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what do I do with these eggs? (i have no incubator) the hen hatched out 2 of 9 eggs today (or yesterday?) under my camper & then relocated w/her 2 chicks to an abandoned nest across the yard, leaving these other eggs to freeze tonight! I'm almost certain they were all given to her the same day...

Help w/ treatment of stinky white discharge from vent needed!!! My husband did a wonderful job keeping my 40 birds alive in 105 degrees while I was out of town the last three days but.... After spending time w/ the babies today, I see that one of the almost 2 month old Columbian Wyandottes is...

I have 35 chicks @ aprox. 6 weeks old... all are very active, eat, drink & enjoy the great outdoors daily. However, Due to the unfinished coop, they are still sleeping in the kiddy pool brooder (at night only) that I haven't cleaned out this week. Yesterday there was one stool outside the...

*I APOLOGIZE FOR THE BAD PICS: Spent over half an hour trying to get a decent shot w/ a camera phone :( Here are 4 light brahmas @ 3 weeks old.. I think #s 1 & 2 are roos... would they be taking longer to feather out, & always be in the way lol?? I'd like to know what sex you think they are...

Is it possible for a blue egg laying Ameracauna to all of a sudden lay a pure white egg? (She is 8 months old) Or for what reason could my brown egg laying girls have a white egg?? I have had layers for 3 years, always brown & blue... Where the heck did this white egg come from?! It had a...

I checked them after their molt at the end of winter... last month 2 stopped laying but I thought maybe because they are over 3 years old & those weren't great layers anyway. But, today there were lice on an egg! Does that mean its really bad?? WHAT DO I DO???? One of the girls has also had a...

I just thought of something: My favorite broody hen went to live w/ a friend who was down to one lonely layer but now they are back up to a flock of 5. We were ok w/ letting her go because our other 4 layers were picking on her after our roo died last year. If I were to bring her back to...

My first batch of hatchery ordered chicks will be here in about a week... I stole the kids' wading pool, got a car battery from the salvage yard & will be attempting to hook up my old solar panel to a small inverter we've had sitting around forever in order to have light for the babies. Off grid...

The 2 hens in question (not the RIR or Barred) are 3 years old now & I've never known their breed. I took pics today to share: They are black w/ a very iridescent green that shows in the sun. They have medium sized rose/red combs, most toes are yellow but a couple are black. They lay medium...

I posted this in Caged birds forum but wasn't sure how active of a forum it is soooo... here is a copy just in case someone here can help: There is a 17 y.o. (Amazon?) parrot that has been quite ill for a few days now: (I wish I had more info to share) vomiting all day yesterday, owner said...

There is a 17 y.o. (Amazon?) parrot that has been quite ill for a few days now: (I wish I had more info to share) vomiting all day yesterday, owner said there might be a kidney issue but I'm not sure why they think that... they force fed the bird this morning. I suggested they give her an...

I will be receiving my first mail order day old chick in May! So excited! I will plan for them to have a lamp for the first two weeks but I'm wondering if my house temp fluctuates between 70 & 80 can I keep the lamp off at that point? I would think it would stay more consistent in the brooder...

I've been dealing with my sick RIR this week (see floppy comb thread) and today there was a soft shelled egg on the floor of the coop... What is that, why & what do I need to know? (I lOVE this site!) Thanks in advance!

The 4 layers I have all seem to be "over eating" according to the local feed store... Their crops get extremely enlarged these days but are empty by morning... feel squishy... Should I worry? The Barred Rock (leader of the flock) seems to get it the worst: Her chest puffs up so much that it...

I noticed yesterday that my 3 y.o. RIR had runny yellowish poop... thought to myself, uh oh but was gone all day & did nothing about it! Everyone else is fine today but the RIR's comb is flopped over & 2 of the 5 tips look a little blue. I've read in this forum that dehydration can cause a comb...

I am soooo new at this! And of course she's my favorite: RIR, aprox. 6 weeks, only w/me for 1 week, fine for first 4 days, slowly became less "thrifty"... two days ago started panting, eyes & mouth closed. (it's been under 70 degrees here all week). *I took them all of medicated feed the day i...

Hey there from Nor Cal! I found this site after searching "baby chick, injured, panting" for the last hour... I have 7 chick that are about 6-8 weeks old. They joined our family pretty abruptly one week ago when the 48 chicks at my son's school had to go ASAP. I've been trying to talk the...