Post by bergere on Apr 19, 2017 17:04:01 GMT
I had been putting, No Pick, around his comb and beard for a week, because the hens were over grooming him again.... so I "thought" the slightly blue comb was due to that.
He was acting fine.
Week later, saw he had scale on his legs for the first time ever. I keep their housing clean and dusted..... but ok. Started treating that.
Everything seemed fine, couple weeks later his comb was more blue, so I treated with some antibiotics... 2 days later. He died.
All his hens were fine and still fine. So I am starting to think it was heart related?
First set of 8 eggs hatched, had another set in the incubator but only 2 of 6 hatched. I have the rest of his eggs under two different sets of broody hens, due from 2 weeks to
20 days.
If none of them end up being the quality I need, I will give up breeding d'Uccles. Ever since I got back into them since moving here, it has been one thing after another.
Couple of his offspring, from the first batch.
The newest ones that just hatched, One is black..... Buff and Buff Mottled hens, one Blue mottled..... it must be from the Blue Mottled hen. Dexter was a Splash Millie. First time for a black chick.
Will post about the shipped Belgian d'Anver eggs in another thread.
He was acting fine.
Week later, saw he had scale on his legs for the first time ever. I keep their housing clean and dusted..... but ok. Started treating that.
Everything seemed fine, couple weeks later his comb was more blue, so I treated with some antibiotics... 2 days later. He died.
All his hens were fine and still fine. So I am starting to think it was heart related?
First set of 8 eggs hatched, had another set in the incubator but only 2 of 6 hatched. I have the rest of his eggs under two different sets of broody hens, due from 2 weeks to
20 days.
If none of them end up being the quality I need, I will give up breeding d'Uccles. Ever since I got back into them since moving here, it has been one thing after another.
Couple of his offspring, from the first batch.
The newest ones that just hatched, One is black..... Buff and Buff Mottled hens, one Blue mottled..... it must be from the Blue Mottled hen. Dexter was a Splash Millie. First time for a black chick.
Will post about the shipped Belgian d'Anver eggs in another thread.
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