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Seriously, this grossed me out. I cracked a fresh and otherwise beautiful egg (blue easter-egger). The yolk and albumen were perfect, but there was this other foreign body that looked like an unborn doodle bug. Any ideas what it is? Any ideas where it came from? I took pictures of it from...

Darn it! I have been collecting my clean eggs to water glass for 2 or 3 weeks (I'm not exactly sure). I now have enough, but it seems that I should only water glass week old eggs. How firm is that 1 week rule? They are clean, unwashed, unrefridgerated. Thanks!

Yep. It finally happened. I hard boiled some eggs, made a lovely egg salad, then realized there was something hairlike in my mouth. No, I did not throw up. Yes, I came close. Here is a picture. I don't think you can see it in the photo, but it looks like it is twisted like a rope. I had to...

Good Morning Friends, I came into a bag of rye seeds. Can I sprout this for my chickens? I've tried searching sprouting rye with many different search terms, but I only find ways to spout on the soil as grass. I am hoping that I can soak them, put them on a tray, and watch them spout to give...

Friends, In my 10 years of chicken keeping, I have had very few health issues. I feel like I should have experienced more than I have, but on the other hand, I am happy to have happy chickens and a healthy coop. Yesterday, a 5-year-old Easter Egger was lying on her side and did not get up when...

Greetings all. My 10-y-o Americauna is suddenly having problems. When I opened the coop door to let the girls free-range, she was on her back and could not roll over. I helped her get on her feet and she had a hard time walking through the door. Her comb and eyes look good (no changes in...

Hey folks, Has anyone else considered fogging your homes with Oxine to protect against Coronavirus/COVID19? What are your thoughts on this? Thanks!

Apologies if this is posted in the wrong place. After 10 years of chicken keeping, you'd think I'd know the answer to this, but I don't. I've had a couple of bag eggs lately. I could try to guess why, but this is not the time. What I want to now is this--when I crack open an egg, it is obvious...

Hi everyone, A month ago, I had a broody hen and so did a friend of mine. I bought some pure bred Amerucana's to put under my hen. I gave my friend some fertile Khaki Campbell duck eggs to put under her hen. My friend does not want the ducklings. I was going to sell them after they hatched...

Hey folks, I need new nipples. I have read here at BYC that Neil's are good and would like to give them a try. I sent him a PM yesterday, but I have no idea how often he checks his mail. Other than PMing him, is there a way for me to buy his nipples? Does he have a website? Thanks!

Good Morning! The polar vortex brought cold temps and rain to us (and most of you). Somewhat unrelated, my Aussie puppy finally caught up with one of my chooks. She always chases them, but in a joyful way. Yesterday, she started nibbling at one with her front teeth. Kind of like Tom Hanks and...

Greetings all! Six days ago, one of my 2-year-old Khaki Campbells appears to have picked up an upper respiratory infection. She had a low, hoarse quack. My chickens and ducks live together and we have never had problems, but I know that some illnesses that a duck can shake off easily may...

Hi everyone, Yesterday, for the first time in 4 years, I had a someone call me and tell me I sold him a bad egg. He cracked it and it stunk to high heaven. I was horrified and surprised. I figured maybe it had an unnoticed fracture that let bacteria in and made the egg go bad. Later that...

I'm sorry to ask such an inane question, but there's a very specific term and I cannot for the life of me think of it. It means, "after giving this drug,do not eat eggs for xx days," you know? Does anyone know what I'm talking about? I need to use the term for a project I am working on and I...

Hi friends! I ran into this this morning and thought I'd share. It is a diagnostic chart for both ducks and geese, but I could only put in in one category, so I went with ducks. http://www.majesticwaterfowl.org/diagnostic%20chart.htm I hope this helps someone!

I'm about to adopt a new dog friend family member. Our last dog, Phoenix, was a wire Fox Terrier. He was a delightful dog, but a chicken killer. We had to manage the dog and the chickens very closely. Obviously, we'd like a different dog experience. We cannot have a gigantic dog, so the...

One hour ago, she was perfect, loud, alert, fine. Now, she's listless and appears to be about to die. She's in the incubator now. Have no idea what's happening. Don't have anything to offer. My daughters may have given her swim time in the sink, could she possibly have drowned? Don't...

I am embarrassed to say that this happened, but I put some duck eggs in the incubator and for reasons I won't go into, completely forgot about them. I blew it in the first week and never bothered to take them out (yes, I know how bad that is). I cannot tell you what the temp has been because I...

Several hours ago, a large hawk attacked my Khaki Campbell duck. I chased the hawk off before she could do a lot of damage, but the duck took a beating. She is injured in at least three areas (head, neck, and leg). There are a small to medium gaping wound on her leg under her feathers. It is...

I have two that are 37-weeks old. And one JUST STARTED laying this week. The other hasn't started yet. Is this common? When did yours start?