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[FirewifeJess]

[SIZE=12pt][COLOR=008080]FWJ:[/COLOR] because it's your birthday and I'm thinking of you, I bought myself a present to celebrate![/SIZE]

Well....what did you get for my birthday?? I was absolutely spoiled rotten by my loves today, and, well, DH clearly believes in birthday months because he's been getting me stuff for weeks


 

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Free incubator people, Bantam Brahmas make excellent broodies, so I definitely have some you can have! I'll even name one of the pullets 1202 for you Dave! LOL

I was just asking because the only one I've seen on Craigslist looks like the same one listed over and over again for $250 so didn't know what range to ask for around here.

I think they go for about $20 around here!!

And I would like to be put in line for one at that price. In fact today I feel generous and would give ya $22 for it.

 

[hallerlake]

Quote: You're trickier than I am; I need to use an incubator soon and am putting my wee mite into wire (Del's has livestock panels for $27, and I need five: thus will be brokish for a month).
Some kind of trade?

 

[pbjls]

I just got another 107 turkey eggs delivered. I think I am going to have to get another incubator.

BGmatt we need to deal!

 

[CarolynF]

IS MY HEN SICK?

I hate to sound like a broken record, but my favorite hen is acting odd again. Lethargic, slow moving, ignoring treats, sitting with her feathers all puffed out even though none of the others seem to mind the weather. She layed an egg 2 days ago. Yesterday she sat on the nest for a while but no egg, but I expected no egg based on her "schedule". But sitting on the nest was a little odd. She is 2 years old and has never been broody. Her weight seems fine. She has always had large areas of skin with no feathers, or nearly no feathers so I don't think it's feather plucking. She's never molted much, either. We clipped the feathers on one wing a year ago and they haven't been replaced yet.

She acted this way a few weeks ago, but went back to normal within two days. That time she had also produced one tissue paper egg the day before. I haven't seen one like that this time.

The feathers below her vent were matted with white matter which I thought was egg residue, but perhaps not. So I brought her inside today and stood her in a dishpan of warm water and washed her under carriage. Now I have her in a box covered by a laundry basket in the laundry room where it's fairly quiet and she can dry off. She hasn't made a peep in the past half hour.

I'm not panicking, but I'm very concerned since this is the second time. When she shows absolutely no interest in eating cantaloup guts or BOSS it's very odd. She just stood there and watched the others gobble it up. Yesterday she seemed fine.

Are there some preliminary or preventive actions I should be taking? If so, what? The only medications I have on hand are vetricyn, sevin powder, electrolyes powder, and eprinex that just arrived today.

If you have any educated ideas or suggestions I'd be awfully happy to hear them.

Thanks very much.


ETA: She's been in the house, quiet in the box for 2 hours and she hasn't pooped at all. I felt her crop and it's not big but it feels kind of hard. I'll go outside and catch my EE and see what hers feels like for comparison. Either way, if she's not pooping I'm guessing there's an issue. I'll update in a little while.

 

[refamat]

I just got another 107 turkey eggs delivered. I think I am going to have to get another incubator.

BGmatt we need to deal!

107! wow, your going for a serious turkey farm, that's a lot of turkey. I only have 12 including chicks with two more trying to hatch.

 

[BGMatt]

That is a seriously large number of turkey eggs.

 

[pbjls]

so lets talk turkey

 

[VelvettFog]

IS MY HEN SICK?

I hate to sound like a broken record, but my favorite hen is acting odd again. Lethargic, slow moving, ignoring treats, sitting with her feathers all puffed out even though none of the others seem to mind the weather. She layed an egg 2 days ago. Yesterday she sat on the nest for a while but no egg, but I expected no egg based on her "schedule". But sitting on the nest was a little odd. She is 2 years old and has never been broody. Her weight seems fine. She has always had large areas of skin with no feathers, or nearly no feathers so I don't think it's feather plucking. She's never molted much, either. We clipped the feathers on one wing a year ago and they haven't been replaced yet.

She acted this way a few weeks ago, but went back to normal within two days. That time she had also produced one tissue paper egg the day before. I haven't seen one like that this time.

The feathers below her vent were matted with white matter which I thought was egg residue, but perhaps not. So I brought her inside today and stood her in a dishpan of warm water and washed her under carriage. Now I have her in a box covered by a laundry basket in the laundry room where it's fairly quiet and she can dry off. She hasn't made a peep in the past half hour.

I'm not panicking, but I'm very concerned since this is the second time. When she shows absolutely no interest in eating cantaloup guts or BOSS it's very odd. She just stood there and watched the others gobble it up. Yesterday she seemed fine.

Are there some preliminary or preventive actions I should be taking? If so, what? The only medications I have on hand are vetricyn, sevin powder, electrolyes powder, and eprinex that just arrived today.

If you have any educated ideas or suggestions I'd be awfully happy to hear them.

Thanks very much.

Mites?

Sevin Powder her tushie, and armpits - use the Eprinex (5 drops on the skin) once a week for 3 weeks.

The matting below her vent is what makes me think mites.

 

[Slinglings]

Quote: Razzi's is great.