The 7th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-A-Long!

[cree57i]

@KYTinpusher

I'm glad your mother is OK. What a gift that she is stubborn and independent! I feel sure you will be the same way at her age and your kids will be going

or

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Parents can be as challenging as teenagers as they get older.

 

[Hurley]

@KYTinpusher Good for her, hope she stays safe. My grandmother, who is now 95, moved in with mom here a few years ago, just to have someone around as she was having some falling problems. This year finally she does use a walker probably about half the time for balance, but man if I ever see 95, I hope to be half as spry as she is!



Home, opened my quail eggs and they are in perfect condition, tons of extras, arriving 2 days early. Now THAT is sweet! Bounce-about box is still MIA.

 

[Cynthia12]

Guess these breeds lol. The polish was supposed to be a buff laced but I'm pretty sure it's a golden polish. I could be wrong these are my first polish so not much experience with the breed.

Well, I think you are right about the Golden Polish... Here is a photo of one.

I think I see a Silver Wyondotte in there. The first one could be an EE with those green little legs and feet. I think I may see a Golden Wyondotte?

 

[fresnofarmer]

Lucky you let us know how it goes

You could do a giant version of the bator I just built

 

[Lozuufy]

@chickendreams24 when I have a chicken showing illness I give them a bit of cayenne pepper powder mixed with water to make a paste, then mix the paste in with their food. Cayenne is really good for the heart and circulation, plus lots of other stuff I can't think of right now.

Just thought I'd mention it, I hope your pullet gets better!

 

[cree57i]

Hey all so this isn't related to hatching hope you all don't mind but I wanted to bring my question to some of the most helpful people I know.

I have a pullet that is acting odd/under the weather. She is coming on five months and I'm worried about her with the way she is acting today. Her name is Jasmine, and she is 50% black orp(25% English) her Mommy was a white mix that laid pink eggs daily. I think she has some leghorn in her but her comb seems to be a peacomb like Mom. She was given to me by another BYCER and was part of the group of 6 chicks I lost half to cocci at 7 weeks. They were treated and the other three survived.

She has her head tucked in, feathers ruffled, tail down, she also shakes her head periodically. Her crop is full but pliable she did eat a bit of fried egg I gave her. There is no rotten or off smell from her mouth. Mostly she's just lethargic and did not leave the coop today. Her vent is clean and appears normal. She doesn't seem to have any lice or mites, although I'm not sure what it would really look like, but no bugs dark dander or nits. And both of her sisters that are orps are fine. Her eyes are bright and there is no discharge from her nostrils.

Should I worry about an impacted crop? Could she have cocci again? Please help I'm a very worried Momma and I already feel like I failed with these wonderful chicks I was given. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

I have the same thing going on. They just don't seem to feel well. My guys are about 8 weeks old, but have been on the ground since birth. They are lethargic with watery poop, no blood. They are eating, but not like they have been. They are on medicated feed, but they are puffed up like I've seen others who had coccidia. I am thinking this may be respiratory. I heard a couple of sneezes so started septra 4 days ago. This morning they looked bad. Fluffed up, one was drooling, eyes shut. I made an emergency run to TSC (blew off work) and was planning on giving them something...not quite sure what. Bought Tylan, have fish mox, got some chlortotracycline medicated feed too. I thought they may be past hope. Got home and they are running around again. Right or wrong, I didn't use the tylan or fish mox, but am trying the chlortetracycline feed. I mixed it up with scrambled eggs and organic yogurt. They felt good enough to eat. Tonight, everybody got VetRX and I'm continuing the sulfa. This is a mystery. Usually respiratory problems have more symptoms like runny nose or wheezing. IDK. What am I missing? Vitamin deficiency due to medicated feed their entire lives?? I would appreciate any thoughts on this.

 

[Cynthia12]

Raz!

How could I forget your birthday? I thought three days ago, I won't forget, I won't forget. Well, I didn't really, I'm here, late..er..in the day. Hope you had a fantastic day!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

 

[cree57i]

Home, opened my quail eggs and they are in perfect condition, tons of extras, arriving 2 days early. Now THAT is sweet! Bounce-about box is still MIA.

I am so happy for you! You have been so good natured about the bounce-about eggs. Hopefully you will get an exceptional hatch from your quail eggs!

 

[OneMountainAcres]

My broody turkey, Pebbles. This is her first time

 

[Lozuufy]

My broody turkey, Pebbles. This is her first time

YAY!!! She's so cute

. I haven't been stalking the turkey talk thread lately, how many of your turkey hens are laying now? And how many eggs you got in the bator?