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So I got five duck eggs from a friend to incubate for fun. I had never incubated any eggs before but I’ve raised a ton of ducks and chickens so it was just something I wanted to try for fun. After the first two weeks, two of the eggs stopped Developing. Of course I was disappointed but I still...

So this afternoon I went out to check for eggs. When i went out there, I found two eggs, completely normal, but then I had a hen laying in a nesting box. For this particular hen, I thought it was odd because she is not supposed to start laying till December. When I felt under her for eggs, there...

So I have about nine chickens in my chicken coop. Three of them started laying about a week ago, but the others aren’t supposed to start laying for another four months. So this afternoon I went to check for eggs, when I found this tiny egg in the nesting box. I have had chickens before, so I...

So a couple weeks ago I got some buff Brahmas from a hatchery. I had been been handling them when I noticed they have five toes instead of four. The fifth row has bones and a joint and everything. I have never owned any buff Brahmas, so I was wondering if this was normal.

So this winter has been extremely harsh and caused three out of seven of my chickens to die and two lost their feet due to frostbite, before we could catch it. So I was wondering if there was anything I could do about it to help them get along. Will they be lame for the rest of their lives? Will...