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Ah, now I'm on a real computer with a real keyboard. So we'll call the "half out chick" chick #1. When I found it the shell was mostly crushed & had fallen away. The membrane was stretched and holey all over...not sure how to describe that. No blood yolk with that one. When I gave it a...

It was mostly just membrane for both of them, the bits of crushed shell mostly fell away. The half out chick looked pretty good - no yolk or blood. I spritzed it and helped remove some membrane (still no blood). The other chick that I found with a tiny hole was mostly she'll-less when I found...

Thank you for replying! The one that had a teeny hole now looks about like the other. The blood is minimal. I'm not sure if the other pipped on her own, just found her this morning like that. But it did not appear to be a pip &zip, shell looked crushed. So the membranes are starting to dry, I...

I have a broody out in the coop with eggs under her. Today is hatch day (well, yesterday was I think). I think the chirping drew in the other girls so they've crushed two. The chicks are still alive though. One is about 50% out of the membrane. The other just has a teeny hole in the membrane...

From the pictures, can you tell if that is definitely bumblefoot? I'm afraid of digging around with a scalpel only to find she never had it. The first picture looks like it to me, but the other foot only has a very small black spot. I guess it will be clearer once I have her feet soaked & scrubbed?

Okay, so I just watched that video and it was less than 10 minutes (and almost lost my dinner). I was REALLY trying to avoid having to watch that and leave THAT part to my husband too I was trying to decide if we might be able to do this tonight. My husband won't be home until almost 10pm, but...

That is one of the sites we'll be using (found lots of good info on this site as well). I sent an email to a vet tech friend to see if she knows of a local source for the biopsy punch. If not, we'll just use a scalpel. It will still have to wait a little while though. This is NOT something I...

I think one of my girls has bumblefoot. I've never seen it in person, so I'll share some pictures below just to be sure (tried washing her feet with the hose but that didn't work too great). I have found lots of good info on bumblefoot surgery. I want to use a biopsy punch rather than a...

I just felt silly because I was already 99.9% sure it was a cockerel....just in denial lol Good to know! I noticed "she" had very different coloring than the other EEs and just thought "oooh, pretty!", next time I'll know better! Now my newest group of girls is missing one of the set...I've...

I felt kind of silly asking, but figured there was still hope because I hadn't heard her crow yet lol This is "Jane", one of 8 "pullets" I got back in November. I hope this is the only surprise.

Thanks for the replies & ideas! It sounds like plywood & roofing felt is the way to go. Our temps here can really swing, 20°-30° always, 40° from day to night is not uncommon.

I have some metal roof panels we got for free that I want to use on a small coop we're building. I'll say up front I really don't know what I'm doing, but I'm trying to figure it out :) Is it a good idea to have plywood or some other underlayment under the panels? How do I finish off the...

Just to add - she has been sitting on a full nest because I've been thinking about giving her eggs. She has 5 golf balls and 4 wooden eggs. At first she just had the 5 golf balls, but she kept sitting AND laying eggs. As soon as I gave her a bigger clutch, she stopped laying lol

I have a little silkie who has been broody for a while and REALLY wants some chicks to mother. The little bit of time she spends off the nest she spends clucking to her imaginary chicks to come get treats :) I happen to have 5 EEs in the brooder that I don't want to brood indoors They...

Update! And a question... Quote: So I'm mostly updating because chick #5 is still a mystery to me! Black feathers, black legs, black-ish single comb and red lobes. Any ideas? I can try to get a pic of her, I'm sure it would help.

Aww, cute! Just what I was afraid of - today I found 2 of the 6 little peeps outside in 32° weather and mama inside with the other 4. Mama dropped the ball. But, I'll cut her some slack because maybe she didn't bond with them (or them with her) since they came from the feed store. What to...

If its too heavy or not will depend on your door I'm sure. I don't remember it being that heavy before I installed it, but definitely email the company and ask them about the weight and what they think. As for not using it all the time, you could leave it installed but just detach it from the...

I don't see any reason why you couldn't attach the pullet shut door to an existing door as long as the bottom portion is not glass or screen (some have a solid metal panel at the bottom, this is what the person above was asking about). Mine is on the side of the coop, but I could have just as...

Yeah, I figured if "nature" doesn't seem to be working right, first I'll remove myself (and my misguided interventions!) from the situation and see how it plays out lol I am worried about them though. I guess I made the mistake thinking that mama would make sure she was always near her...