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Thanks for the advice! I reintroduced the chick to the hen and she's now prioritizing it. She nested with it on the ground last night and I made sure it has easy access to food and water. They are scratching around in the chicken yard now. So far so good. 👍

I candled last night, they looked developed but no movements or sounds. I really think the heat got to them. Ive already tossed out most of the eggs. This is her first time sitting. She's in a coop thats off the ground with a pretty deep nest that the chick would have to try hard to climb out...

So my broody hen only hatched 1 successful chick, the other fell out of the nest and didn't make it. I removed the chick into my house after 2 days so it could eat and drink and it's doing great. I don't know if I should reintroduce it to the hen? Her other eggs look like they are not good but...

Thanks so much! They are definitely molting and I'll have to try the sardines or tuna.

So I have a group of 6 hens, various breeds and they have suddenly stopped laying. They are all about 2 years old. I free range them around the farm and always give chicken scratch, layena crumble and mixed veggies left from cooking. I found out they were laying eggs up in our hay baler so I...

Update everyone hatched! Some needed help getting out but are doing great now.

If people are stressing them out I would limit contact, stress can cause physical problems too. The chick starter seems to be a hit. I buy "Layena Crumble" good for the eggs and my chickens favor it over anything else. The name brand crumble looks almost the same at chick starter and I mix it...

I definitely wouldn't be eating those eggs. Chickens in egg factories look like crap but will still lay. We give ours oyster shells for digestion and strong egg shells. If they didn't have access to dirt or small pebbles they might not digest food properly or have good strong eggs.

Some chickens naturally have a floppy comb so that can be genetics but definitely pretty pale.

I would get a heat lamp quick if they are missing feathers and seaking heat. I think chick starter is ok but I would look into maybe something like grass or hay or fresh vegetables, but might consult a vet or professional as it might give diarrhea. Maybe the higher protein of the chick starter...

Good God! It's hard to believe anything can survive like that. I usually give my sickly/rescued ones vitamins and additives to their water. They never quite look super good when they heal (missing feathers and bald spots) but you notice the improvement is way better than when they were sick. A...

I figured it out! They were looking like they didn't have any room. The air cell was so large and they were bulging through the membrane because they should have been in lockdown. I guess the mom had started sitting on some so some are farther along than others. Now I know the signs that they...

Like the chick is too small?

I've got two more days until Lockdown and I'm concerned about the air cells. Some look normal but some are huge. Not sure if there's much I can do now but maybe I can fix something in the future? There is still movement in all of the eggs.

I have an odd situation. I've been putting my baby chicks in the chicken house at night in a cage to keep them contained. But two nights ago I awoke to a surprise as one cage was completely dead. The heads were wet as if a snake tried to eat them but was too small and killed one after the other...