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I picked her up again and put her beside food and water, this time she started drinking immediately so I left her alone, came back 7-8 mins later and she was on her nest, and had pooped and looks like she ate as well so all looks good now, guess she just needed a bit of a push.

she still hasent left the nest at all, the beak dipping idea sounds good, but I also dont want to upset her and the first suggestions were to leave her be.. maybe I should give her another day or two? (I know humans can survive 3 days without water, can a chicken last longer because shes about...

I did read a thread somewhere about one that starved itself which made me nervous, but ill leave her be :) thanks

I have a hen that went broody a few days ago, its her first time (first of any of my birds actually) and being so cold I wasn't expecting it, her nest box is off the ground and its constantly below 0 so I quickly built her a small portable cage about 2 feet by 4 feet layered it with news paper...

ive been looking for one whenever ive been out the past few weeks, but they all seem to be large very expencive units that I just cant justify (plus the huge power requirements for large power sucking units) unfortunately I live in rural Ontario, so I pay 20 - 30 cents per KWh so power is a huge...

hello, I have been hatching eggs since the spring, however I have had some trouble with the most recent hatches, I am fairly confident the trouble is humidity, we live in a very humid area and I have trouble getting it below 60, some days it jumps to 65 or higher, it goes down somewhat when I...

Thank you, that's what I figured. the person selling said they were all pekin ducks but I found that hard to believe, but being new to ducks i figured id come here and ask!

Hello! I have had chickens for a while, but looking at getting ducks as well! my wife and I had decided to find some Pekin ducks, however they seem to be hard to find this year, apparently illness cleared out this type from most of the local hatcheries a year ago so supply is quite low.. we...

I would suggest trying eco lawn. you will need to grow it before letting the chickens in, but I have been using it on my front lawn, and the nice thing about this grass is its roots are 9-12 inches deep. its supposed to help make it drought resistant, but I assume it would also make it harder...