Silkie thread!

[TiaRC]

hen or too plz anyone

it's a hen

 

[TiaRC]

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Thanks!  But when I went to get it out I found that she had gotten cockleburs in her crest too!  I did the best I could but I couldn't get all of the cockleburs out or the tomato stuff!        Do I need to cut them out?   She does NOT want to hold her head still.  Will they come out by themselves?

burrs will need to be removed. The tomato goop will eventually go away the burs won't. I wouldn't cut them out. But try and more or less slide them out.

 

[FoxholeFarm]

The
burrs will need to be removed. The tomato goop will eventually go away the burs won't. I wouldn't cut them out. But try and more or less slide them out.

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But don't leave them if you can't get them out that way. They can work their way farther and farther in, eventually causing skin issues. Cut them out as a last resort.

 

[Fancychooklady]

The link came up really fuzzy and it's a shame as it looked exceptionally informative!!

That's a shame SIL, it enlarges fine on my iPad.

 

[Sylvester017]

That's a shame SIL, it enlarges fine on my iPad.

I know - I brought it up full screen on my Toshiba laptop but even the colors of the eggs were blurred. The writing was completely illegible. It shouldn't have been an issue but there you go! Maybe it's posted on a better site somewhere else.

 

[Suzierd]

Here's a excellent link about eggs I just wanted to share. Love the pictures in this link.
http://en.aviagen.com/assets/Tech_C...uides/Ross-Eggshell-Quality-Booklet2013EN.pdf

 

[Suzierd]

What do you guys use to mark your eggs? Is permanent marker ok to use?

 

[chicken pickin]

What do you guys use to mark your eggs? Is permanent marker ok to use?

I use permanent sharpie marker on my eggs.

I got a assorted color pack of the thin tip sharpies and I use different colors to mark certain batches ( I do staggered hatches often in the same incubator so it helps to keep the eggs organized)

 

[K Epp]

I use sharpies too. I use them with Broodie's to easily see stolen eggs and in the incubator to color code.

 

[Suzierd]

Ok thanks