She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[sideWing]

If she has access to electolytes have her make him a jar. That will perk him up. I have helped bear dead chicks with just a dip of the beak in that stuff.

I do. I will have her try it. Thanks!

 

[sideWing]

Looks like it's up and walking now but really weak. We are giving electrolytes now.

 

[holm25]

I hope it gets better!!!

 

[cppeace]

That's so horrible! This is one of the reasons that I am raising my own flock from hatching eggs. I just had a baby and have no plans for going on vacation for at least a year! How did it happen? A puddle or did containers get filled with rain water? I agree with you, find a chicken person to watch them next time or someone that lives so close that they can stop in several times a day. I read, I think on the chicken chick website, that if you go away, chicks need to be checked on 5xday! I'm so sorry you lost them all. On a positive note, you can come home and incubate again.
I LOVE yard sales!! That's one of my other addictions!!
You're making me want turkeys. I actually have been reading about them this afternoon. They can live with chickens, right?

They can but you have to watch for something called blackhead when you mix turkeys and other fowl. It's treatable but turkeys are particularly prone to catching it and dying from it.

 

[cppeace]

Number 5 hatched with no issue is nice and fluffy already

 

[rossfam06]

Had one that was getting shrink wrapped and had to have a little help out at the end. Zipped 3/4 of the way and stopped for 24 hours so daughter helped it. She said its legs are shaking and it can't or won't get up. Cull? Anyone seen this? Others are all great including one other shrink wrap she had to help.

It usually means its just really exhausted from trying to get out of the egg.

Looks like it's up and walking now but really weak. We are giving electrolytes now.

That is great!!! Congrats on your hatch!

Number 5 hatched with no issue is nice and fluffy already

Pictures!!!! We want more Pictures!!!! Blow up this feed with cute and fluffy PICTURES!!!

 

[cppeace]

Here are a few pics I snapped while they were in a box and I was cleaning their brooder pen. The 5 darker/smaller ones I hatched out the lighter/larger are the blue swede I bought

Mutt duck is the cutest to me with it's pattern and I will be keeping it if possible. The others are all pure rouen. Glad their eggs are fairly easy to tell apart.

As for the last 3 eggs all still have movement. One that was due today has internally pipped, the other due today is the upside down one and has moved even further into the small end but still has movement. One due tomorrow looks good prolly just a little late since they got an upping of humidity and a few cool offs more.

 

[cppeace]

Oh, well too late for this batch. I wasn't sure what sex they were until recently, and still not positive on a couple. But still good info. Thanks.
I just love that they work together. So cool.

Do your chickens and turkeys live together? I've read that I shouldn't let my turkey live with my chickens because of blackhead and such diseases but I haven't been able to part them yet.

Blackhead generally is an area by area thing and is much more prone in wet areas. Is spread from bird to hird through waste and often caught from eating worms and such. Turkeys can be kept with other fowl, it just increases your chances of blackhead. Chickens catch it but rarely have symptoms. Turkeys are more wild in nature, less domestication so still are more susceptible but it is treatable and preventable.

 

[WVduckchick]

Looks like it's up and walking now but really weak. We are giving electrolytes now.

Excellent! Congrats! And kudos to your daughter!!

Here are a few pics I snapped while they were in a box and I was cleaning their brooder pen. The 5 darker/smaller ones I hatched out the lighter/larger are the blue swede I bought

Mutt duck is the cutest to me with it's pattern and I will be keeping it if possible. The others are all pure rouen. Glad their eggs are fairly easy to tell apart.

As for the last 3 eggs all still have movement. One that was due today has internally pipped, the other due today is the upside down one and has moved even further into the small end but still has movement. One due tomorrow looks good prolly just a little late since they got an upping of humidity and a few cool offs more.

Adorable!!

Blackhead generally is an area by area thing and is much more prone in wet areas. Is spread from bird to hird through waste and often caught from eating worms and such. Turkeys can be kept with other fowl, it just increases your chances of blackhead. Chickens catch it but rarely have symptoms. Turkeys are more wild in nature, less domestication so still are more susceptible but it is treatable and preventable.

I have done some research on it, and agree with you, although I thought I read the best treatment (can't remember the medicine specifically) is no longer available, so prevention is key.

 

[cppeace]

Excellent! Congrats! And kudos to your daughter!!
Adorable!!
I have done some research on it, and agree with you, although I thought I read the best treatment (can't remember the medicine specifically) is no longer available, so prevention is key.

Prevention is the best if you are in a prone area. I've heard mixing cayenne and garlic in the feed and worming them fairly often works well though.