We recently had a hen with similar symptoms such as wouldnt eat or drink, very lethargic, and dirty bottom. She was eggbound. We didnt find out until too late. We read to soak her in warm water to see if it will pass. Otherwise you may have to try and remove it yourself if it is an eggbound hen...
I am looking for a standard breed rooster, preferably a cochin but I will take any. My rooster drowned in the recent floods and I need to replace him. If anyone has one for sale near Memphis,TN please let me know.
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I have a dominique rooster and he is very protective of the hens. He really doesnt like to be messed with either. He is kinda mean. Ive never had a barred rock.
I just had a Sumatra chick hatch about 4-5 hours ago. It cant walk very good because its toes are curled up. Is this natural or do I need to do something? Its peeping and moving around but just doesnt spread its feet out. It is walking around on its legs.
I have a dominique rooster and he is very aggressive. You do not want one of these. I am sure there are docile ones out there, but I have heard about other people having problems with them being aggressive.
Well the temperature is staying steady. I do not worry about the humidity as I have been dry incubating. I have a seperate incubator that I put them in for the last few days that has adjusted humidity. I may try one more small batch with the turner and if they dont hatch then I may just go back...
I have a little giant incubator and when i first got it which was about 2 months ago I hatched 5 out of 6 eggs in it. I decided to get an egg turner and with its first use I just had 17 eggs not hatch. I cracked them open and all were fertile but they had stopped developing very early on. Is...