Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[DUCKGIRL89]

Sorry, DG. I agree with QJ, it was a great learning experience for you. Oswald served a purpose... to teach you how to help the future babies better.

Dutch! OUCH!! If it makes ya feel better, last fall my horse was running to me from the back of his pasture, and midway to me, he put his foot through a metal drain pipe that was just under ground. He looked like a race horse that broke its front leg the way he went down at a full run. He tore his entire front right quarter off his front right hoof, leaving only one layer of fascia before coffin bone, as well as tearing the ligaments that attach at coronary band. He was in our medical paddock next to house for a month with almost daily vet visits for treatment. But he recovered 100%!! I'm thinking super positive thoughts about your boy. Please keep us updated!!!

DG, yes. A gelding is a castrated male horse.

I miss him though...... alot....

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Sorry I just disappeared earlier. As I was typing my last post, my gelding got his foot in the barbed wire fence and tried to cut it off. I can't get the bleeding to stop so have the vet on his way

Oh good grief! Let us know what the Vet says.

Yeah, it does. So does anyone else have "holes" in the bottom of their bator?

I have holes in the bottom of mine, but not in the water tray. If I get water in the outside part it leaks.

does that make sense?

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

I miss him though...... alot....

DG: You'll be okay. Come on now. You're getting all girly on me.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Oh good grief! Let us know what the Vet says.



I have holes in the bottom of mine, but not in the water tray. If I get water in the outside part it leaks.

does that make sense?

Yes, makes sence. I think i dodn't dump the water in the right spot last night.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

DG: You'll be okay. Come on now. You're getting all girly on me.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Yes, makes sence. I think i dodn't dump the water in the right spot last night.

Where do you keep your humidity after external pip?

 

[psue]

On another note.... I did an experiment on feeds with my day olds. I placed a dish of mazuri pellets next to a dish of start n grow mash. The mazuri dish was empty this morning and the start n grow was untouched. I personally find that very interesting!

interesting

Well, little Oswald passed....

... I'm kinda happy though, he peeped like he was in pain most o the night. Now I can relax, and wait for the rest to come.

sorry DG sometimes things just go that way

Sorry I just disappeared earlier. As I was typing my last post, my gelding got his foot in the barbed wire fence and tried to cut it off. I can't get the bleeding to stop so have the vet on his way

oh no!!! hoping for a speedy recovery

Your not putting him down are you?? LOTS, and LOTS of pressure. My ducks foot wouldn't stop bleeding, it bled for 10 minutes straight. I had to put a ton of pressure on it. I stopped eventually. I got to go change his bandage, make sure theres no infection. Good luck with your horse (A gelding is a horse, right?)

hope your duck is better this morning

Yeah, it does. So does anyone else have "holes" in the bottom of their bator?

yes the big area of my LG does... I just use a small 2 cup plastic bowl to keep water in and add a aponge standing upright if the humidtiy is still low.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Where do you keep your humidity after external pip?

60-70%

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

60-70%

Next time keep it on 70 and see what happens. Mine get shrink wrapped at 60.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Next time keep it on 70 and see what happens. Mine get shrink wrapped at 60.

OK, I will. I need to get a new thermostat/hydrometer. Mine is broke, Its temp is off by 5 degrees, so I'm guessing its of by 5% as well.