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I have an 11 month old banty frizzle who has been well until about 2 months ago, when she started to lose feathers. At this point she has no rump or tail feathers (although still has feathering around the vent with no signs of diarrhea) and is missing feathers on her sides, and some on the back...

My americauna hen recently collected a clutch of 17 infertile eggs from her coop and began to set. Not having the guts to try and break her, I purchased a dozen fertile Dorking eggs and switched them while she was out of the nest. She sat on them for a few days, then began kicking them out of...

A while back I tried to hatch out some of my Cochin eggs in my homemade incubator. (i had tried some dorking eggs previously and killed them all) By day23 there was no action at all, so I shut the thing down and surmised I must have had the humidity too high. I was too disheartened to do an...

In an unexpected and unfortunate incident this morning, my 2 week old Silkie escaped the brooder. The door to the room was open, so he could be anywhere. I have been on my hands and knees with a flashlight and locked up my cats. Has anyone had this happen before? Is there a way to lure in a...

I have just candled my eggs in preparation for lockdown and the air sacs have changed very little in size since the 2 week mark (I did not weigh the eggs at the start). I know this signifies too much humidity - but what does this mean in terms of lockdown? Do I leave the humidity as is or...

Is there anything other than coccidiosis that could be causing my 3 week old chicks to have blood in their stools? I have 10, and have noticed 4 or five stools over the past week that look like they have a red streak in them. All the chicks are eating, drinking, and active. All the other stools...

Hi, eveyone! I am a relatively new chicken mama, though having grown up on a farm.I am a 'small time' chicken gal with an keen interest in heritage breeds. My flock includes Cochins, Ameraucana, Sillies, Rhode Island Reds, and Orpingtons- also 2 kids, 3 cats, and a dog! And currently incubating...