The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[wolftracks]

Well I didn't expect any of my eggs to be fertile since the girls are just coming off strike and had quail hatching like crazy for week. I upped the humidity to much, to often and ended up with tiny aircells. Didn't expect anything and I had 2 so far either pip or partially zip and then were to big to finish hatching. I do have 2 out though. An OE and a Blue Copper Marans. I still have 2 pr 3 more hatches before we set for Easter.


The Blue Copper

 

[Tammy N]

Sally,
I have been butchering my chickens for 35 years. I still do not like it. I do know for them..I need to do it. I know I will give them a good death and appreciate them for what they are and what they mean to my family. I do not let anyone else kill them. The first few kills are hard..proficiency and confidence makes it so much better and that takes time to learn. All you need is a sharp knife, a rope, and a tree limb. This is the best video I have ever watched.

We're having campine thighs/legs for dinner tonight!
Great Video i did not cry . ive had to do it but we always took the head off for instant kill

 

[Mahonri]

I guess we'll all be prepared..... I know MY chickens enjoy "non-infected" corpses...

 

[WilderWoods]

We are finalizing our orders for hatching eggs for the Easter Hatchalong -plus it looks like our partridge silkies are producing fertile eggs (5 set to hatch on Thursday!), so we will be good to go for 3/30 hatch! We have Blue Copper Marans, BBS Ameraucana, and F1 and F2 OE eggs coming - should be an interesting hatch! Looking forward to see what everyone will be hatching!

 

[mstricer]

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

Thank you I am going to get it today after work no one else seems to be sick, but im going to do it just in case. How many days should i do it for?

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

Thank you
I was just looking for a page with dawg on it!  I have looked also, to see if there is a withdraw period from eating eggs..I take it there isn't, I haven't been able to find him saying there is anywhere. 

these are youg chicks so I don't have to worry about eggs

I don't think there is an off smell in their room. I don't know, I wonder if it could be something in the straw I'm using. I saw the Corid and using something for cows worries me a bit. I never medicate. Will FF work. I don't think I will be able to get a necropsy done before Monday.

FF is not a cure for anything..it is a preventative and great maintenance..If your birds are on FF they will not get cocci because it conditions the gut. But you might already have it..FF is not going  to fix it..Corid is strong medication..I do not know the dose. It is written here on BYC in a cocci sticky..I would be guess if I said it is 1/4 tsp to a gallon of water..let me check

I checked..

1/2 tsp to a gallon of water

Thank you everyone.

 

[michaelf]

HAPPY SUNDAY! have a great day!

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Looks like there's about 300 folks joined in this year so far.

Turned the eggs collected yesterday, brewed coffee, let the chickens out.
Lazy Sunday with nothing to do but wait for my two egg cartons to fill up over the next two weeks.

 

[mstricer]

I'm at work no lazy day for me. But it is my friday,so happy Friday.

 

[TMNfarm]

Gotta get up and go do morning chores, then off to church... After that, I have NO obligations for the day!! When I told my kids that last night, my son looked at me with the most incredulous look on his face... It certainly is a rarity for us... We're going to ride the horses, go sledding, deep clean the barn, and maybe just relax for a change!!

Time to go see how the newest member of TMNfarm fared his first night home. We still need to name him. I was thinking "Crash" would be appropriate!

 

[TheH Klan of 10]

I guess we'll all be prepared.....  I know MY chickens enjoy "non-infected" corpses...

Hahahahaha