When setting eggs under a broody...

[duluthralphie]

I’ve been away for quite a while it seems, but I still have pictures and stories of these broody babies.

During a quick necropsy of the little chick that suffered a blunt force trauma death, I learned something new. Curiosity forces me to look at most and I’m glad I looked this particular time. When looking at the intestines of the chick I saw a strange little nub attached to it. I had to start researching what it could be. I had never seen this before.

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The internet can be a wonderful thing. I found this particular site to be very informative. https://poultry.extension.org/articles/poultry-anatomy/avian-digestive-system/

This little nub, as I called it, turned out to be the Meckel’s Diverticulum, and come to find out has a very important job. This is quoted from the website mentioned above.

The Meckel’s diverticulum is formed during a chicken’s embryonic stage. In the egg, the yolk sac supplies the nutrients needed for the embryo to develop and grow. Right before hatch, the yolk sac is taken into the navel cavity of the embryo. The residual tiny sac is the Meckel’s diverticulum.

This is for any curious minded folks such as myself!

 

[duluthralphie]

Peoples have dem things too...

thanks to the internet people like me can seem intelligent..

 

[Mimi13]

Peoples have dem things too...

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thanks to the internet people like me can seem intelligent..

I know, I found that out too. But nobody here cares about a dern human DM. Gah, Ralphie, don’t you know that?!?

 

[duluthralphie]

I know, I found that out too. But nobody here cares about a dern human DM. Gah, Ralphie, don’t you know that?!?

but I wanna seem smarter, like youse does.

 

[Mimi13]

but I wanna seem smarter, like youse does.

You are smart, no “seeming” to it! And we’re ever too old to stop learning...thanks to the internet.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Okay I cheated the eggs where not fertile under my broody Giant Cochin so being a caring person I called friend she brought over 3 newborn banty peeps we plced under her I have little 24 by 25 inches coop we call the broody coop .. My cochin got too warm brought them to coop she lives in settled down with peeps coo coo all the way .. she hid them as I went to to take a photo

 

[Mimi13]

Okay I cheated the eggs where not fertile under my broody Giant Cochin so being a caring person I called friend she brought over 3 newborn banty peeps we plced under her I have little 24 by 25 inches coop we call the broody coop .. My cochin got too warm brought them to coop she lives in settled down with peeps coo coo all the way .. she hid them as I went to to take a photo

That is precious.

 

[Mimi13]

This morning as I was taking pics of my three different sets of chicks, I decided to take a video Stroll Through My Run. Not all my chickens are seen as some were in the big coop and the little coop already hard at work.

I’m gonna show pictures of my 11 new chicks, and unfortunately all sexes are discernible now. 8 cockerels and 3 pullets! Aren’t I the lucky one.

 

[duluthralphie]

This morning as I was taking pics of my three different sets of chicks, I decided to take a video Stroll Through My Run. Not all my chickens are seen as some were in the big coop and the little coop already hard at work.

I’m gonna show pictures of my 11 new chicks, and unfortunately all sexes are discernible now. 8 cockerels and 3 pullets! Aren’t I the lucky one.

See how peaceful a world without dux is!!


How can it be 70 degrees down there in southieland and 95 up here. Another reason I feel like Joe Btfsplk.

 

[Mimi13]

See how peaceful a world without dux is!!


How can it be 70 degrees down there in southieland and 95 up here. Another reason I feel like Joe Btfsplk.

Did you not hear the noisy little boogers at the beginning? I’ll have to say ducks do win the noisiest animal award at my place. Good lord they’re loud. All of them, but Petey and Quinny win the top awards!

I’m not sure where you are located in Minnesota, but I doubt your temps are at 95. The temp showing on the thermometer was a bit over 70, then, at 6:30 am, but it is now about 85 and cloudy. Southieland is almost unbearably humid at this time of the year.