I have a question about brooding chickens. I have 2 hens, one a frizzle bantam and the other a BO, who are sitting on eggs every time I collect. After about a week of stealing their eggs and having them curse me with their squawks and ruffled feathers, I thought, what the heck, let 'em sit...
At 7:30 this evening, I will have 7 surving eggs at 21 days in the incubator. Shouldn't I see some sort of movement or hear peeps? Do the eggs just lie still? When I candled Thursday, the eggs were filled with chick. A word of encouragement please? What is your experiences?
I came out this morning and my 4 month old turkey can't walk. He will eat and drink when these items are put in front of him, but he literally will not get up. His legs look OK but I noticed when I examined him that most of his chest feathers are missing. This is all new. Any suggestions? I...
I have a new chicken coop with 3 month old chickens which are flying now. My concern is they are flying over the 7 foot fence and I have dogs waiting on the other side, which I don't trust unless I'm standing right next to them. So far a few have gotten out without incident but I'm worried...
Hello all. I wanted to let you know that although this is my introduction post, I have been using your websight since February, when I first contemplated, (actually when I got my husband to consider the possibility), of chickens. I am now the proud owner of 25 chickens, 7 of which are bantams, 6...