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Ah, now I'm on a real computer with a real keyboard. So we'll call the "half out chick" chick #1. When I found it the shell was mostly crushed & had fallen away. The membrane was stretched and holey all over...not sure how to describe that. No blood yolk with that one. When I gave it a...

It was mostly just membrane for both of them, the bits of crushed shell mostly fell away. The half out chick looked pretty good - no yolk or blood. I spritzed it and helped remove some membrane (still no blood). The other chick that I found with a tiny hole was mostly she'll-less when I found...

Thank you for replying! The one that had a teeny hole now looks about like the other. The blood is minimal. I'm not sure if the other pipped on her own, just found her this morning like that. But it did not appear to be a pip &zip, shell looked crushed. So the membranes are starting to dry, I...

I have a broody out in the coop with eggs under her. Today is hatch day (well, yesterday was I think). I think the chirping drew in the other girls so they've crushed two. The chicks are still alive though. One is about 50% out of the membrane. The other just has a teeny hole in the membrane...

From the pictures, can you tell if that is definitely bumblefoot? I'm afraid of digging around with a scalpel only to find she never had it. The first picture looks like it to me, but the other foot only has a very small black spot. I guess it will be clearer once I have her feet soaked & scrubbed?

Okay, so I just watched that video and it was less than 10 minutes (and almost lost my dinner). I was REALLY trying to avoid having to watch that and leave THAT part to my husband too I was trying to decide if we might be able to do this tonight. My husband won't be home until almost 10pm, but...

That is one of the sites we'll be using (found lots of good info on this site as well). I sent an email to a vet tech friend to see if she knows of a local source for the biopsy punch. If not, we'll just use a scalpel. It will still have to wait a little while though. This is NOT something I...

I think one of my girls has bumblefoot. I've never seen it in person, so I'll share some pictures below just to be sure (tried washing her feet with the hose but that didn't work too great). I have found lots of good info on bumblefoot surgery. I want to use a biopsy punch rather than a...

I just felt silly because I was already 99.9% sure it was a cockerel....just in denial lol Good to know! I noticed "she" had very different coloring than the other EEs and just thought "oooh, pretty!", next time I'll know better! Now my newest group of girls is missing one of the set...I've...

I felt kind of silly asking, but figured there was still hope because I hadn't heard her crow yet lol This is "Jane", one of 8 "pullets" I got back in November. I hope this is the only surprise.

Thanks for the replies & ideas! It sounds like plywood & roofing felt is the way to go. Our temps here can really swing, 20°-30° always, 40° from day to night is not uncommon.

I have some metal roof panels we got for free that I want to use on a small coop we're building. I'll say up front I really don't know what I'm doing, but I'm trying to figure it out :) Is it a good idea to have plywood or some other underlayment under the panels? How do I finish off the...

Just to add - she has been sitting on a full nest because I've been thinking about giving her eggs. She has 5 golf balls and 4 wooden eggs. At first she just had the 5 golf balls, but she kept sitting AND laying eggs. As soon as I gave her a bigger clutch, she stopped laying lol

I have a little silkie who has been broody for a while and REALLY wants some chicks to mother. The little bit of time she spends off the nest she spends clucking to her imaginary chicks to come get treats :) I happen to have 5 EEs in the brooder that I don't want to brood indoors They...