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[casportpony]

Quote: He's eating corn, lol.

-Kathy

 

[chickadoodles]

3 buckeyes just went into the Styrobator hatcher. They should hatch Tuesday. BF isn't pleased. I forgot I'm traveling for work Tuesday and Wednesday.
4 turkeys left with another week to go, and 2 duck eggs also in the Brinsea with 3 weeks left to go.

I ended up buying the treadle machine. It was made in March 1905 and needs a bit of cleaning up but everything moves freely.

That is great, good luck on your hatch!

I also hope the duck and turkey hatch for you!

I wish you good travels and stay safe.

Nice on the treadle machine. What kind of shape is the top of it in?

On mine the top is in bad shape over half of the veneer is destroyed.

 

[casportpony]

There's certain things you can fix from a hatch and certain things you can't. I've learned the hard way that if you try on certain things the outcome is almost never good and then you get attached.
I will now cull immediately upon notice:
wry necks
cross beak
slipped tendon

Sure to add more to my list as I continue to hatch. Seems like the more I hatch the more weird things come up.

Slipped tendon, that's a hard one to fix. Was able to fix it on one of mine, but failed on three from the feed store.

-Kathy

 

[chickisoup]

He's eating corn, lol.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

@superchemicalgirl , twisted tibia, that's another that hopefully you won't have to add to your list.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Now the goose is preening itself in the sun.

-Kathy

 

[superchemicalgirl]

The top's not great, but it's not bad for what I've seen on others for the age.

 

[casportpony]

Just a thought... has the drought here in CA affected the food supply in a way that might cause a goose to get hypoglycemic?

-Kathy

 

[chickadoodles]

The top's not great, but it's not bad for what I've seen on others for the age.

That is great.
I was hoping I could find another cabinet to put mine in.

 

[Alaskan]

There's certain things you can fix from a hatch and certain things you can't. I've learned the hard way that if you try on certain things the outcome is almost never good and then you get attached.
I will now cull immediately upon notice:
wry necks
cross beak
slipped tendon

Sure to add more to my list as I continue to hatch. Seems like the more I hatch the more weird things come up.

why do you have wry neck on the list? Some of the stuff I have read said that it can be completely curable?

Is it because there is the risk that it is genetic?