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

[sideWing]

Not comparing to the packing above (because it looks awesome), but all this talk about packing reminded me that I was going to post this packaging for SC reference.

Here is how my EE eggs showed up. No stickers on the box (my request) and we had a great hatch with them. Eggs shipped 1,300 miles from sea level to 5,000 ft elevation. Hatched 11 out of 14.

Shredded paper, box within a box.



Individual bubble wrap. Eggs are stacked in every direction and not big side up. I thought I liked big side up, but after this batch I really don't care.

 

[WVduckchick]

SC here is an updated pic of Capt K'nuckles our BCM.



He does not have a dropped wing. He holds it like that so it's handy for tid bitting for the ladies. He also has feathered shanks, but the RSLs picked them off when he was younger. I hope he get's them back with a molt or adult feathering. Faults: eye color is not quite light enough, but could still grow into it. Comb has the slight S curve in the front. Chest has some color to it with barring in the breast feathers.

Well I think he's gorgeous! My brahma grew his leg feathers back, after he got away from all the other boys that fought all the time.

I'm going to find the post that Walnut did to explain how to put a slipped tendon back in place... It didn't work with my little one, but I hope you can have better luck with it. I also found a couple of YouTube videos, but there isn't much out there, and the videos don't show it very well.

 

[chicapee]

@RubyNala97 yay! Thank goodness you have your eggs in your hot little hands. We will be able to have a little hatch a long. When will you set them?

 

[WalnutHill]

Did you wait the full 24 hours to set if the air cells looked great or did you set them sooner?

I waited. But then I set them in LGs...

 

[chicapee]

SC here is an updated pic of Capt K'nuckles our BCM. He does not have a dropped wing. He holds it like that so it's handy for tid bitting for the ladies. He also has feathered shanks, but the RSLs picked them off when he was younger. I hope he get's them back with a molt or adult feathering. Faults: eye color is not quite light enough, but could still grow into it. Comb has the slight S curve in the front. Chest has some color to it with barring in the breast feathers. ETA: About 5 months old and a little beat up from breeding the RSLs.

I think he is very handsome.

 

[scflock]

SC here is an updated pic of Capt K'nuckles our BCM.



He does not have a dropped wing. He holds it like that so it's handy for tid bitting for the ladies. He also has feathered shanks, but the RSLs picked them off when he was younger. I hope he get's them back with a molt or adult feathering. Faults: eye color is not quite light enough, but could still grow into it. Comb has the slight S curve in the front. Chest has some color to it with barring in the breast feathers.

When our boys were young, I thought they looked pretty much the same. Now that they are older, you can tell the type on yours is much better. That just goes to show that the pros know what they are talking about. I will try and get a good shot of Tate tonight to compare. I keep joking about how they commented on how he tapered from front to rear, but yours is noticeably thicker with a more full tail. Hopefully I will get a good rooster out of these next few batches.

 

[sideWing]

Well I think he's gorgeous! My brahma grew his leg feathers back, after he got away from all the other boys that fought all the time.

I'm going to find the post that Walnut did to explain how to put a slipped tendon back in place... It didn't work with my little one, but I hope you can have better luck with it. I also found a couple of YouTube videos, but there isn't much out there, and the videos don't show it very well.

Thank you! That's good to know about the leg feathers. Looking forward to the slipped tendon post if you happen to find it.

 

[BYC910]

@RavynFallen

Wow just wow. This is how to ship eggs every body. These eggs are pristine. Only one air sac has a slight wobble and are all tiny. I can't see anything in the marans though.
I am so happy, I welled up just a little while unpacking them. I just can't praise Ravyn enough. Thank you so much.


Box 1


Box 2


Inside box 2, these eggs were not going anywhere.


Each egg individually wrapped in bubble wrap.


Ready to unwrap.


Just beautiful. They all felt cool to touch. They will sit on kitchen counter until I set them in the incubator tomorrow morning.

I am absolutely amazed by the brilliant packaging and not one detached air cell. Bloody marvelous!

That's so cool Ravyn's a jewel glad she picked up the thread Walnut did I tell you I'm happy your back . I need to pick some of that to have on hand myself .better wright that down.

 

[chicapee]

Not comparing to the packing above (because it looks awesome), but all this talk about packing reminded me that I was going to post this packaging for SC reference. Here is how my EE eggs showed up. No stickers on the box (my request) and we had a great hatch with them. Eggs shipped 1,300 miles from sea level to 5,000 ft elevation. Hatched 11 out of 14. Shredded paper, box within a box. Individual bubble wrap. Eggs are stacked in every direction and not big side up. I thought I liked big side up, but after this batch I really don't care.

Don't you just love it when people do it right?

 

[WVduckchick]

If it is slipped tendon, or even a dislocated femur, here is what I do (there may be better cures):

Hold the bird in your right hand by the shanks, being careful not to put any stress on the ankles, Place your left hand under the breast to support its weight, then lower your left hand to hang the bird by the shanks.

On a larger bird, gravity is usually sufficient to help stretch ligaments and tendons and allow the joint to relocate, but most chicks and juveniles don't weigh enough. You can encourage the chick to move the joint by rolling your wrist so that its breast is up, and most birds will flap and flex their legs and try to right themselves, frequently popping the offending part back into place.

Don't spend too long at this, and don't do it shortly after the chick has had food or drink to prevent crop regurgitation and possible aspiration.

Find the tendon on a mature bird first, to make it an easy anatomy lesson. It's the equivalent of our Achilles tendon, and can be felt on a grown bird just above the hock. It's tight when flexed, firm when straight.

My guess is a dislocated femur, because even with a slipped tendon the bird generally tries to use the leg. With a dislocated femur, they avoid using the leg at all.

@sideWing I did what Walnut suggested above and it was easier than I expected, but never worked for mine. I just couldn't feel it! You can go back to around June 19th (this thread) and read several comments where people tried to help me.