Recent content by HayDiddlesHens

Ronott1, please keep in mind that we are helping her, NOT trying to make her feel bad. This is a website were you receive information to help your birds. Not a website were nobody tells you what you need to do because of fear of hurt feelings. That rooster needs to be culled, and thats the hard...

That behavior is not allowed and it's not going to get better either. You need to cull him... I know that can be hard, but you can't sell him to anyone with a temper like that. If you let him breed it would make his children aggressive too because that's genetic in chickens.

I don't give mine grit, but it wouldn't hurt if you were to lay some out for them. :)

Feeding them yummy tomatoes and other foods by hand works every time!

First remove her from the other chickens and put her in a cozy secluded area, then go to the store and buy some probiotic yogurt and a syringe to feed it to her by force. Just a quick question Is she laying down or walking around?

I absolutely agree. Some people recommend it be set to 102 for certain incubators like large still airs. It shouldn't die that quickly unless something is genetically wrong with the egg, and that sometimes happens.

My still air is set to 102 and it works like a charm.

What kind of incubator do you have and what day are those eggs on?

Eggs are hatching!!!

just a regular scoop in the morning and afternoon should be fine. Do you know what breed your getting? good luck.

We had duckling hatch prematurely too. In fact I just had two silkie chicks hatch three days early today. Just make sure to keep it comfortable, warm, and what ever you do... don't help it hatch. It might lay there and absorb the yolk when its out of the egg. other than that there isn't much you...

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Can you post a picture of her legs? Also if you can feel her legs. are they warm? if so she may be able to be saved. Keep her warm... maybe in the basement. You may have to syringe feed her. Give her probiotic yogurt too. Ive been through this before too. If you have any more concerns don't be...