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[brucifer]

Here's a couple of photos taken this morning of one of my Chocolate Orpington cockerels. I have one too many from this line, so I'll be selling one at the swap this weekend:

 

[ShadesofSable]

I think my lavender amaurucana is sick.
Her abdomen is swollen and tight, but soft. Kind of like a water balloon. I can't feel any egg in her, so I don't think it's egg binding. I gave her a warm water soak and she pooped a little, but her abdomen is still really swollen.

Any ideas y'all?

 

[brucifer]

I think my lavender amaurucana is sick.
Her abdomen is swollen and tight, but soft. Kind of like a water balloon. I can't feel any egg in her, so I don't think it's egg binding. I gave her a warm water soak and she pooped a little, but her abdomen is still really swollen.

Any ideas y'all?

I hope it's not Ascites. Here's a link to a webpage that may help you figure out the cause:
http://www.hobbyfarms.com/6-causes-of-swollen-abdomen-in-chickens-2/
Good luck!

 

[missy1971]

well Beck, my Spaniel got a hold of Lucy the other day...a little closer bite and sh wouldnt be here..luckily no broken skin but got a big patch of feathers on her chest which ended up being raw skin...bless her heart. she is doing fine with blue-kote and alumishield.
Also my little speckled sussex that has scissor beak, her beak is getting worse...literally her tongue shows...any suggestions? im feeding her wet food, and she seems to be foraging ok, but it breaks my heart to see her beak this bad.

 

[brucifer]

Also my little speckled sussex that has scissor beak, her beak is getting worse...literally her tongue shows...any suggestions? im feeding her wet food, and she seems to be foraging ok, but it breaks my heart to see her beak this bad.

Missy, is the beak actually broken somewhere? If so, then it's not scissor beak that your girl has; it's a broken beak. If the beak is broken, you need to trim and/or file it so that she can eat, and so that it will grow back with proper alignment. Some commercial chicken operations with large chicken houses actually remove most of the beak of their chickens for feeding purposes, so your girl can handle the trimming. OTOH, if your bird actually has scissor beak, you will to trim her beak periodically as long as you keep her.

 

[ShadesofSable]

I hope it's not Ascites. Here's a link to a webpage that may help you figure out the cause:
http://www.hobbyfarms.com/6-causes-of-swollen-abdomen-in-chickens-2/
Good luck!

I don't think it is, she's not having any respritory distress. Everything I'm reading though makes it look not good. Basically anything that could be causing this is chronic or genetic with no cure.

 

[missy1971]

Missy, is the beak actually broken somewhere? If so, then it's not scissor beak that your girl has; it's a broken beak. If the beak is broken, you need to trim and/or file it so that she can eat, and so that it will grow back with proper alignment. Some commercial chicken operations with large chicken houses actually remove most of the beak of their chickens for feeding purposes, so your girl can handle the trimming. OTOH, if your bird actually has scissor beak, you will to trim her beak periodically as long as you keep her.

i need to take another pic...i will later today and post.

 

[brucifer]

I have a question regarding a hen incubating Muscovy eggs. I have Orpington hen who just went broody today. She's none too please that I removed her eggs, so I put a few ceramic eggs in her nest, and she's now happy as a clam. Anyway, I have 24+ Muscovy eggs to pick up tomorrow, and I had planned to incubate them in the bator, but I was wondering if Ms. Broody could hatch some or all of them? Is there anyone with experience doing this?

Muscovy egg incubation is rather long (35 days) compared to chicken egg incubation (21 days), so I was wondering if this could even work?

 

[Flowerbh]

I have a question regarding a hen incubating Muscovy eggs. I have Orpington hen who just went broody today. She's none too please that I removed her eggs, so I put a few ceramic eggs in her nest, and she's now happy as a clam. Anyway, I have 24+ Muscovy eggs to pick up tomorrow, and I had planned to incubate them in the bator, but I was wondering if Ms. Broody could hatch some or all of them? Is there anyone with experience doing this?

Muscovy egg incubation is rather long (35 days) compared to chicken egg incubation (21 days), so I was wondering if this could even work?

My chickens have hatched ducks all the time, but my duck eggs only take 28 days......but I have had broody chickens try to sit for weeks and weeks (I throw them out of the nest and remove eggs, but they keep coming back) that have probably totaled that long!

 

[brucifer]

My chickens have hatched ducks all the time, but my duck eggs only take 28 days......but I have had broody chickens try to sit for weeks and weeks (I throw them out of the nest and remove eggs, but they keep coming back) that have probably totaled that long!
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Hmmmm...I'm on the fence as to whether or not to give this a try. One of the Mottled Orps I got from you (Mabel) is the one who went broody. I could tell she was starting yesterday because she pushed the egg she laid yesterday to the front of her breast and just sat on it for awhile. Today she did the same thing with another egg, so I took the egg and kicked her out of the nest, and she complained a bit. Then she went back to the same nest looking for her egg(s). I know that look. I gave her a few ceramic eggs, and sure enough, she is as content as can be. Since she is just starting to go broody, it seemed like the timing might be right since I get the Muscovy eggs tomorrow. If I do go forward with this, how many eggs do you think I should set? I'm getting 24+.