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one of 9 chicks that hatched 2 weeks ago has begun to show signs of damage. She walks backwards more than forward and keeps her head cocked over like she's looking at the ceiling most of the time. She moves and eats well but I'm worried about her future. Any ideas on what happened or what can...

So I had to rescue some guinea eggs and candled them before I put them in the bater. As near as we can tell they are about 3 weeks old but can't be sure. I read that there should be a pretty good size air sac if they are viable. So it was easy to see the empty eggs and there were some that...

One of my girls is sitting on about 20 eggs. So far they have never had a successful hatch. I'm in NW Florida and the red ants are terrible. As soon as the eggs hatch the ants are on them before they can be saved. And while Guineas will eat almost any bug they will not touch red ants. They...

I have older guineas that free range. I plan of getting some juveniles. Is it the same amount of time they have to be caged before I let them out with the others? I'm wondering if they will be more likely to stay because they see the rest of the flock all day while they are in the coop. Thanks

I've been reading other posts about Guineas here and as usual I learn a lot. But some folks say, they should roost in the trees and some say the coop. Mine will not do either. They sleep at night under my living room window. Should I be training them to sleep in the coop or the trees? I...

Shes a 3 yr old sex link. She was fine last night. Today I found her just sitting there with her wings out a little. Her crop was way too big. As soon as I picked her up she vomitted a dark brown like water. any idea what that may be. she looks bad.

I found my 2 year old BO on the ground today. She has had diarrea bad for the last 2 weeks. I've keeped her washed but she is getting worse. She is not breathing hard. I think her belly is hard but I'm not sure. She is weak. I have her in warm water right now just incase it's egg binding...

I have a 2 year old BO that has always been in good health. But in the last 3 weeks she has developed what looks like mild diarrhea. And if I don't catch is fast enought it runs from her vent and when it drys it pulls her feather together and I think that is causing her pain too. I give her...

I have about 30 chickens. In the afternoon, after I clean out the coop I go into the run…sit down with my girls and have a snack. I do this almost every afternoon. All together I think I give them about 4 cups of corn in one sitting. Is this too much??

Got her as a gift. Her legs are bigger than any of my other girls. Sorry they are not in the pic. Thanks

This is my next post for an injury (man I'm having problems). Anyway, my Roo did something to one of his spurs. Looks like maybe got it stuck in the chicken wire. It's almost completly off. I cleaned it and he doesn't seem to be in any pain now but he isn't so quick to get into it with my...

I've noticed all summer that some of my girls have developed what looks like a big blister on thier feet. Sometimes it's on the bottom and gets so big it makes them limp. Sometimes it's on the top like between two toes. We have a big red ant problem in florida so I was wondering if that's...

I've had mine for about a year. Always worked great. Humitity and temp have always been perfect. I finished a great hatch in June. Ofcourse I had to increase the humitity for lock down and all was well. I spent the next 2 months moving and just set more eggs thinking all would go well. But...

I have a 2 day old that I had to take from momma. She has what looks like a road rash under her wing. I'm guessing she was plucked by the other chicks. She's is acting slow and will not eat or drink. But she still makes a bit of a fuss. What can I do?

My BO has been sitting on 2 and my EE has 6. As far as I can tell it's day 23 and my BO baby has 2 babies of her own She is in the top box (figures) and it's raining here but I think it will be O.K for a day or 2 then I'll move them into the momma ward. My EE is in a bottom box and I guess...

have BO that is on day 18 for setting. I'm looking for a good thread to tell me what to do or what to expect. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I can't seem to find one. Thanks

A couple of my EEs seem to have a bare patch at the base of the tail. They are about 9 months old. I didn't think they would molt until they got more like a year old. Could it be something else???

Got a quick question. I was looking at the Ware Chick-N-Hutch at TSC. I'm getting a new roster this weekend and won't have time to build something. What do you think of using this in the run so he can meet my girls and the roster I have already in saftey? Mine are about 9 months old now and...

One of my Comets has been limping for a few weeks now. But I looked at her foot and leg to see if I could find an injury of some kind. No luck....But she would stand on one foot or limp like crazy and she always wants me to carry her. I could be crazy but I swear it's because it feels better...

What do you think of the Little Giant Air Incubator? I've seen others that look better but they are really expensive.