The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[chicken pickin]

I really want to come to your house today. That just sounded too much like Little House on The Prairie (best T.V. show EVER). Have Fun. Off to church for me and then cleaning ALL DAY for DH's cousins to come stay for a week!

HAPPY SUNDAY ALL!!

That does sound like fun and like the tv show lol. ANd a week visit isnt bad. I just found out my DH invited his mother to stay with us for 6 MONTHS

 

[Wisher1000]

You could go and stay at her house.....

 

[chicken pickin]

LOL that would work, but she doesnt have one at the moment hence the long stay with us. Oh boy im not happy its gonna be a long 6months.

 

[Wisher1000]

You could come and stay at my house.......

 

[chicken pickin]

Can I bring all my birds? lol

 

[Wisher1000]

Sure! Bring 'em all, and the incubator! We'll make it a hatching party!!

 

[angelobutter]

Braaaains...

reminds me of some broiler chickens our neighbors never processed- they would follow about 10 feet behind wherever you went in a huge waddling pack- we called them "zombie chickens" and imagined them saying "Graaaaaains"

 

[Happy Chooks]

Quote: You are correct on the set date for chicken eggs. Others are hatching before starting this hatch.

Yes, coccidiosis kills fast. All birds are exposed to it from the soil,but sometimes their bodies get overloaded and they can't fight it. It's not a disease that you need to cull for - they can fully recover from it. Older birds rarely get it because they have been exposed to it and have developed an immunity to it.

Corid is amprolium. It is not an antibiotic. It is an amino acid that blocks thiamine. The Protozoa that causes coccidiosis is sensitive to it, so it helps the birds recover and develop an immunity to it.

Here is the dosage - 1/2 tsp per gallon. Don't mix anything else in the water with it.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/548021/need-help-with-corid-dosage#post_7025207

5-7 days.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Morning everyone - so much to catch up on this morning. Sally, adorable ducklings!

 

[RedIII]

Will eggs 2 weeks old still develope well? I was thinking of starting collecting next weekend but I cant decide whats a good day.

I say it's worth a try. I have heard of people taking fertile store-bought eggs and incubating them with decent results. And who knows how old those were before they came home! I'm going to be setting eggs that are a couple of weeks old, since my girls like to tease me and are laying sporadically.

reminds me of some broiler chickens our neighbors never processed- they would follow about 10 feet behind wherever you went in a huge waddling pack- we called them "zombie chickens" and imagined them saying "Graaaaaains"