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I recently had eggs set for hatch and after 23 days gave up hope on the final eggs hatching. As I was removing the eggs, one of them appeared to have tried to hatch from the bottom and couldn't complete the hatch. Problem was...it was still alive inside the shell. It started peeping. I...

Thanks everyone! That gives me somewhere to start. They are the funniest little things. I love watching them waddle around with the chickens...those little webbed feet just move!!!!

So, my husband on a whim bought two baby ducks from TSC for our anniversary! We had baby chicks at the same time and kept the ducklings and the chicks together. Funny thing is, now they think they are chickens...I guess, cause the all stay together free range even now (or maybe it's the other...

She made it! Full recovery and probably my prettiest hen!

I, too, just acquired my first two ducklings from TSC. I've been raising chicks for the last year and found out the hard way that we had weasels. My first 25 were attacked at 3 months old and all but one were killed. Since then, we added 4 hens to the flock which have hatched two batches...

Glad he lived through it, but I have to agree with the others... I came out one morning about 4:30am and half my flock was dead. Until later that evening I couldn't figure what the heck it was. Weasel...up and over an 8 foot fence. I've heard that rodent especially if they have an opening of...

I sure hope so...she's a pretty little thing. I want to see her in her full glory when she grows up!

I'm a newbie too...and yep...BYC is addicting! Hope you have as much fun as me!

You know...I wondered about the familial aspect too. Do chickens sense family relations? Do behaviors differ?

Thank goodness your Silkie is doing better. I'm having a problem with one of my babies too. Hubbie was sick and in the hospital and one of my chicks tried to break and run from the brooder. When I found the baby outside of the pen she appeared to have injured her neck (I'm thinkin' she's a...

That was a thought my husband had...we have a large pet crate that we tried crate training our pup in (till I couldn't take the wimpering...lol). Chicks get big quick...

We had a broody hen in November that ended up hatching 6 chicks Nov. 29th. Right now I've got them in one of the biggest Rubbermaid totes with a heat lamp in the house. However, they are 4 weeks old now and mostly feathered. I'm gonna haved to move them out sometime in the next month, but, it...