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Yesterday one (and what's looking like the only) BCM chick hatched. I had to assist as it was a bit stuck in the egg. It was a shipped egg and the chick was upside down but kind of sideways and facing away from the air cell. It was doing ok for a little bit but the membrane was starting to dry...

I can’t tell if this chick is shrink wrapped or not. It pipped opposite it’s air cell around 8 this morning, it’s been about 12 hours. It’s cheeping occasionally and moving. There’s a small slit/tear in the membrane where it’s egg tooth broke through a little bit. I know sometimes it takes...

So we have a Salmon favorelle rooster and one hen. I thought I grabbed the eggs from that hen but I’m thinking it might not have been? The chick has the extra toe, feathered legs and a big muff. But it has that dark stripe on it. If I remember correctly our rooster had a dark spot on him when we...

Last night I had a chick hatch. It all seemed to go smoothly but it wasn't getting up properly. When we checked it out it looked like what we thought (and the one article I read) was the umbilical cord but I saw it could have been the intestines? We snipped the bit without blood (not pictured)...

I had more than one egg, about 14, but it very well looks as if only this one is going to make it. I'm not sure if it was my incubation that killed the other embryos or something else seeing as this baby has made it to the point where it looks as if it's trying to internally pip. That being said...

To preface my post these are more theoretical rather than concrete questions, if that makes sense. We had a Salmon Favorelle rooster (surprise out of the pullet box who was nice so he ended up staying) and he happened to be in a pen with a Silver Laced Wyandotte hen. We had a broody EE hen who...

Sorry to have another thread in this section of the forum! I'm looking for a new incubator. The one we have is MIA and to top it off is also 30 years old. So my grandma (correctly) suggested it was time for a new incubator. I'm looking for one with a capacity of 7 eggs max because any bigger and...

Hi! I've been wanting to get some hatching eggs shipped to me and I was considering buying some through Meyers but they no longer have the Mille Fleurs available. I posted an ISO ad here but I was wondering if anyone could offer any insight to hatch success rates for shipped eggs. Specifically...

Hi! I am in search of a small quantity of Speckled Sussex and Millie Fleur d'Uccle eggs. Really I'd only like one female chick of each but of course with hatching there are so many variables (including gender obviously but also hatch rate) so I do have a plan for what to do with roosters. I love...

We got some chicks from Meyer a few days ago. They’re 6 days old today. Our BLRW pullet is the same size as when she arrived with no wing feathers. When she came we gave her a couple drops of Nutri Drench and she perked up. She’s been the quietest out of all of them but today she’s just sleeping...

We got some chicks from Meyer Hatchery and we thought that our Blue cochin was actually Blue when I looked at chick pictures it looks more like she’s splash. Does anyone have any pictures of their splash vs blue cochins? We did get a BLRW and a Blue copper maran (which they said would definitely...

I got this Bantam out of the Assorted Bantam box at tractor Supply. I was hoping for a Mille Fleur d’Uccle but it didn’t quite match. Light colored skin on its legs (which are feathered) and beak. I don’t think it’s a silky. Maybe a cochin bantam? Also how how old do you think it is? I’m pretty...

I was looking for a small, cheaper incubator and this seems to fit the bill. I wanted to know if it was a fairly reliable incubator or if I should wait a little longer and spend the money on a more expensive one. Thanks...

We just got a new chicken coop and my mom and I ordered more chicks... Our coop can fit around 20-22 chickens and I think we're at 18 right now (5 chicks coming next week and 5 in October plus the 6 chicks we have) but my dad really wants some Nankin Bantams after seeing them in Colonial...

My mom and I went to a barn for a horse thing and ended up with two chicks. One is a Barred Rock that we think is a cockerel and the other we think is a pullet but aren’t sure if the breed. Does anyone have any ideas on what breed the brown/black one could be? And also while I’m at it, does the...

I'm looking to build a temporary brooder to put in an outside stall. I'd like to put the hen who will be hatching them in with them. They will be in the house for about 2 weeks after hatching. I would like to construct it so it is not permanent but could be taken off the legs and stored. I would...

We have a broody Americana on some eggs. The hen is inside with her eggs as we have a snake that we can't find where it gets in from. Two days ago and egg pipped and a hole appeared shortly after. Last night it looked like the egg was crushed but I was hoping it was fine. I lifted her wing to...

We are getting 3 pilgrim goslings tomorrow. I believe they are a month old but I am not sure. I wanted to know if anyone had any tips or basic knowledge. They are for my grandma who has had geese in the past but I will be the one mainly taking care of them. Thanks!

My freind who has chickens said that his chicken has bubbly eyes and was coughing and sitting alone. He has four chickens and this is the only sick one. The chicken has been sick for two weeks. I said that quarantining the chicken would help and maybe putting a red heat lamp on it too. This...

Our Americauna has been sneezing about every half hour and she's kind of fluffed up and just sitting there. She's about 5 months old and hasn't started to lay yet. She is separated from the other chickens in a warm barn stall (in a crate). None of the others have shown any symptoms but I'm...