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An update on the eggs: Out of 30, 25 were fertile at day 14 when we candled before lockdown. Day 19 today; 9 of the 25 have hatched (7 on day 17, 2 on day 18). It's still early morning so I'm not expecting any to hatch yet. I've read they can take up to 20 days to hatch, so I'm being patient...

Hello! I am currently trying to incubate quail eggs for the first time. Something has concerned me and my dad slightly during this, although it's only the second day, and we're a bit stumped on what to do if it's an issue. We are using an incubator with automatic turning, it uses rods without...

Hello, everyone! I currently have 6 chickens (all silkies, the mama and her 5 chicks who are nearly grown now) but we want to switch out from chickens to quail in the near future. We are planning to give our current chickens to good homes once we find them, and we want to re-use their coop area...

Update: 5/8 of the eggs made it! 2 eggs were not fertile and 1 sadly passed away because of the cold during night. The mama is pure white, papa is a splash variant.. can that make a blue variant?? All of the babies are varying shades of grey. Thanks!

Alright! I did push it back in a bit when I saw it, but I'm not sure how long it's been cold. Thank you!

My silkie hen (Choji) is currently hatching eggs! 1 chick came out yesterday, and another was fresh out of the egg this morning (haven't gotten a pic of the second one yet). Both parents were pure white when we got them, but the papa turned into a splash variant with brown on his head.. both...

Ah, thank you all! I'll be sure to try to check your thread tomorrow, NFC.

Also, do I need to cut her nails? They seem really long, but someone else told me they use the long nails to scratch.. plus that foot is deformed, so the nails can't wear themselves down normally.

This is her foot from two angles. My dad(who's holding her) said it might just be a callus, but those aren't usually squishy. Would an Epsom salt soak help her, maybe? I heard of someone else doing it, but my mom said it can be poisonous to some animals. The nail hasn't fallen off yet, by the way.

I'll have to go get her again, the whole flock is kind of skittish. Give me a few minutes.

Hello. I have a silkie (her name is Choji), which is about a year old now. The first day we got her, as a little chick, we noticed she had a deformed foot. One of her toes was tucked under her foot, and it was healed within a few days so we had no chance to change that. Recently it's been...

FlappyFeathers that's amazing! The art, and the stories! I really want to be a florist when I graduate, actually! I love gardening and growing plants, and I love making floral arrangements! Horticulture + floriculture! That sounds great!

Hi and thank you all! Shadrach, I know it won't be the same without him, but he was getting a little aggressive anyways so it'll probably be better for everyone anyways :) Texas Kiki, thanks for the video! It was helpful! Willowspirit, I haven't heard of that song but I'll be sure to check...

Hi there! I'm new to this site, I actually just found it today! I hope to learn lots while I'm here! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, I actually got my first chickens last spring! I got four chicks, one sadly passed away, and we got two hens later when our...