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I'm so frustrated. I have lost two chicks, about two weeks apart, and three more are on their way to death. The first one was 4 weeks old (Mille fleur D'Uccle) and the second was 6 weeks old (bantam Ameraucana). Both started out weak, and then progressing to not eating/drinking and...

I've lost one chick to what I'm presuming is cocci. The rest are all currently fine, but since they are all living in the same coop, same run, etc I'm going to go ahead and treat with Corid for 5 days. My question is this: Should I go ahead and treat my older flock as well? If cocci is in...

I have a 5 week old bantam ameraucana chick that is puffed up and weak. I've isolated her from her brooder mates, but she's rapidly deteriorating. She had clear runny-white poo underneath her this morning, and she will not eat or drink. All other brooder mates are as active as ever. They are...

My children are crushed that their favorite chick...Snow White...is a cockeral. He's going to be absolutely gorgeous, but we have far too many roos and need to have some get adopted. The camera washed out his pretty coloring; if you'd like to see better pictures, I can work on it! Pick up in...

My chicks are 4-5 weeks old, and I have been putting powdered chick vitamins in their water usually every other day. I know they don't NEED it at this point, but I figured "why not". Here's my question? How much is too much? Double strength? I've been doing a little more than 1/3 tsp per...

My chicks are 4-5 weeks old, and I have been putting powdered chick vitamins in their water usually every other day. I know they don't NEED it at this point, but I figured "why not". Here's my question? How much is too much? Double strength? I've been doing a little more than 1/3 tsp per...

Thanks in advance for any advice. I have a 4 week old Mille Fleur D'Uccle that became really weak today. I noticed yesterday that she was getting stepped on by the other chicks, but thought she was just sleepy. Today, she is worse, I've isolated her, and she is eating and drinking a little...

I've got a lonely duck egg on day 30--a Blue Swedish. I candled at lockdown and it still had a bit of fluid left. I candled again on day 28 and there were no light areas, intact air sac and I saw movement. I've been staring at this egg for about 5 days now and am losing hope. I periodically...

I'm paranoid my brooder bulb is going to burn out in the middle of the night and the chicks will get too cold and die... This is my second batch of chicks, so the bulb has been used for a solid 6 weeks last year. How long have your bulbs lasted on average? I've got a second one ready as...

I am surrogate hatching a duck egg for a friend. All the chicken eggs hatched last week, and there is this lonely duck egg left in the bator. Do I lockdown and increase humidity on day 25? Raise the humidity to the same as for chicken eggs: 65%? Thanks for any help

I have 6 chickies hatched so far out of 21 eggs. Day 21 today with good temps and humidity, no new pips. My question: The incubator smells like a wet diaper. Not necessarily foul, but not exactly pleasant either. Is this just the normal hatch smell or should I be looking for a stinker egg...

These are duck eggs on day 5. The other 7 eggs were clear. Should I toss it or put it back in the bator? Thank you!

So I've been reading here furiously...I'm doing a favor for someone who has lost a drake and wants to incubate her lovely pair's last eggs. I'm on day 11 of incubating my chicken eggs,and the duck eggs will be added tomorrow. So, the duck eggs will be at the ideal chicken egg humidity for...

Set up the bator in prep for eggs coming in 2 days. Everything is rock solid and holding steady. I've got the Genesis 1588 Hova, and the temp is staying steady at 100.8 degrees. I've got three thermometers in the bator, all between 100.5-100.8. It's just a hair high, but should I try and...

Just set up the bator in preparation for eggs to arrive in 3 days The egg turner seems to be working... but there is this long white flat piece of plastic...is it supposed to attach to the turner somewhere??? My temps are staying at 100.8, seems a little high, but this bator is...

It's been one week since the pellets have been in their feeder. I did slowly add them in...they totally picked around them until the old feed was gone (mash). They are on hunger strike! One of them has started doing a mini-molt, empty crops at night, egg production is down...how long will...

So I ordered this awesome feed that has BOSS in it, and my girls won't eat the BOSS! They pick all around it or just throw the BOSS on the ground like it was poison! There is a big pile of it below the feeder. Did any of your girls turn their noses up at it and then eventually decide it was...

Well, I'm pretty sure my "pullet" is a rooster. Before I rehome it or have chicken dinner, please confirm for me. This bird used to be nice and sweet like the rest of my birds, but lately has been crabby and getting time-outs for grabbing hold of the other birds' heads and not letting go...

I have a 3 month old buff silkie (hatchery) that is developing some decent sized wattles. I've looked at alot of other people's pics of silkie hens and haven't seen any wattles... Do wattles on this age silkie definitely mean roo? Thanks! And here's a close-up...not very lady-like, huh?

I'm brooding my second batch of chicks, 5 days old. They are just getting over their jet lag and getting really active after being super sleepy chicks for four days. Today I noticed one of the chicks has a gigantically huge full crop. Palpating it I feel chick crumbles...not rock hard but...