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Just need some confirmation. I've never had it before in my flock. I notice another bird has a runnel of wet poop drying on her bum feathers. I've looked at Sally Sunshines page and a couple of others, so I know how to treat... just want to be sure this is indeed Vent Gleet. I soaked her and...

Hi all, I have to get rid of my rooster, and I have yet to hatch any eggs from my birds. The eggs in question will hatch out Olive eggers. I'm going to have to get rid of him shortly before we leave on vacation, and I'm going to want to hatch some eggs when I get back. I know the fertility...

This little guy is making soft chirping noises that are different than the others. Will just stand like this and occasionally stretch out his neck and shake his head. They are on grass under a couple of ecoglows at night. Temps getting down to the 50's at night but everyone is always happy when...

My friend has a broody Buff Orpington that has been sitting tight for the last three days. Her production red hen has been acting weird lately and I told her that broodiness can spread through the hens... but this red hen will wander around and occasionally sit for a couple of minutes and cluck...

Hi all, this is one of my Ameraucana eggs. Noticed this large hole at 8am this morning (it's first small pip was yesterday evening around 9pm)- it's now 12:30pm. No progress... the membrane looked bloody this morning and now has turned dark brown. I can see the chick breathing and moving but...

Anyone have luck giving new chicks to a broody who's only been broody 5 or 6 days? I keep thinking she's finally getting serious, but then I see her off the nest for long stretches, like hours at a time. This morning when I reached in to pet her in the nest box, she was especially screechy - and...

I started making some for myself for a new stash, and couldn't seem to STOP making them. They are so fun! Tops are from minky, cotton velour, bamboo velour, or flannel. Middle core is bamboo fleece or zorb and the backing is anti-pill fleece and soon-to-be higher quality (and more water...

Hi all, I'm going to be transporting some chicks by car in about a months time. It will be about an hour and a half trip. I'm going to be getting 12 and I'll plan to have a box with plenty of shavings and keep the car warm. I'm sure they'll be okay, but do you all plan some sort of backup...

I'm going to try a ceramic heat emitter for my indoor brooder this year. Our house stays around 66-68 degrees... trying to figure out which wattage would be best. I use a big (long) plastic tote. I have a 60 watt CHE that seems pretty weak. I can feel heat only about 4 inches away from the...

Hi all, So there's a bunch of diy incubators on this site and I am completely overwhelmed! Is there a particular build that is easy-ish to put together, cheap, and reliable? Any firsthand experience with any of them? My hubby can help me put one together, but we're on a budget. Thanks!

One of my POL pullets decided to go for a swim in the above ground pool we hadn't drained yet. I'm feeling completely ashamed that I didn't get a cover on it or empty it. It was completely avoidable and I'm just so upset at myself. Anyone else have anything ever happen like this that you knew...

Hi all, Here is a pic of my flock. The roo is hatchery EE, and then I have a purebred Black Ameraucana from Wayne Meredith lines, a production red hen (I think?), a tan EE also from the hatchery, and a barred rock. I'm wondering what interesting crosses I may get from these guys. We'll be...

Hello all, I'm writing an article about egg-eating behavior in backyard flocks and am needing some help with hyphen usage. For example, I believe I correctly hyphenated "egg-eating" in the sentence I just wrote, right? But what about these: Egg Eating in the Backyard Flock (my title)...

Hi all, I'm wondering if I'll get any Olive Eggers out of my current group of birds? I have an EE roo and the hens are: EE Ameracauna Barred Rock Production Red Thanks! Sarita

Hi all, I'm in Nampa, Idaho and this guy is 11 weeks old as of this writing and needs a new home as I can't have roosters here . He's from a guy breeding up in Emmett and when I went up there to get the fertile eggs, I noticed that his Orps were stunning. Please email me at...

Hello all, I have a cockerel that is starting to crow and we live in a subdivision with an HOA that prohibits roosters, but a couple of my neighbors have told me they enjoy hearing his crowing. We want to keep him and let him fertilize eggs because we have a great broody and this year she...

Hi all, I have two culprits. One is a blue orpintong that is a week younger than the rest, the others are from the hatchery and one of them is a black EE with big white splashes on his wings. Supposed to be a girl, but these things happen. Anyway, I'm pretty sure big blue is a roo, but he...

Hi all, I have two possible culprits. A blue orpinton hatched from an egg under a broody and one from a hatchery that I got with a few others to raise with my orpington. Mom adopted all of them, which was great. Anyway, the other one that I suspect is a roo is the black one with the big white...

My broody was out and about with her chicks (age 2 days to 1 week - some are adopted) and I dumped some moist pine shavings in the compost pile and she came running over and starting eating them and calling to them to eat them, too! A few of the chicks ate some. Now I'm worried about impacted...

So my broody is on 8 eggs. Yesterday was day 20 and I found one chick with her that morning. She sat all day yesterday, all night, and up until 11am today. She's been on and off the nest since with her chick showing it how to find food and water. Once I found her sitting nest to the nest with...