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Hooray on all the new eggs! So exciting! Thank you for all the weed advice. I think I'm just going to keep taking the mower to it and try reseeding (or getting them to reseed). WAY too many plants out there to pull them up one by one. I know a bunch of you have bees, so I'm hoping you can...

Are these supposed to be all pullets, because those two BRs look awfully boyish. Males can take longer to feather out too. Very cute though!

That's the closest I've come, unfortunately. Really hoping that's not it. But the descriptions seemed to indicate a white flower, and some said a reddish tint in the stalks? Here is what it looks like. I haven't dared mow anything yet, in case that will make it spread. Lazy, I think I...

I've been away too long, far too much to catch up on! We've been busy here with hatching chicks, planning birthday parties, getting used to having all the kids home from school, and back to working (from home). My middle child just turned 3, the oldest is almost 7, and my baby girl just rolled...

Clucksy (crushed bird) is still with us today, so that's always a good sign. Going to get some yogurt for her, plus scrambled eggs and such. Would the chick crumbles be a better choice for her right now? She's quiet and not moving much, but not agitated or acting in pain. Chick with the broken...

Ok I feel a lot better to hear I'm not the only one with sneezers! I'm just going to keep an eye on them and make sure nothing develops. Another chicken injury tonight. :( We had to move around some of the fencing and left a chain link panel in the run leaned up against the other fencing. A...

PM'd you. Just did a bunch of reading, and now I'm wondering if meds are actually needed? The only symptom I've seen is sneezing. No runny noses that I've noticed, no weakness or lethargy in anyone. I have birds to rehome, and I don't want to sell any if they're sick, but if they're not...

I need to get over to the computer so I can search better, such a pain typing on mobile! I did post in emergency. The break comes through the skin on the topside of her leg, so I'm not sure how I'd splint it. My mother decided she wanted to try saving it, so we will see. Otherwise I was going...

I am about ready to give up on chicks. :( Just found one of the 3 day old chicks out in the coop with a very broken leg. Bone exposed. Is there anything I can do? I brought her inside, but what now?? My broody Cochin abandoned her nest after a week, so now I have the incubator running. Only...

How long will a hen sit on eggs once chicks start hatching? She had 6 eggs, two hatched yesterday. Two eggs still intact, not sure on the other two since she won't get off the nest and I don't want to get pecked. Here are the two we have so far. Very cute! I'm assuming they are both blue...

Oh my word, those feet are awesome!!

Rita my broody Orp is hatching today. Yay! She was grumpy when I walked in but hoping to get a good look later She is in the coop with everyone else. They haven't bothered her while she was brooding, is there anything I need to worry about now? Also, she was only sitting 6 eggs. Would it...

Meant to message you! DOB was 4/19, I think I put 3/19 by accident before. So they're about 6.5 weeks now. Which one is it? If its turning bright red this early, she may have turned out to be a he. :( I have a few more pullets here I think, that I can switch out if it turns out to be a boy...

Fell asleep on the couch at 3:30 this morning. When I woke up Humpty Dumpty was gone. :(

I'm so sorry to all of you who have lost birds. :( Is it me or does this seem like an especially bad week with losses?

Widget in so glad to hear the happy ending! I was sure he was going to make you wait while reading that. I have 6 foot fencing on my run, and I have 3 girls that will fly right over it. I had to downsize the pen when they did the septic. Thankfully that means a maple branches out over most of...

He's making progress, slowly. I need to check on him again (fussy baby), but at last check the hole was ever so slightly bigger and I could see his beak moving through the hole. Going to be a long night keeping an eye on him, good thing I'm a night owl! Fingers crossed he makes it! I do have...

Well, broken egg is pipping. Fingers crossed! How long would you wait for progress before intervening?

Thanks guys. The remaining intact eggs are back in there. Plus broken baby. I didactic search here and found that "will a crushed egg hatch" thread. Covered the open end with scotch tape, so hopefully it will retain moisture that way. If it makes it, do you think it will try pipping in the...

OMG, I'm so upset right now. :( I went to clean out the incubator tonight, 12 eggs didn't hatch, so I startd cracking them open to see when they stopped developing. One was a late quitter. One was about a week, though it was one I expected to quit since it had a hairline crack I noticed after...