the solution, but not being able to resolve the problem. Gave up and wrapped her in a towel to let her dry and rest while I cleaned up. Picked her up to dry her some and could see a light brown "bubble" exiting after just a short time. Was able to help her "deliver" a perfect sized soft-shelled pullet egg. I am so relieved and hope I never have to do anything like that again! Massaged the prolapse back in and will let her recoup in her crate while we monitor her healing. Did I mention how relieved I am?! Whew . . . Pic of that stubborn egg cause I know you're the kind of people that appreciate such things! :clap Thanks for talking me through this one. :hugs
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Wow I have a hen that went egg bound there in the fall and I massaged her in the warm water in epsom salt and after a few days and bathes she started perking up again eating drinking again and she is still here wi the egg in her she poops fine. The egg has broke inside of her and she has passed some of the shell. And she is still top of the pecking order out of all of my hens.
 
stake said:
I think the appropriate answer is: get a 50lb bag of grower and get more chicks.....????.....I am using Dumor myself (from TSC)...I have used both Purina and Southbend (Agway), but find the TSC price better....from where I live there's a 4$-5$ difference if I travel about 20 miles west....so I'm more interested in the $$$, personally, I don't think there's an ounce of difference in most 'production' feeds....you might find better at a local mill where you can have it customized to your needs....
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thanks Stake more chicks and my girlfriend will make me live with them.....she loves having them but says we have enough for now
4 turned into 9 pretty quick good think i made the coop bigger than i needed to start...lol. i think i am going to go with layer feed and i saw something call finisher feed may get a 20lb bag of it. Thank u for the help!!!!!
 
stake said:
I think the appropriate answer is: get a 50lb bag of grower and get more chicks.....????.....I am using Dumor myself (from TSC)...I have used both Purina and Southbend (Agway), but find the TSC price better....from where I live there's a 4$-5$ difference if I travel about 20 miles west....so I'm more interested in the $$$, personally, I don't think there's an ounce of difference in most 'production' feeds....you might find better at a local mill where you can have it customized to your needs....
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Lol! Always YES to more chicks. :) TSC in Sadsbury?

Roada Red said:
Wow I have a hen that went egg bound there in the fall and I massaged her in the warm water in epsom salt and after a few days and bathes she started perking up again eating drinking again and she is still here wi the egg in her she poops fine. The egg has broke inside of her and she has passed some of the shell. And she is still top of the pecking order out of all of my hens.
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The egg isn't still inside of her, is it? Sounds like it broke and she was able to pass it? Does she lay eggs again now?
 
Redwolf141 said:
thanks Stake more chicks and my girlfriend will make me live with them.....she loves having them but says we have enough for now
4 turned into 9 pretty quick good think i made the coop bigger than i needed to start...lol. i think i am going to go with layer feed and i saw something call finisher feed may get a 20lb bag of it. Thank u for the help!!!!!
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Ok ggot the new gorls home had them in a dog kennel i set it in the run for about an hour all seemed ok and so i let them oit in yhe run and the crap hit the fan my SLW and SS are relentless on the new EE especially the la ender colored one .....i know they have to establish a pecking order now the the roos are gone.....is the natural or should i do something different?
 
You should not let the new girls in with the other ones yet. First, you need to quarantine them for at least a month. I rarely break this practice. To be honest, I think that putting the poults in from Auroradream is the only time I've broken it. Being that they were just babies, I did it, and hoped!
Second, you always need more than just an hour to integrate a new set of birds with an older set. It usually takes 2 to 4 weeks.
 
MotorcycleChick said:
You should not let the new girls in with the other ones yet. First, you need to quarantine them for at least a month. I rarely break this practice. To be honest, I think that putting the poults in from Auroradream is the only time I've broken it. Being that they were just babies, I did it, and hoped!
Second, you always need more than just an hour to integrate a new set of birds with an older set. It usually takes 2 to 4 weeks.
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ditto that. It can feel like a slow process, but it does make integration much more seamless and happier for all involved - chickens and chicken keepers alike! There will still be pecking, but they will be accustomed to one another if first they are quarantined and then allowed to see each other but be separated by fencing or cage or otherwise for a few weeks.

AnneInTheBurbs said:
We are under contract for the sale of our home! Now just to find a new home.

Hubs and I saw the new Xmen movie tonight. Was so excited to see Silkie chickens in it! No, really!
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Lol - chickens rule.
 
Got our first blue egg from one of the CCL girls today. I love when new pullets come to POL. It's like Christmas every day waiting to see who will lay the next egg and what color it will be.
The blue is nice, but I would love if it were more distinctly blue. It definitely different from the olive eggs, but it still makes me think more greenish than blue. It's kinda like a light sky or aqua-ish blue color? Will post some comparison pics w/ the other eggs when I get a chance.
 
chxmama said:
Got our first blue egg from one of the CCL girls today. I love when new pullets come to POL. It's like Christmas every day waiting to see who will lay the next egg and what color it will be.
The blue is nice, but I would love if it were more distinctly blue. It definitely different from the olive eggs, but it still makes me think more greenish than blue. It's kinda like a light sky or aqua-ish blue color? Will post some comparison pics w/ the other eggs when I get a chance.
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There is a lot of variability in blue (and dark brown) egg layers. Her eggs may turn more blue later as the "brown paint" gets used up. Green is a combination of blue (that goes all the way through the shell) and brown (surface color, like paint). Many blue egg layers have some genes to produce a little brown pigment. Some breeders prefer a turquoise color and some go for "baby blue", but both colors can fade a little as the pullets lay more eggs. I have some older blue egg sexlinks that are now laying eggs that are so pale as to pass for white if you don't place them next to a white egg. It is partially that they have laid so many eggs that their supply of the blue is greatly reduced. That's not something I'm prepared to complain about. My pure Ameraucanas lay a very consistent blue egg because they lay fewer eggs per hen. Dark egg layers are even worse, breeding for a very dark Marans egg means you want them to lay very few eggs.

Generally, I find my CCL are less saturated blue than the Ams, though the young Jill Reese CCL pullets are laying eggs that equal the Ams in color (but not yet in size). Again, I'm pretty sure it's because the Ams are not laying as many eggs.

I'm amazed at the number of people that are looking for green egg layers. I have sold every olive egger I've hatched this year and last (except for 1 slow week).
 

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