Hi guys, I put in two araucana green eggs and two white leghorn (I think that's what my white chicken is called) eggs in the bator 22 days ago.
I had to cull both white eggs (no embryo), and just today, around 8:00 a.m. a little chick popped out of one of the green eggs. It was the color I've always wanted, yellow. Now I have this other egg that was suppose to hatch at the same time/day as this other one. When I checked it today I really couldn't determine what anything was besides a big mass (the chick). I know I wasn't suppose to open the bator, but my curiosity took control of me.
My temp is at 99.5 - 101 deg.
I have my humidity at 50 - 55. I filled all three channels and a tiny cup of water for added humidity but it's still at that. My top two windows are partially filled with water.
Well anyways I'll try to post some picture of the chick.
Wish me the best...
Eric
Chick Hatched Today!
Give the other egg 3 days after hatch date before you pitch it, sometimes one is slow.
Big congrats on the hatch !!!! You'll have to post pics and share with us !!
Julie
Well here's my yellow chick. I have a question about it. You see its right leg, (the one in not touching the ground) it seems to be just like a right splayed leg/broken, or something of that nature. My older chicken (Lucky) seem to be the only chick that hatched out of 8-9 eggs, so I called it Lucky. Lucky seemed to have the same type of injury/form in the leg.
How would I fix it??? Any advice???
Thanks
Eric
I'd give it 48 hrs to try to fix itself.... I had a duckling born with a horrible looking foot and it was right as rain in a couple days. Curved from being in the shell so long.
If that doesn't fix itself in a couple days you can make a brace out of pipe cleaners for it. I had posted a link to a great site with pics to do that kind of thing, will see if I can find the link again
Julie
Here is the link. The splay leg is toward the bottom. It's got great pics on this site !!!
http://www.thecozynest.com/pictures.htm
How is the other egg doing, any activity ??
What a dork I forgot to post the link after I came back specifically for that reason...lol
This message was edited Aug 15, 2007 11:23 AM
This message was edited Aug 15, 2007 11:23 AM
Eric, Good job with the chick..
Tracey
Are they pure araucana ??? I've heard they are difficult to hatch as they carry a lethal gene.
I have amerucauna/ee's and two of mine were yellow chicks that turned out to be solid white when grown...sure are pretty. I posted some pics of them on another thread.
Julie
Well you know how araucana's are suppose to have a "beard" (puffy cheeks), mine do but their not as big as a true one.
Eric
Don't they have ear tufts too ?? I've seen pics and some of them the tufts were huge...looked sorta odd..lol. Do yours have tails or not... I think they come both ways. The ones with no tails look a lil odd atleast on the roos. I think it's cuz I'm use to seeing the "big" flag a rooster normally struts about =0)
Julie
Yes, mine have both ear tufts and tails. The ear tufts aren't big on mine, because their not true one. The tail are the same way, small. Their both still visible.
Eric
It sounds like what you have is Ameraucanas or even "Easter eggers", Eric. Araucanas have ear tufts, not cheek tufts and beards. Ameraucanas have cheek tufts and beards. Araucanas also have no rumps - Ameracaunas have rumps. And Araucanas lay blue eggs, Ameracaunas and other Araucana mixes usually don't get the pure blue egg color and lay various shades of green and blueish green.
From faethersite.com:
purebred Araucanas. These rumpless (tail-less) and ear-tufted birds from South America are very hard to find. They are known for laying blue eggs. Most of the so-called Araucanas in the US are mixes that carry some of the original genes and lay variously colored eggs: blue, green, or pinkish. These birds are sometimes (and more honestly) sold as Easter Egg chickens. They come in white and many other colors. The American Poultry Association also recognizes a bird called the Ameraucana, which lays colored eggs and has muffs and a beard, not ear tufts, and comes in standardized color varieties. The Araucana and Ameraucana also come in a bantam form.
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Arau/BRKAraucanas.html
Eric, how is that chick doing? Did his leg straighten out yet?
No, still the same. It is getting better at walking. I just hope theirs a way to fix her up. I did start her up on this brace-type thing I made. I used piper cleaner rods. I cut one short enough to fit the length of its leg. I then cut smaller ones to tie around its, to hold the the longer piece. It's suppose to hold the foot straight, but it's not working like I imagined it to. The chick can still bend its foot. So other than that I don't know what to do. I hate to sound like I'm giving up. I spent so much time with her I'd hate to put her down.
Thanks
Eric
Well it certainly sounds like you are doing what you can. Sometimes things are just out of our control. I have never had to deal with an foot or leg problems...so I dont have any good advice. I hope that it gets better. Good luck, and keep us posted.
Melissa
This might help http://www.guineafowl.com/fritsfarm/guineas/problems/
As I think of it again it's not doing good. Just this morning it died. I looked at it, and it was laying side ways with its broken leg up. It's beak seems to be dry and brown crusted, as well as its nail, its eyes were open. The temp was probably too high. It had water.
Thanks for everyones help...
Eric
This message was edited Aug 19, 2007 10:42 AM
sorry for your loss, you did your best.
so sorry to hear eric. loved the pic what a cutie!! i also say it was an americana, trues are rumpless and yes they are very hard to hatch for the reason said above. sorry i didn't see this post quick enough to help ya out, hope this helps for later if ya have any problems again.
there is a few things that cause sprattle leg, usually it is cause the surface of the brooder is to slippery, week stock or how they develope in the egg, somtimes incubation can cause it. for brooder bottoms i always use pine shaveings now and don't usually have any that get it. when i used newspaper or boxes to catch the pooh i had many with it. the easiest way i have found to correct it is bandaid it's legs. get the tiniest they have and sticky one end on each leg to pull them together when it falls off they usually nolonger need it which is usually next day or day after. i also have used dental floss, or elastic cord they all do the same thing just make sure not to tight around legs and cutt off when they are walking normal. sprattle is more a muscle issue than a broken leg you have to train the muscles to be used which is why ya need to interveen.
for curled toes i flaten the toes with sticky tape or a bandaid and wrap it around the whole foot to make a flat shoe. if they are walking on the hawks wrap a bandaid between the foot and the hawk. it straightens the legs to keep them off of the hawks and if they still are some protects it from getting sores.
silkie
Well before its death it was starting to get somewhat better. But I don't know if it would straighted out all the way.
Thanks for everyones help
Eric