Silky hatch-along and OdoBan on eggs experiment

[Debbie292d]

I would love to name one of your silkies Marilyn (f) and Monroe (m)

Okay, you're on egg 10B and it will be called Marilyn, or Monroe, depending. Thank you! Great names!

 

[NagemTX]

OK so 28-O will be Olivia or Oliver.

 

[Debbie292d]

OK so 28-O will be Olivia or Oliver.

Thank you!

 

[Debbie292d]

@Boppo wanted a buff or cuckoo so gave her number one. I assumed she'd want it named Boppo? Any guesses? I like it. But I don't know if I'd want a chicken named after me.

 

[janiedoe]

19 is yours, Janie, thank you! I'm going to someplace in Mexico in April. Texas is on the way, right?

Unfortunately I'm going to be away the entire month of April. You better hold on to him for me.

 

[The Chick Addict]

I have 28 eggs set. Come join my first-ever hatch-a-long!

1-18 silkie eggs were shipped and arrived this morning. 10 more are my silkies and are part of an experiment.

KEY: B = Buff, C = Cuckoo, P = Paint, O = soaked in Odoban disinfectant for 60 seconds. (I'll explain below the list if interested.)

For those who want to jump in on this, pick an egg, and if you want, come up with a male/female name for it. Thank you!

1B: @Boppo Boppo/Boppo

2B: @TwoCrows Tubey

3B:

4B:

5B: @chanceosunshine Ovette

6B:

7B: @Kiki Barbie

8B:

9B:

10B: @Chickie McChickerson Marilyn/Monroe

11P: @Gigachad poultry

12P: @Tookie

13P: @GirlsHuntToo Winter

14C: @Somewhere_In_The_Clouds

15C: @fluffycrow Parsnip

16C: @Cloverr39 Lily/Lupin

17C: @GreenJay Zoey/Joey

18C:


19-23 are my silkies. 24-28 are my silkies soaked in Odoban

19: @janiedoe Tadpole

20:

21:

22:

23: @ChickenLoverTrin

24-O: @2ndTink Ember

25-O: @BigBlueHen53 Wisconsin-Twenty-Five-Oh/Connie

26-O: @Patiocoturnix

27-O: @Pampered chicken girl

28-O: @NagemTX Olivia/Oliver

Only read on if you want to know about this little experiment:
Odoban is used in hospitals, hatcheries, etc. to kill germs, viruses, bacteria, etc. Herpes as well as about every other virus is listed as being killed by proper use of this product. Marek's is considered a herpes virus. Odoban's instructions to kill this and all viruses is to mix 5 oz of Odoban in 1 gallon of water and leave it on for 60 seconds. They do not discuss eggs, nor does anyone that a few of us could find. Thus, this experiment to see if (1) can eggs soaked in Odoban survive, and (2) would the Odoban soak have removed the bloom? If so, will those disinfected eggs now be vulnerable to germs and die?

Marek's spreads via dander and dust from the chicken. A hen who carries or has the Marek's virus could get dust/dander on her eggs. We stick those in an incubator as is, and chicks hatch most likely touching the shells, and could feasibly pick up Marek's within seconds of hatching. The odds are this wouldn't happen, but who wants to take the chance? Disinfecting the eggs isn't enough. The product used has to be strong enough to kill the herpes virus.

I have 10 of my silkie's eggs. Five of them were soaked for 60 seconds in Odoban mixed to the 5oz in 1-gallon water ratio. I then quickly ran them under the faucet and set on paper towels to dry. They along with the other unsoaked 5 were put in the Brinsea incubator a distance apart. They were set at 7:00 p.m. CST. The 18 shipped eggs were set at 8:30 p.m. in the NR360.

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Can I have 3B?

@Gigachad poultry, thanks for the mention!!!

 

[janiedoe]

OK so 28-O will be Olivia or Oliver.

I used to have an Oliver. I loved to call him using my Eva Gabor voice. "Ahlahva, Ahlahva." I can see Debbie calling him that way.

 

[Somewhere_In_The_Clouds]

A name for 14C, how about Penn?

 

[Debbie292d]

Can I have 3B?

@Gigachad poultry, thanks for the mention!!!

You bet! You're on it! Thank you!

 

[Debbie292d]

A name for 14C, how about Penn?

Sounds high class! Love it!