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One of my silkies went broody so I gave her 6 eggs to hatch. About a week into her sitting, the other silkie started sitting too. When one would get off the nest to eat, drink and stretch her legs, the other would get on the eggs. They never fought and seemed to be happily sharing the hatching...

We have an established mixed flock of 8 hens. We’ve had our birds for several years now and never had any problems. Today I looked out at the run and saw to my horror, several of my hens jumping on top of and attacking my silkie. They had managed to tear up and bloody the back of her neck/head...

Help!! I raised this handsome fellow from a baby under the pretense that he was a hen. Recently, he has begun making a noise that can only be considered an early crow. My neighborhood does not allow roosters so I need to find him a good home quick! I am not asking a rehoming fee, just that you...

So, somehow my egg turner got unplugged and my chicken eggs were not turned. I feel awful about it, but I can't change what happened, so I am hoping for the best. I know all the things that can go wrong and how important it is to turn your eggs, but I was just wondering if anyone has first hand...

Hello, I am attempting to begin my first hatch for ducks! I'm super excited but I do have some questions. I was given some eggs however, the person I got them from has 2 types of duck. A Cayuga/black Swedish mix and Muscovys. When she collects the eggs, she can't tell who each egg came from...

I have 19 2 week old chicks. One of the chicks is getting pecked. It seems there isn't just one culprit, but that they are ganging up on this one. His comb (or what will become his comb) is bloody as well as above his left eye. Any suggestions as to how to stop this behavior and make it safe for...

It is day 22 and I have one chick that hatched this morning at around 6:30. It is about 7 hours later and I am really concerned. He can't stand up for more than 20 sec at a time that I have observed and isn't moving well around the incubator. He is also still very wet. When I go check on him I...

I have very minimal experience in hatching chickens (this is my 3rd time to try and my first 2 times I only had unfertilized eggs or ones that didn't make it to day 5) I started with 15 eggs that I am attempting to hatch in my 1st grade classroom as an extension to our oviparous animals and life...