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the last few of my quail that have hatched have been coming out backwards. and after a 1-2 days they die. i hand turn my eggs and my temp and humidity is right where it needs to be. only the quail eggs are the ones having problems. what could be going wrong?

my run is made of the welded wire for my sides and top and the smaller green wire around the bottom 2-3 feet. and it was made very sturdy i have spent alot on building the coop about 700+. I dont live by water so gators i dont really think they could be a problem. im very handy with a gun im in...

Gigi- the Diatomaceous Earth where can i get it. suzi- i know its a res disease and i have been treating with chick antibotics and the vet said give them viatmin a so i did that too. some of them seem to have gotten alittle better but about 5-6 still have swollen eye. kiki- thanks for the heads...

i have been loosing chicks for about a week during the night and day. i was very confused on what was happening. at first i thought somone was stealing from me cuz my turkey was gone and i was on vacation. then when i got back i noticed there was a few more missing. Well 2 nights ago i came home...

I have lost 2 because they have been getting really sick. Eyes are getting swollen eye closed, and cold symptoms. im trying everything to get this handled. next weekend im going to tractor supply to see if their bigger 45$ fogger will work. we have swarms of them also they surround them and they...

I just moved to a new area. i lived before on a lake and had no problem with mosquitos. now i live where there is no still body of water and at night around 6PM my chickens are surrounded by mosquitos. i have tried using the mosquito repellent fogger from tractor supply that was $20 and that...

I just moved to a new area. i lived before on a lake and had no problem with mosquitos. now i live where there is no still body of water and at night around 6PM my chickens are surrounded by mosquitos. i have tried using the mosquito repellent fogger from tractor supply that was $20 and that...

I have fertile ringneck pheasant eggs for sale. $10 per DZ plus S&H. I have had very high hatch rates with past eggs. For more information contact me on here.

thanks for the replies. my turkey did the same thing as that one did in the video. the other day i couldnt find her and for some reason i thought to look at the lake and there she was swimming with the ducks and geese.

I just bought a turkey from the auction friday and where they had the cages the turkeys were on the bottom and got poop all over them. she has poop on her back and loves water but want to know if anyone has given their turkey a bath?? thanks

I have 2 of my welsummer chicks that their eyes are swollen shut. i was giving them anit botics buecasue at first their eye had puss and crust around their eye. its been about 1 week and now there is no crust just their eye shut. can this be fixed or are they going to stay with one eye shut. and...

I went to go check on my flock this morning and notced one of my younger chicks eye was swollen and had a brown crust around it. also her beak was open im assuming from the swollen eye but not sure. so then i started checking everyone and noticed another chick had bubbles in her eye. what can i...

The 4 1/2 week red stars are good to go outside. the ducks i would say no not yet. i put my chicks out at 3-4 weeks it makes them stronger that way. I had muscovy ducks i didnt put them out till about 6 weeks. The typical rule of thumb is when they are fully feathered on their bodies they are...

thanks alot.

we just had 4 babies born. a friend of mine said that they need help finding food and surviving from another baby bird like a baby chick or what not. is that true? or will they do fine together?