Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[fisherlady]

@AnneInTheBurbs
So cute to see your pups and broodies.
I would say your hen is in good hands, since bumblefoot is just a pocketed infection I would say 'bumbleface' is as good of a name as any. I have seen similar in birds with small cuts or feather shaft problems which have gotten dirt into them....they sort of become a blackhead kind of thing which often can be 'popped out', leaving behind a pit which can then be flushed out and packed with some triple antibiotic. Usually once we have done that the 'pit' closes up rather quickly. Depending on its location (and therefore it's frequency of exposure to dirt being packed in) it may need a daily dose of the triple antibiotic to keep the pocket from refilling until it can close up.
Chickens heal incredibly fast in my experience, I would check to see if the wound cover is a 'bumble cork' or just a scab, either way it will probably need removed to allow what ever is caught underneath to be drained so it can be cleaned and start healing again.

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

I meant to ask last night how the dog is feeling.

Thanks! She is doing really well. It seems like the hardest thing is keeping the girls from playing and running. Her splint was changed yesterday, and next week they will do an X-ray to see how it’s healing.

@fisherlady Thanks. I was using tea tree oil, but I think I will pack it with the antibiotic cream, since I have some especially for the chickens.

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

So guys, check this out. We are doing fairly well with the Chicken training, but still have some work to do. I am trying to remember I have had her less than a month. The chicken here only lost a few feathers...

 

[3riverschick]

Hi Everyone and SallySunshine if you are out there,
Ok, I picked up 18 eggs from an Ohio breeder yesterday who lives 4 hours away from me. I know they need to rest. How long? The eggs from 1-12 days old and each marked as such.
Do I turn them when I am resting them?
Do I turn them during the first day days in the incubator?
if so, when and how much?
Is there an age of egg I should not try and incubate?
Its been years since I incubated shipped eggs.

Now another issue has arisen. We are in for a heat wave this weekend until next Tuesday. Temps will be from 95-102. The cabinet incubator is in the cement block garage and unable to be moved to air conditioned environment. There is an apartment over the garage so that will help keep the roof of the garage cool. I can keep heat on the eggs but what do I do if the outside temp reaches above 100? We both work full time and if this happens it will be while we are at work. This is a larger homemade wood incubator with a wafer thermostat, capable of hatching 120 eggs. It has 3 vents on the top I can open to adjust temp.. I have 3 digital hygrometers in it. I need these eggs to hatch. It is my last chance to restart this flock this year. Thanks for your help!
Karen in Ligonier 15658

 

[BullChick]

Rest 24 hours without turning. Candle to check the air cells. If they are okay, go ahead and turn as usual during incubation.
The fresher the eggs are, the higher the chances of them hatching. Yes, the older eggs can in fact hatch still.
As for the heatwave, the incubator should be insulated enough to handle most of the heat. An extra precaution would be to have a fan blowing towards incubator, but I’d not worry.
If you have one of those thermometer /hydrometers that tell 24 hour highs and lows, you will know what is going on at the end of the first day. Then you can let us know if you have a problem.

 

[LadyBehir]

hatch day started a day early.

 

[Lelanae]

Oh no! One of my baby lavender amerucanas looked funny--he held his tail high and to the side a bit. About last week I noticed that his wings are a bit crossed--a fault in canaries , but I haven't seen it before in chickens. I checked him out more closely this evening and he has a BIG boney lump on the left side of his spine--it is still feathered and not cyst like at all. Almost like a chicken hunch back. What on earth could it be? He is eating and seems healthy...He is the green banded one in this picture--from about 2 weeks

ago.

 

[BullChick]

I’m going to say something stupid, but it’s a thought. Could he have fallen awkwardly, and dislocated his back? Animals don’t let us know when they are in pain all the time.

 

[Lelanae]

I’m going to say something stupid, but it’s a thought. Could he have fallen awkwardly, and dislocated his back? Animals don’t let us know when they are in pain all the time.

It is a BIG lump--forgive me--egg sized. More on the side then on the spine--but it looks like a deformity--I even wondered if one of my monster-truck sized orpington might have sat on him...interesting thought. What should I do?

 

[BullChick]

That depends.
If he’s not suffering, you can let him be. But don’t allow it to breed.

If you know it’s a boy, cull him. Roosters are a dime a dozen.