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How long can a hen be off the nest on day 14 ish and the eggs survive? My girl started with 8 and is down to 3 from various issues (hens pecking, possible snake) so we moved her to our “broody coop” last night and this morning she was pacing to get out and the eggs were cold. I can move her back...

My duck finally hatched one egg out of 4, I discovered it this morning. No idea how long it’s been out, it’s dry. Mom still setting. Our other chickens would have access to any food and water I put up with them and I’m worried they will just harass mom and baby. We want to move the family...

Got these 2 weird eggs today so 2 hens have whatever is causing this. All but 2 hens are one year as of today. The others are 3-4 years (I have 17). They all look healthy. We have had super excessive rain this year and the run is a swamp. We put lots of hay down in the coop and that’s dry but...

Can anyone tell me what this bump is on this chicks backside? It is below the cloaca so it isn’t pasty butt. It feels kinda hard and crusty but doesn’t seem to soften when I put a damp cloth on it. Although I didn’t hold it on very long...

I bought some fertilized eggs to hatch. I am not sure what they are. 2 are black with little tufts on the top of their heada, one is white with gray here and there, 1 is black and gray allover. Any clues?

Why is my hen's rear end totally without feathers? She's been this way for a while but none of the others are.

A duck adopted us a week or so ago. We love her! She found our TINY old water pan and uses it for her bathing needs. OBVIOUSLY this is unsat, so we bought a small stock waterer and buried it, filled it up and she won't go near it. Help!! I hate to remove the old small one as it's all the "pond"...

A mallard hen just showed up here and apparently decided she's going to live with my chickens! I have no idea what to do. Any help would be appreciated. She seems very tame.

I saw the statement below on another site. Is this true?? "When the chicken lays the egg it goes into a state of suspended animation as she lays a new egg in her nest every day. After several days the hen goes broody & sits on the eggs and all fertilized eggs will then proceed to grow into...

Today, I found my RIR sitting on the "broody" nest. This one is separate from the nesting boxes and has recently been used by the previous Buff hen to hatch and raise 4 chicks. There are possibly 8-10 eggs under her but when I got close she did not exhibit the normal broody behavior. I knew I...

My broody has been sitting for a week and a day. Today she switched nests and as soon as I saw that, I put the eggs in front of her and she immediately tucked them under herself. Which is good. I keep seeing ppl saying stuff like the hen switched nests and didn't "take the eggs with her". They...

Omg, just went out and found a third dead one in this clutch. This time, it looks like the shell was pecked off and the chick had "dried out". We are now in day 23. Hen was off that's how I found this one. Wasn't there yesterday when I found dead #2, which looked like it got stuck in the...

I updated my last thread about Day old broody behavior but it looks like no one saw it. Found 1 dead chick that hatched yesterday but the other 10 eggs have not hatched. It was peeping this morning but not this afternoon. Today is day 21. Do eggs hatch early? It looked healthy

So hatch day was yesterday. I have no idea how many at this point cuz mama is keeping them under wraps. Is this normal? Last go-round she was in a brooder area and they were bebopping around like crazy on day 2. This time I couldn't get her moved in time and they hatched in the main coop. I do...

I have 2 that are trying to reintegrate. One is having marginal success and the other was still with the chicks. As of today, she is distancing herself but they still hang with her. Walked out this evening and she has blood on her. She is the BEST mom. Will they kill her?! They have not really...

I have 2 broodys that hatched 3 eggs each. The chicks are about a week & 1/2 old and doing great. Both moms are attentive and seem to be co-parenting well. They are separate from the flock but only by a gate and chicken wire/hardware cloth fence. One broody has a darker comb than the other as...

I have a broody that has hatched 3, waiting for 2 more. She RARELY got off the nest to eat or drink. I offered some food and water by hand and she nearly took chunks out of my fingers, she was so hungry. Same with the water! Of course, that means poop. Should I clean it out? They only just...

I have 4 chickens. 3 RIR, 1 Buff Orp. 8 months old. I was getting 4 eggs/day, then 3, then 2 now today only 1. I see some normal poops, but more and more I'm seeing wet, orangish/brick (no blood, not overly red) splats that look like they have grainy texture. I've looked at all the poop pics...