TPC Forums http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/ This is a discussion forum powered by vBulletin. To find out about vBulletin, go to http://www.vbulletin.com/ . en Thu, 17 May 2012 02:34:54 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png TPC Forums http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/ Name of Your Pet Chicken http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4515-Name-of-Your-Pet-Chicken&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 12:05:38 GMT Hi Guys! Im Keith and I have a pet barnevelder.. I called her Beauty because of its pretty looking laced feathers.. I just love this breed of... Hi Guys!
Im Keith and I have a pet barnevelder..
I called her Beauty because of its pretty looking laced feathers..
I just love this breed of chicken because they are very tamable.. :)

What is the name of your pet chicken guys? :D ]]> Poultry barnevelder http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4515-Name-of-Your-Pet-Chicken Duck Eggs http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4514-Duck-Eggs&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 18:01:06 GMT Hello. I've acquired some Mallard Duck eggs and have them in an incubator. The mother duck abandoned them and they were given to our class at school. We have an incubator and a brooder. They are coming along nicely, we've been able to candle them and they're growing fast. We have several people on staff who have ducks and chickens who will be taking the hatchlings once they hatch. The problem I have is I don't know how old the eggs are. When I candled them and compared them to pictures online, they look to be around 20 days old. I'm not 100% sure, though. If they stay in the incubator at 99.5 degrees until the day they hatch, will that be a problem? We have planned for someone to check them at 10pm then again at 5am. That's the time period they will be alone. If there is a pip at either of those times, they are instructed to put the eggs in the brooder. We check on them through out the day between 7am and 4pm then the janitors are in and out, checking them periodically...then last check is at 10pm. The 5am janitor will check when he arrives. I hope all of this makes sense...I just really want to do right by these babies. I have been told that it takes the chick 30 minutes from first pip to hatch. Then I read on the internet that it takes a day or so. Which is right?

Just to recap, these are my questions:
Not knowing how old the eggs are, what should I look for when transferring them to the brooder?

Is it bad if they have their first pip in the incubator then transfer them to the brooder?

How long does it take for the chick to hatch, from first external pip to hatch.

I can try to provide a picture of the egg (candled) if there is anyone who can tell me how old the eggs are.

Thanks,

Heather ]]> Waterfowl Heather http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4514-Duck-Eggs Duck egg size http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4513-Duck-egg-size&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 10:49:51 GMT Hi. We just got 3 new ducks which were very dehydrated when we got them. These are mixed breed Cayuga ducks. The first eggs they new girls layed... Hi. We just got 3 new ducks which were very dehydrated when we got them. These are mixed breed Cayuga ducks. The first eggs they new girls layed were way smaller than my full-breed Cayuga. At that point I just thought different breed, different size. Now I am wondering if due to dehydration eggs were smaller.

They person I got them from made a comment that she could not tell them from her chicken's eggs. I thought that was funny because our girls when they got laying well, produced an extra-large egg compared to our Buff orpington and Barred rocks.

So here are my two questions: Can lack of water effect size of eggs? Would lack of water effect viability of fertilized eggs? Thanks in advance. ]]> Waterfowl SLTurner55555 http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4513-Duck-egg-size Bath Auction http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4512-Bath-Auction&goto=newpost Sun, 13 May 2012 01:49:12 GMT Went to the Bath Poultry Auction today, seemed to be a lot of people, especially first thing in the morning. I was rhere to sell more than buy, bid... Went to the Bath Poultry Auction today, seemed to be a lot of people, especially first thing in the morning. I was rhere to sell more than buy, bid on a new tom but backed out. Also bid on a few other birds, especially those nice looking black and white splash fantails. I came home empty handed but thats ok, I have enough birds as it is, and will wait to replace my Naragansett tom til Fall or next Spring.

I'm curious about something, or rather someone. The young guy with short blond hair that goes around buying all sorts of birds and packing them in crates on the floor... Does anyone know what he and his helpers do ? Im guessing he's selling to reseraunts or something, but the way he works the auction like a stock trader, especially today, had me curious. ]]> Poultry BaldwinCreekFarm http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4512-Bath-Auction Crows Kill Chicken http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4511-Crows-Kill-Chicken&goto=newpost Wed, 09 May 2012 23:50:13 GMT I had 2 crows kill a 4 week old Cornish Cross chick today. He was not small. Certainly larger than some bantams. Yes, I caught them in the act.... I had 2 crows kill a 4 week old Cornish Cross chick today. He was not small. Certainly larger than some bantams.

Yes, I caught them in the act. I'm not blaming them just because they were in the neighborhood. I also know they broke and ate a dozen goose eggs this spring, as well as stealing feed.

I sure wish I knew of a way to get rid of them.

