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A pair of starlings decided to raise their babies in my coop..could this be a problem? I know how messy bird nests can be, I don't want to expose my chicks to possible parasites. Thoughts?

It's day 21. I had 10 eggs going into lockdown. Of those eggs, 4 have hatched, 4 have pipped. ONE OF MY HATCHLINGS: The chick was malpositioned and pipped last night. I thought it wasn't a big deal and I'd just keep an eye on it, it's happened before. Well I noticed yellow fluid coming from...

A friend of mine brought me a hen today, with what seems to be a dislocated hock joint. She has feeling and movement in her thigh, but below the hock her leg just hangs limp. She doesn't use it at all, and she couldn't move her toes to grasp my finger. I felt the joint, it isn't swollen but it...

The last baby to hatch today didn't completely absorb his yolk. It hangs out and I don't want anyone else to pull it or it to rupture..what should I do?

It's day 20. I stopped turning on day 18, as usual. But this morning I discovered something alarming - 4 malpositions. 4. Out of 13. What is wrong???? All 4 pipped through the shell and there is no blood (yet) so I hope they stay put long enough to absorb everything and hatch safely. I am able...

I set 9 eggs on Tuesday, April 23. Today is supposed to be day 17 (lockdown is tomorrow). I heard chirping coming from the bator about 10 minutes ago. No pips yet, but there are definitely some babies working on it. This has definitely been an abnormal batch. On the day that I set the eggs I...

Today is day 2. I like to candle to make sure nothing is wrong, even though there is no need. I candled tonight and noticed some strange forms in the egg...there is one in about 5 or 6 and they are perfect circles that are darker than the yolk, close to the top of the shell. Does anyone know...

This is my 3 week old Wheaten Ameraucana - Any guesses on sex? I have a few others, some have half as many feathers so I suspect those to be cockerels, but this little peep is giving me a hard time. He(she?) has feathered quickly which leads me to believe pullet, and also has white breast and...

My birds have never had lice that bad before ( not that I've noticed) but recently I notice one of my birds getting sick. I took a closer look at her today and she has LICE. yuck! And the poor girly isn't looking too good :( I'm changing out my flock in a few months so I have a few questions...

I received 14 eggs on Thursday from Tennessee. Now, usually I don't ship eggs but these are oh so pretty Ameracaunas and I had to try ;) All arrived without cracks (whew!) but 75% of them had rolling air cells. I set them air cell up to settle for 24 hours before candling again. Here's where...

I have only ever hatched chicks from a broody mama or local eggs in an incubator, never shipped from a breeder before. Next week I'm acquiring some eggs from a breeder quite far away, and I was wondering if anyone had any advice on making my hatch more successful! Is there anything I can do for...

Hello all! I have frequented this site for years and just now made an account! I have 3 Orpingtons, 2 Australorps, 2 Rhode Island Reds, 1 Barred Rock, and 3 Ameraucanas. I love love LOVE my birds and am hoping to get more Orpingtons this spring, the varieties I have seen here so far are...