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This spring about 6weeks- 2mos ago i had several older chicks (13-¹6 weeks) have symptoms i believe from a vit deficiency. Limping progression into what looked like one heck of a leg cramp that progressed into not walking at all . Only 1 rooster survived but it took him 3 weeks to recover with...

I have about 100+ roosters that are going crazy they have picked out a few weak non dominant roosters in the bunch and mount them, fight over mounting it and the weak rooster eventually cant fight them and they will just have to take it from all the rest. Im having a hard time preventing it. And...

I have about about 150 roosters from Mcmurray and another hatchery. They are different breeds. But the last 4 days weve lost chickens and they start the day with being unable to walk. From the knee down their legs lay on the ground( and you can tell who is going to be dead the next day cause it...

I totally just tried doing an eggtopsy on a egg thats on its 25th day. pipped a small hole in the egg and heard it started moving around under the external membrane. I had done a water test on it on day 23 (it was jumping around) then again on day 25 and there was absoluely no movement @ all. so...

what breed do you think these pullets are? I recieved a shipment of an assortment roosters from a hatchery. I believe several of them are pullets . I just cant tell what they are but I love their coloring. Updated to say: that now I am unsure... seeing the pictures in larged I see those...

I've got a 5 day old chick that was incubated by a broody Hen she had 4 chicks hatch 2 days earlier and the day I discovered him she would no long set. So I brought him and the rest of the eggs in. Another egg hatched and has spraddled legs I put them both inside my brooder in my house. He was...

Does anyone know where to get a copy of the Marans Standard of Perfection. I know it is not in the newest version by APA

Yesterday I walked into my coop to check on the ladies, One of my maran pullets who should be laying any day Now was in one of the nesting boxes. but there was no egg. I went back into the coop like 20minutes later and there in the sawdust laid my little bantam rooster laying on his back...

So we have all ways had Roosters around mostly cochin, brahma and orpingtons. We now have several Maran roosters that im am waiting to pick the 2 im going to keep and butcher the rest. Today My flockmaster Attacked my 3yr old leaving several open wounds and 3 beak grab marks like he was trying...

okay so i have a 1 1/2month old poult I hatched him and 4others. One died rather quickly. and the other 4 did great up until they were like 3 weeks old i put them in a small portable run it was like 96f out side and like no wind. with in an hour 2 were dead. so i brought my 2 survivoirs inside...

I cant tell if these are roos or hens both have large wattles and combs compared to my other orpington hens one im am pretty sure is a rooster but he has such a small tail....so no judging! anyways neither of these is crowing or mounting hens....but niether in laying yet either. The chicks i...

okay I'm in the process of narrowing down my Roo flock. I seem to be horrible at picking chicks to keep, cause I've got 7roos and 8 hens. which is Fine with me because i cant decide which color i want to work on. Anyways here are my roosters to pick from. I'm pretty sure which 2 i should keep...

I found a nest of turkey eggs while mowing my hay and the turkey took off that was brooding them. She hadn't returned for about 5hrs so I snatched them up. Some of the eggs lookb old while 4-5 look pretty fresh. I have 2 questions. #1 how long will a turkey brood an egg before it doesn't hatch...

This roo/hen has been squaking and turning about in the nest the last 2days. i thought it was a roo although it is much older the the other chicks its with so maybe i just decided it was a roo because its huge comb and waddles. what do you think? i have no clue now it looks like its trying super...

Ive got 2 chicks with lef deformities. this guys is pretty severe i dont know if i should put a splint on it of how to straighten it.

I have a pole barn that is 24x48 it is divided into 3 16x24 stalls I am wanting to turn 1 stall into 2 or 3 indoor/out door pens. any ideas on the best way to divide this up? the highlighted part is the outdoor pen

Hey everyone, I enjoyed the last hatching thread so much! I decided to start a new thread for a new hatching date! If your incubating along with us. Let us know: -what you'll be hatching -How many your setting -what day your setting I look forward to meeting other BYC'ers...the last group...

Has anyone ever had the automatic turner not work? I am on day 11 and it stopped turning i have taken it apart and put it back together and it looks like everythings in place but its not turning the eggs at all anymore. If you have had this problem do you have any ideas as to what could be wrong...

So a friend of mine wanted me to hatch a dozen eggs from her partridge cochins roo and the hens are splash, black and blue. I was wondering what color to expect from the splash X Partridge mix?

okay so it is day 10 and i took the 42 eggs out to candle them. -i threw away 5 for not having developed at all and i threw another one out cause it just had a blood ring. - 6 i am sure are developing and alive because i can see them moving. there are 20 that are all really really dark on the...