The Quack Shack

[Miss Lydia]

This is a poop she had over night. It's much more substantial than what was on the towel.
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That looks good to me! Bob if your here what do you think?

 

[Trimurtisan]

This is the lone Marans, and it's a cockerel...
It is cute, I would admit that. I just which there was more hatching.

 

[Miss Lydia]

How pretty! So they are sex linked? Have you candled any of the others?

 

[Trimurtisan]

You say it’s green? @casportpony is best poop specialist we have here. I see so many different poops it would be hard for me to tell sick from healthy unless it was metallic green. Mine eat a lot of dirt too as they are foraging around. Eating is good though. Hopefully she’ll pull through. You can buy water testing kits not sure where in Florida maybe Lowe’s? When we moved here we had our spring water tested by a company who does that kind of stuff.

Our well water has been tested, and I've seen the kits your talking about. I didn't realize they tested for things besides mineral content. I'll stop by there today and see what all they test for.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Bacteria can show up in water test. There might be different kits for different things your looking for. If all your birds are drinking the same water and you’ve lost others recently might be a good idea. I know you lost the Turkey did you lose the other naked neck?

 

[Trimurtisan]

How pretty! So they are sex linked? Have you candled any of the others?

Yes miss they are. They are barred, and the boys get the blonde spot on their head. It's very difficult to candle them. On 2 I can clearly tell there is no development. Most of them though where hard to see through even at day 1.

 

[Trimurtisan]

Bacteria can show up in water test. There might be different kits for different things your looking for. If all your birds are drinking the same water and you’ve lost others recently might be a good idea. I know you lost the Turkey did you lose the other naked neck?

Yes the other nn died but that was a couple of months ago. Although, she did just up and die with no warnings at all which could have very well been a fast acting bacteria.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Oh I forgot dark eggs. Well I hope more start to hatch soon. That coloring on that lil cockerel is adorable.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Yes the other nn died but that was a couple of months ago. Although, she did just up and die with no warnings at all which could have very well been a fast acting bacteria.

They can sure be a mystery that’s for sure.

 

[Trimurtisan]

On a happier note, it looks like I only got 1 55F cockerel. They are different colors, so I might be wrong, but only 1 has a silvery looking down on its back.