Posted April 15, 201015 yr What have I done wrong !!!!??????? I got home from work and checked my birds....one of my hens in the breeding cabinet has died.... She seemed fine, seemed healthy and active and eating and in good condition.......??????? She had 4 eggs, one was broken so I disposed of it, the other three seem okay, not sure if fertile? Do I foster these eggs?? I have 4 other nests available....if I do can I mark the eggs so I know which is what?? She started to incubate them on the weekend, Im not sure how many hours since she passed away, the last time I checked was last night, she was in the box and all was well......
April 15, 201015 yr Was she carrying another egg ? Did she look and act well ? Sometimes when a hen is incubating we miss things becuase they are in there doing their own thing as we expect and these things just happen
April 15, 201015 yr Author When I took her out of the cage I felt her vent and could not feel an egg, she was well fed.....
April 15, 201015 yr When I took her out of the cage I felt her vent and could not feel an egg, she was well fed..... Age ? Breeding condition ?
April 15, 201015 yr Spider bite...? Something scare her...? I'm so sorry to hear Anne... A lose of any hen is not fair...
April 15, 201015 yr Author She was ringed "08, a YF Violet I purchased off DrNat last year........... * Healthy looking and active * chewing and flirting * I handle them to make sure they feel "solid" * I had her in the breeding box for 2 weeks on her own, fresh veg every day, ( a mix of carrot, peas, corn, small amount of cucumber, beans) and egg and biscuit (wet) twice a week. * She had a iodine block. * fresh millett every other day in the nesting box * Fresh water every morning * Fresh seed daily * change of newspaper daily (Due to big poo's) She "seemed" fine.........but obviously I'm missing/ not noticing something..... Edited April 15, 201015 yr by anne101
April 15, 201015 yr I agree with Kaz... Its not your fault and you did everything right... Sometimes these things happen... hugs...
April 15, 201015 yr Author Spider bite...? Something scare her...? I'm so sorry to hear Anne... A lose of any hen is not fair... LB2005, We do get a lot of Redbacks but I doubt it....I will have a look though....
April 15, 201015 yr Maybe worth a look just incase... Only a suggestion though... LB2005, just call me Steph... Easier i think... hee hee
April 15, 201015 yr Sorry you lost your hen Anne, but don't blame yourself, sounds like you've done everything and more. I had one fly into aviary from flight give a couple of squarks and she was dead on the floor, a beautiful opaline spangle 2 yrs old. Just put it down to mother nature, she can be a b.... at times. Good luck with your eggs you may still get something of her with luck.
April 15, 201015 yr Author Maybe worth a look just incase... Only a suggestion though... LB2005, just call me Steph... Easier i think... hee hee Thanks Steph... :hap: No redbacks in sight.....
April 15, 201015 yr Author Sorry you lost your hen Anne, but don't blame yourself, sounds like you've done everything and more. I had one fly into aviary from flight give a couple of squarks and she was dead on the floor, a beautiful opaline spangle 2 yrs old. Just put it down to mother nature, she can be a b.... at times. Good luck with your eggs you may still get something of her with luck. Thanks Robyn....Yeah she can be a b*****........ she seemed really happy................ :hap:How long were the eggs cold and were they fertile ?She started to incubate them on the weekend, Im not sure how many hours since she passed away, the last time I checked was last night, she was in the box and all was well...... :hap:
April 15, 201015 yr (how long were the eggs cold and were they fertile ?she started to incubate them on the weekend, im not sure how many hours since she passed away, the last time i checked was last night, she was in the box and all was well...... so did they feel cold when you touched them and have you candled them ?
April 15, 201015 yr Author Yes they were cold Kaz, but I am not 100% that she had started to sit on them the more I think about it..... No I have not candles them.....I do not have a torch that will do the job... I have fostered the eggs...so I will just see what happens I guess...
April 15, 201015 yr Yes they were cold Kaz, but I am not 100% that she had started to sit on them the more I think about it.....No I have not candles them.....I do not have a torch that will do the job... I have fostered the eggs...so I will just see what happens I guess... Did you mark the eggs ?
April 15, 201015 yr Oh no Anne... I hope something good comes off the eggs... I hope they weren't cold for too long...
April 15, 201015 yr Author Yes they were cold Kaz, but I am not 100% that she had started to sit on them the more I think about it.....No I have not candles them.....I do not have a torch that will do the job...I have fostered the eggs...so I will just see what happens I guess... :rip:Did you mark the eggs ?Yes I did Kaz.....Oh no Anne... I hope something good comes off the eggs... I hope they weren't cold for too long...Me to Steph.....
April 15, 201015 yr I had a situation once where the eggs were stone cold for hours halfway through incubation. I fostered them anyway and half the chicks survived even though the temperature was really really fridge cold on the eggs when I found them.
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