Posts by Hazelrah

Here are a couple of links that helped me figure out how to treat my little chickie.   https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry http://www.poultryhelp.com/spraddle.html  

Power outages are the pits!!  You could candle in a day or two and see if you see movement but regardless of what you see I would leave them in the incubator till hatch day + 1 or 2 before giving up.  I...

seems worth a try. I had good luck recently using a bandaid hobble on a chick that had both legs dragging behind it.  Kept the bandaid on until it fell off on it's own. good luck

Hi I got my Marans pullets from a local breeder; they are pretty good free-rangers and love their greens so their yolks are a nice dark color.  I cant tell any difference in the taste though. 

I read somewhere recently that they first eat whatever is at their feet.  Maybe you could try scattering a little feed on the paper towels, or maybe the other chicks have already done that for you? :)  

I think your coop looks wonderful and yes there will probably be more honey-do requests.  I don't think the chicken project ever gets completely done- just ask my dear husband.  He build me a coop a few years...

Hope you get a good hatch the second time around.  My first hatch I got 3 out of 15 and I will be trying again soon. 

bumping this in hopes someone with experience will answer.  I am sorry your hen is having problems and hoping you find good answers soon

http://BackYard Chickens › BYC Forum › Raising BackYard Chickens › Incubating & Hatching Eggs › Hatch Calendar   Here you go, enjoy!

Also if you watch the threads on this site you may find some other folks who are setting eggs the same day or close enough that you can trade information.  I was fortunate to have several hatch buddies for my first time around,...