"Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

[butterfliesdoku]

im gonna have to sell some im getting over run and i just ordered some croads black blue langshans eggs too

Are those eggs pink?!

 

[BantyChooks]

@BantyChooks do you remember if it was yesterday that I said I was going to candle? The lid apparently was not on 100%, and when the rotator arm was moving it knocked the lid off. The temperature was about 80° I am not too worried that damage was done, but if I candled the day before I will be worried!

Yep. Good thing you caught it!

Are those eggs pink?!

X2

 

[ShrekDawg]

The ingredient in most medicated starter feeds is amprolium. It's a thiamine blocker, and it's a very low amount. It is perfectly safe, unless you have some sort of b vitamin deficiency. Even then, the amount of thiamine blocker is very minute, and not likely to cause any issues. It does not remain in the tissues of the birds, and only trace amounts pass on to the eggs if a hen has recently eaten the medicated feed. 

Thank you. That's what i thought especially after seeing your other comment before but then the below replies through me off.

But in any event, I have found an 18% layer so am going to try that

Yes it is medicated feed I was talking about. Most starter feeds are medicated even if not marked as such

Thanks that's what i thought. Although i found a layer yesterday at our local Agway that had higher protein sp I bought it to try it. I know it's probably bad to switch feed so often but the main reason to feed the other feed is because extra treats lowers the overall protein and most layer is only 16 right? Well this was 18 amd made by Nutrena. Nature Wise Hearty Hen. I thought Nature Wise only had one layer feed in crumbles or pellets then the Nutrena Country Feeds. I have never seen this kind before. So I'm pretty excited to try it. I don't mind them being on starter/grower but it would help my dad who thinks they are too old for it.
Ah okay, thought so. And really? But how could they put it in it if it is marked that it is not? I mean, don't most brands sell a medicated and a non medicated version? So it seems like if you buy non medicated you expect it to be, well, non medicated. Seems dumb and likely illegal that they would do that. And I found an old bag of ours and the bag even says no antibiotics and something else and I didn't see it in the ingredients or nutrition panel on the tag. And if it is in there and small enough to not be required to be listed surely it can't be that harmful. But mine is also starter/grower so maybe different than just starter but still. Maybe it's ignorant but I still 110% believe that there are medicated and non medicated feeds for a reason and if it is specifically marketed as non medicated they wouldn't medicate it.

If it is labeled as non medicated, all flock, or poultry it is non medicated.
If it is labeled as chick starter that is hormone free and antibiotic free it is probably medicated. Usually with lacosicid. This stuff makes the eggs highly toxic for dogs, and will cause reproductive issue for mammals eating the eggs.

 

[junebuggena]

Thank you. That's what i thought especially after seeing your other comment before but then the below replies through me off.

But in any event, I have found an 18% layer so am going to try that

Do not feed layer to any birds that are not actively laying. Too much calcium.

 

[jnr005]

So 30 of 43 hatched so far. Today is day 21. Had 2 dead after pip...like perfectly formed but dead. The other 11 are just chillin there, but seem like they had developed. It's weird bc most of what hasn't hatched yet are the dark Moran and wellsummer eggs. I had 3 of each hatch out of 7 of each that went into lockdown. Do morans and wellsummer take longer??? (I noticed they have a thicker shell). Kinda bummed if these 11 don't hatch bc I am sure they are fully developed.

 

[weegarden]

I hear peeps at EXACTLY 21 days and 0 hours after I set the eggs! That is pretty perfect, so here is hoping for a perfect hatch!
Silkies and Plymouth Rocks!

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Day 18's candling showed 19 live embryos.

They're locked down in the refrigerbator-turned-hatcher as I type. Hoping to see some fuzzy butts in 2-3 days!!!

 

[darkbluespace]

I have at least 5 ducklings out!

 

[mamahmendez]

Thanks. I went out and planted my chicken garden yesterday. Two runner beans to grow up over the coop to shade it from the summer heat and cabbage. Both the cabbage and the runner beans come from Baker's Creek and are non-GMO. The runner beans are special. They are Barnside Sweet Runner:

"80 days Scarlet-flowered runner bean routinely reaches 25 feet in height! Transform unsightly buildings, including barns, into a wall of hummingbird-attracting flowers. Pods can grow to 10-12 inches. Very sweet and tender when eaten at the immature stage, a great variety for freezing for winter use as green beans. For over 30 years Roger L. Smith of Norton Creek Farm, in Northern California has been selecting for height and aphid resistance."

My two coops and runs form an H and I closed off one of the spaces and planted the garden there. Being on the north side of the coop I am hoping that the runner beans will bear longer into the heat because their roots will be cooler. Runners like the cooler weather. The rest of the runners are going along side my house and porch to block the summer heat and hopefully cut our electricity bill in August.

Digging in the dirt is a good therapy for loss. I read recently that scientist have actually found that the good microbes that form in the soil have a calming effect on people through the contact of the skin (mostly hands though I suppose you could just roll in the dirt to get a big dose

).

I believe I had mentioned taking care of a chicken with it's hip joint out. In the search to find out the best treatment I found a couple of sites that I have not seen posted here yet so I am going to add their links here. The first is Poultry Pedia and they cover lots of subjects not just leg problems. https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry

The second one is Veterinary Center for Birds and Exotics. They give a detailed explanation of the problem of a hip out of joint in a bird and how it is fixed. http://www.avianexoticsvet.com/case-of-the-month.html

Oh and the pale pink egg. This girl is a Silver Penciled Bantam Wyandotte from Donna Rippy. She currently has plenty of them for sale and she ships. I can't promise that they all lay pink but the gene/s are there and they are sweet gentle beautiful bantams. My pair are so polite that my lame girl wants to hang with them instead of being isolated. She jumped out of my arms to be with them.

Gardening IS good for the soul!!!! I have been so busy with chicks and home repairs that I haven't even had a chance to get a garden in. I bought plants to set in my garden... and the deer REALLY enjoyed them.
Thanks for the bird hip info. I was really lost with this little chicks leg injury. I still don't think she is 100% but we can't even tell which one it is that is injured now. I read a ton of info on the net and none of it seems like her. I was kinda skeptical when I read vitamin deficiency could be the cause but that seems to be what it was.

Thanks so much and I hope this week is a better week for you! And may your runner beans be sprinters!

 

[mamahmendez]

I have at least 5 ducklings out!

PICTURES!!!!! Kind? I can't wait to see!!!!! Jealous!!!!!