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i have a day old chick that i tried to have adopted by a broody hen she pecked it on the head. i removed it from the pen along with the other chick that was there with it. have it in the brooder but seperated still being able to see the other chick just the other chick can peck at it. it keeps...

i have a brinsea octagon 20 advanced with a humidity pump. my last couple of hatches have been very bad. this last hatch was suppose to be show girls but today is day 22 so i opened the big end of the eggs just a tiny bit so i could see in, to see if they were alive, since candleing didn't...

well thats pretty much my question can i put my one chick that hatched under the broody during the daytime or does it have to be at night? how can i check on them if its at night and im asleep and its dark and, and, and ... this was a bad hatch. out of the 10 eggs shipped to me only 4 made it...

i have a broody serama who i just noticed this morning have what looks to be mites and scales on her face! yuck! the eggs that she has been sitting on for the past 21 days didnt hatch but the other eggs in the incubator that i was going to give her the chicks from, had 1 hatch. so i really want...

my MIL's parakeet layed 3 eggs and we were very surprised because we thought we had 2 girls so the question is would she lay eggs without the presence of a male parakeet?(or do we have a male and a female) and what do we need to do for her if she lays more? we made her a nest box in the cage so...

my light sussex has been broody for about a little over a month now. have tried to break her twice and failed so my question is if i give her some eggs to hatch and then take the chicks will that break her brood? i dont have a setup where she can raise the chicks or i would let her. i have eggs...

hi i have a question about the silky feathers. is it dominant or recessive? if i breed a silky feathered bird with a nonsilky feathered bird what are the odds of getting more silky feather birds? thanks all for the info i have a silky duck and would like more but i only have the 1 duck so was...

for those who have hatched duck eggs do they do better on their side or on end? i have mine on end but now i wonder if i should have placed them on their sides. i have 1 that is pipped but has not made any progress since pipping the shell at 2 this afternoon. this my second attempt at hatching...

my 1 polish pullet (who just started to lay) was pecked on today and had a hole tore into her. its on her side by her tail from the looks of it, it had to have happened today. i brought her in cleaned her really well with warm water, trimmed the feathers right around the wound and decided that i...

i got some chicks from tractor supply today and i think i have most figured out but i cant seem to figure out what these 2 white ones are. they are pure white with pink legs and beaks i cant tell what type of comb they have because they dont have enough comb to see its just kinda flat. so i'm...

ok all i need some advice. how long do i leave an duck egg that pipped around 36 hours ago and zipped about half way and stalled before i try and help? i have asked if duck eggs take longer but havent heard as to rather or not this is too long? if its how they usually hatch then i will leave it...

do duck eggs take longer to zip than chicken eggs or are my ducks in trouble? i have one that pipped around 36 hours ago that has only zipped about half way around the egg and the other that pipped about 20 hours ago has only zipped about 1/4th of the way around. the other eggs havent even...

ok heres the one in question. i am hoping for girls of course! this little one is a 3 1/2 weeks old. frizzle cochin thanks for all the help!

i have been looking for directions on how to incubate duck eggs. with what temp to run the incubator at and the humidity levels and do you spray the eggs during incubation or not? i know that the incubation time is 28 days and the you turn them for the first 25 days but am unsure of exact temps...

My daughters are in 4H for the first time this year and are raising broilers. this is my first experience with this breed and i have to say they are very messy birds. i need to know from those of you who have kids in 4H and show broilers do you wash them prior to the show. i am a little nervous...

i have 2 chicks that are about 2 to 3 weeks old and they are a marans cross both are black with barring starting to show. so i want to know are the female birds always darker? one might not be a cross but odds are it is. thanks all

i have a new chick thats had a rough start its going on 3 to 4 days old now and i have been feeding it with a syringe its water and vitamins and have been trying to teach it to peck at its food to eat. i have yet to see it eat on its own it has drank on its own but it seemed to be more of an...

my hatch of olive egger chicks 3 days ago, got me three chicks and one has very small feet compaired to its size and the size of the other 2 chicks that hatched. has any one else had this and did the chick do ok. this chick has had a bit of a rough start. first it was shrink wrapped and needed...

i have a new chick that hatched night before last. it was shrink wrapped and i had to assist with it getting out of its shell. ok so this is whats going on, it can move around, it kind of butt scoots around. but it tips over on its sidea lot, sometimes falling all the way over onto its back. it...

i have a silkie that has gone broody on non existent eggs. so i had a hatch yesterday from my incubator and have been thinking of placing a chick under her to help break her brood, but i have no idea how to do this? and what to do to make sure she doesnt reject the baby and i end up with a...