Anyway, just a warning if you've got smallish (but not all that small) chickens and there are crows around. ]]> Poultry Oregon Swedes http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4511-Crows-Kill-Chicken Virginia Residents Only Internet Poultry and Small Animal Auction http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4510-Virginia-Residents-Only-Internet-Poultry-and-Small-Animal-Auction&goto=newpost Wed, 09 May 2012 21:30:56 GMT Hey Everyone, I would like to invite you to check out, join, and buy, sell at http://www.eggbids.com This site has only been online a week and we... Hey Everyone,

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]]> Saved Stuff Oregon Swedes http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4509-Reported-Post-by-Oregon-Swedes Introducing new ducklings to adult duck http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4503-Introducing-new-ducklings-to-adult-duck&goto=newpost Sun, 06 May 2012 18:23:51 GMT Due to a fox killing one of my two ducks, I am getting two baby ducks. I would like to know what would be the best way to introduce them to my... Due to a fox killing one of my two ducks, I am getting two baby ducks. I would like to know what would be the best way to introduce them to my female Cayuga. Thanks for any advice. ]]> Waterfowl SLTurner55555 http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4503-Introducing-new-ducklings-to-adult-duck Wooden Incubator and Humidity http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4501-Wooden-Incubator-and-Humidity&goto=newpost Sat, 05 May 2012 16:07:52 GMT The son who promised to build me a new redwood incubator and hasn't gotten around to it yet, found me an old David Bradley from Sears and bought it for me.

The seller says it is made of cedar. It doesn't look like cedar. Someone else said "red fir". So I don't know what it is made of, but it looks like a redwood incubator.

I've had it plugged in for a week. The temperature stays spot on. It doesn't vary by even a tenth of a degree. However, I can't get the humidity up.

I've got 2 large pans of water in the top, and it runs about 26%. If I spray the inside walls with a squirt bottle, I can get it up to 30%.

It's been sitting out in a barn, and this is desert, so I expected the walls to absorb a lot of moisture, but it seems to me like it should be re-hydrated by now.

Those of you with redwood incubators, is there a trick to getting the humidity up?

I've got 6 half cooked goose eggs that I would sure like to move over from my little incubator. ]]> Waterfowl Oregon Swedes http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4501-Wooden-Incubator-and-Humidity Narragansett Breeding Behavior http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4498-Narragansett-Breeding-Behavior&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:37:05 GMT I've never raised turkeys but bought a trio of Narragansetts with one hen already broody. She has been on the nest for a couple weeks now and the tom is displaying some strange behavior. He seems to have pulled his breast feathers and I often find him alongside the hen and when he gets up ( after some hissing ) there is an egg or two under him.

Does the tom take some role in the nesting or rearing of poults or is he having an identity crisis ? ]]> Poultry BaldwinCreekFarm http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4498-Narragansett-Breeding-Behavior Egg bound chicken ? http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4496-Egg-bound-chicken&goto=newpost Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:17:35 GMT Hello, I have a hen around the age of 5. Yesterday, she was lying down a lot, fluffing her feathers and looked to be straining to lay an egg. I read... Hello, I have a hen around the age of 5. Yesterday, she was lying down a lot, fluffing her feathers and looked to be straining to lay an egg. I read everything I could on egg bound chickens, and she fit the profile. I sat her in warm water, then put mineral oil in her vent, then put her in a wire cage with steam under her and 2 hours later~~~~nothing.
She was then given an injection on oxitosin, calcium gluconate and trostaelandin. Hour later~~~ nothing.
Ok, so then, my husband put mineral oil on his pinky and went in her vent looking fir an egg and didn't find one. What he found was a mass-like substance. He said that it was a hard, rubbery type of structure, but not an egg.
She was then given an xray and there was nor an egg, but you could see calcium deposits.
Does anyone have any idea what is going on with this hen? We are simply perplexed.
Any help, comments, would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance. ]]> Poultry Sassy2121 http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4496-Egg-bound-chicken Prevention of Imprinting in Incubator Goslings http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4494-Prevention-of-Imprinting-in-Incubator-Goslings&goto=newpost Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:26:34 GMT It's been YEARS since I raised goslings, so I would like some advice on how NOT to imprint them on myself.

My objective is to have calm geese; not pets.

How would be the best way to accomplish this with the newly hatched? ]]> Waterfowl judyc http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4494-Prevention-of-Imprinting-in-Incubator-Goslings Poke Holes in This Idea http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4493-Poke-Holes-in-This-Idea&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:11:48 GMT So, I built a new duck tractor last week, that I'm using as a grow-out pen for Pekins and chicks. Basically, I cut a cattle panel into 2 7 1/2 ft pieces, built a frame 4 ft wide and about 8' long, bent the cattle panels into a hoop, lined with hardware cloth, and put a tarp over all. It pulls fairly easily.

My idea is to build a bottom that I can sit the tractor on ,and use it (them, I'm building another) as breeding pens in the winter/spring for my BEI. I have enough room in the poultry house for two of these, and then would use them again in the Spring as tractors. Right now I have two usable pens inside. This, therefore, would double my pen space..

On another note, I'm trying to hatch some Buff American Goose eggs right now. I don't have my poultry fencing up at the farm yet, so what you think about putting a breeding pair in a tractor, to minimize aggression? I have a tractor that I built several years ago, using two 16' cattle panels for the sides and top. It measures about 8'x9'. I have to use a mower to move it. It's lined with welded wire, which adds to the weight quite a bit. I would keep the geese with the sheep in the winter, as I don't want them hurting the chickens. ]]> Waterfowl judyc http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4493-Poke-Holes-in-This-Idea Cackling Canada eggs? http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4492-Cackling-Canada-eggs&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:10:15 GMT Hi,
Is it possible to buy them?
I can't find any.......sorry if this shouldn't be posted in this forum.
Thanks for any help. ]]> Waterfowl ebonie http://www.poultryconnection.com/forums/showthread.php?4492-Cackling-Canada-eggs