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[SashaT]

Question----what do you do to help quiet down a lone chick? I sold all but one and she is l-o-n-e-l-y. Poor baby. I will have new friends on Saturday for her but is there anything that helps? I tried putting one of my polish in with her, but it scares her worse they are just too big. I did not think about this when the last batch sold, that she would be all by herself, or I would have asked them to pick up on Saturday.

Maybe try putting a little mirror in there with her so it looks like there are more of her, as well as the suggestion of a stuffed animal.

 

[Cynthia12]

Cynthia, those chicks are too cute. What exactly are they? I haven't read this forum in a while..

BBS Ameraucanas

 

[SashaT]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SPHINX!!!

The day is almost over, but better late than never.

We had new carpet installed in the family room today. It's a big room, and I wanted to paint before the new carpet was put in, so I painted all day yesterday, moved the cichlids out of the 120 gallon (from the family room) and set up & put them in the 80 gallon in the dining room, but it was worth it! After we get the baseboard installed, I'll take pictures.
In chicken news, my little 5 week old EE roo tried to crow for the first time today! He sure made me laugh, but he thought he was hot stuff! LOL

 

[Cynthia12]

One more time....

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you~~
Happy Birthday Dear Wendy, Happy Birthday to you~~~~~~~
Hope you did something fun today..let us know what you did. Did you eat cake without us? Huh? Well then, hope you enjoyed that cake! Serious..hope you had a great day!
We love ya ladybug!

 

[RedIII]

Sasha, no way? 5 weeks old and he's already a macho man? That's too cute. Yes, that would be fun to see how your front room is turning out!

Cynthia, how's the hatch going?

Lisa, is the little one doing okay?

Well, I'm off for an early morning. I reeeeally hope I get a nap today! I'll see you all come this afternoon. Hope everyone has a good day!

 

[slvrphoenix]

This could be a fun project if you could get the timing right . Hope I don't get in trouble for posting a link to another sight.http://www.homesteadingtoday.com/li...r-egg-hatching-display-wordy-full-photos.html

 

[kimmypie]

Okay, now I'm a little worried about my GLW pullet. I didn't think too much of it until kimmy posed the question, but it does seem like my pullet has her feathers fluffed a lot, and Wyandottes are supposed to be cold hardy. I've been watching her today and her poo is watery with what looks like a lot of the shed lining in it. She's also drinking like a parched camel. I've put some electrolytes in their water, but I'm wondering if I should get her some vitamins? I checked that page that has all the poo pictures, and the closest I can match it to is the watery one where it says hens will drink a lot and make a lot of poo to try and cool off. The garage where they sleep at night is insulated, but it still gets cool on the floor where their carrier is. When they're outside, they almost always have water (sometimes they tip the dish over and we have to refill it) and I try not to put them in too much direct sunlight.

Hector, if that story is true, it's no wonder the hen died. Ouch!

I wasn't comfortable watching and waiting so I started Corid and the difference was kticeable in a few hours. I need to go this morning and give them a fresh dose in their water.

 

[Cynthia12]

Sasha, no way? 5 weeks old and he's already a macho man? That's too cute. Yes, that would be fun to see how your front room is turning out!

Cynthia, how's the hatch going?

Lisa, is the little one doing okay?

Well, I'm off for an early morning. I reeeeally hope I get a nap today! I'll see you all come this afternoon. Hope everyone has a good day!

BAD! No pips this morning, at all, not one..so I know what that usually means. Yep, that gobbledy goop sutff! I don't understand why that happens. I am one to incubate with the lower humidity. Anyway, I opened one to see, it was alive, but could see the thick goop. I wet the whole membrane down, found the neck, and hurried and pulled the neck out...lots of goop! It was swallowing, which means two things..one, yes, a lot of fluid..and two, a good thing because it isn't breathing that down. I hurried and cleaned it's nose/beak. Hurried it back to the bator. I knew I had to try and save the rest. 4 were already dead. I got 9 of them out, with just their heads out, one didn't make it. The others, are laying there breathing...there were actually a couple that had pipped internally, but had the goop all around it, thick! It would have died making the turn, turning into that thick stuff, would have drowned. It's just hanging out in the shell peeping away, a great sound/sign. I think I only see two blues! All the ones that died were black..what's up with that? Last time they were mostly blue..well, can't tell yet. Will see when I finally get them out. This is going to be a long day. Pray that they make it..I'm so glad I decided to go in and check one, none would have made it. None.

 

[La Casa de Pollo]

My lone baby is doing ok. Settled down.
Cynthia--so sad! I hope they are ok....so far I have just been doing dry incubation, no water until lockdown then cranking it up to 75+. Hoping that works ok, I used the chooks chick incubation cheat sheet.... but I still had one drown last time, it pipped upside down and there was some of that slime in there. I worry this might happen to me with the big big eggs from Idaho.....so I am glad you post on here what you are doing, it helps a lot to show what to do. Praying for yours, praying like crazy! It is awful to open them up and see that they made it all the way to the end then pooped out. Awful feeling, like so so so close.....I feel for you

 

[kimmypie]

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BAD! No pips this morning, at all, not one..so I know what that usually means. Yep, that gobbledy goop sutff! I don't understand why that happens. I am one to incubate with the lower humidity. Anyway, I opened one to see, it was alive, but could see the thick goop. I wet the whole membrane down, found the neck, and hurried and pulled the neck out...lots of goop! It was swallowing, which means two things..one, yes, a lot of fluid..and two, a good thing because it isn't breathing that down. I hurried and cleaned it's nose/beak. Hurried it back to the bator. I knew I had to try and save the rest. 4 were already dead. I got 9 of them out, with just their heads out, one didn't make it. The others, are laying there breathing...there were actually a couple that had pipped internally, but had the goop all around it, thick! It would have died making the turn, turning into that thick stuff, would have drowned. It's just hanging out in the shell peeping away, a great sound/sign. I think I only see two blues! All the ones that died were black..what's up with that? Last time they were mostly blue..well, can't tell yet. Will see when I finally get them out. This is going to be a long day. Pray that they make it..I'm so glad I decided to go in and check one, none would have made it. None.

Wow, I'm glad you were able to save some of them!