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So my son's class hatched eggs and 1 was born with some intestines on the outside of it's body and another looks like it may have some kind of umbilical hernia (that is bleeding a bit), is there anything I can do or just wait for nature to take it's course?

I was wondering why chicks may not develop all the way? I gave chicken eggs to my son's class for hatching, some hatched 3 days early and today is the 21 day and no peeps on any of the others that are in a different incubator than the ones that have hatched. The teacher said it looked like...

Okay so here is what I have going on (this is my first time with a broody hen) I have 2 buff orps that hatched some babies, right before they hatched I moved them to a seperate part of the coop for privacy and chick safety, at the same time I was hatching in the bator and as they hatched I would...

So I have a hen that has not moved from her nest in 5 days, she is one of the roosters favorites and I know she is on eggs. My question is can I take the eggs out to candle or should I just leave them and wait for them to maybe hatch? I have never had a broody hen before so this is new for me...

I have 4 baby cayuga ducklings that are just not doing well. After having small pips for 2 days and no hatch I finally tried to help, humidity was to low I think and the membrane was to tough for them to break. Three I helped are doing fine up and walking in the brooder, there are 4 however...

I am hoping someone knows what is wrong. I have 20+ hens and 1 roo, they are all 8 months old and are doing great until about three days ago I noticed my rooster was walking with one foot held in a fist, he got around fine but had a limp, I picked him up and checked out his foot and leg, no...

How do you know an egg is fertile without breaking it open or incubating? Do you just use your rooster to hen ratio? Can you candle them and check for fertility prior to incubation? I welcome all ideas!!