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My Frizzle Cochin sat for weeks on 9 eggs that weren't even hers. I was hoping her and my silkie rooster would give me some chicks but not this time. She always seems to go broody. Only 4 eggs hatched but only one made it. Her name is Ostara. She is such a sweet little chick and Cinnamon is...

So I had a chick hatch a couple days ago. My hen was still sitting on the other eggs up until sometime during the night or this morning. What happened was the chick got out of the nesting box and I guess couldn't get back in so Cinnamon, my hen being a good mommy stayed by the chick to keep her...

I found that one of the eggs looks like it was trying to hatch but died. The yolk sac appear broken and it looked like there was no room for the chick to move. It is day 24. Is there anything I can do to help the other eggs out? My hen is sitting on them btw. This is a first time hatching eggs...

My hen is almost a year old now and I just discovered today that she is nesting on a few eggs. Not sure how many at this point. This will be my first batch of chicks. Anything I should know? Also how will I know if the eggs are fertilized? I don't have an incubator so she'll be the one keeping...

I was feeling a bit creative last night and made this ornament.

I've been completely exhausted by sooo many things going on in my life and the topper last night was finding a large lump in my right breast. Ok now I'm scared! I hope it's nothing, but who wouldn't right? Please say some prayers. I'm gonna need them to be strong since I have 5 girls to care...

We finally got our first egg! My chickens are only about 4.5 months old. I thought I'd be waiting until they were around 6 months, so I was "eggtra" excited this morning when I went to check on my babies. LOL I'm guessing this is what people call a fart egg? I haven't broken it open. I'm...

I want to get a couple of duckling and am wondering are there breeds that can be sexed as ducklings? I want to get two females for egg laying. That's I'd appreciate any info!

could be dangerous! Just got home from Urgent Care. I split my scalp open while painting the coop. They wanted me to get to ER because my bp was high and because of how hard I hit my head. I refused and asked them to just clean it and stitch me up. Who the heck can afford $250 copay for the ER...

As of yesterday I notice about 5 times through out the day and evening, mostly in the evening, that one of my Chickens is making a honk noise. It reminds me of a goose honk but obviously not as loud or big. lol What the heck kind of noise is that?! lol They are all healthy happy. I think it's...

This is our first coop we've ever built. No plans just straight from hubby's head. We can't wait to get it finished. We bought stucco netting for the wire because it's a really thick gauge. I'm looking forward to getting the chicks out of the house since the bigger they get the bigger the stink...

My sweet little 8 week, well now 9 week old pullet is dying from what I believe is Marek's Disease. I was told when I got them they were given the shot but no actual proof of it. I'm worried about my other 5. I know there is a rare chance of them getting it even if they got the shot but would it...

My chicken is almost 8 weeks now. I've been looking over symptoms of gapeworm, and other health issues and I'm not sure what to do or treat her for. She shakes her head constantly, gags sometimes, she is really weak, she crawls instead of walks, sits when she eats and drinks. There is NO...

Ok so my 7 week old has been shaking her head for awhile but not as much as today. I also noticed her gagging. She eats and drinks, weight seems good. Nothing abnormal other then shaking head and gagging. She doesn't seem impacted either. We looked in her mouth to see if there is gapeworms but...

I bought 3 barred rocks 2 or 3 weeks ago and they are supposed to be sexed pullets but I'm a bit concerned about this one because she is getting really big the last couple of days compared to her sister. Well I say sister because I bought them together and don't really know if they were born the...

I had the first most horrible experience with my chickens and hopefully the last. I had the chickens outside under the top of a rabbit cage with a heavy piece of wood on top. I thought it would be nice to sit outside and watch the babies catch bugs and take dirt baths. Which is something we've...

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Well it was Tweety's first time trying yogurt. She must have thought it was for giving herself a pedicure! "snickers"

I found this today and had to share! I thought it was funny. I should do something like this for Easter. LOL Where I found it - http://photos.ellen.warnerbros.com/galleries/bad_hair_photos#191243

I've been asking my hubby for a little over a week to make my chicks a roost for in their brooder. I started thinking how hard could it be?! So I went out into the garage and 20 mins later I had made this. Nothing fancy but it is my first time using an electric saw, drill and sander. Hubby won't...