hatchling

Hi chicken parents! We had a hatching last night that has a deformed leg. It is as if it will not bend to get the leg forward. Other than that this chick is healthy and able to hop around on one leg unlike hatchlings that are not able to function properly and are unhealthy once hatched. This...

After my two broody hens (they're co-parenting) left the coop with their four new chicks I went in to remove the unwanted eggs....but one started cheeping. The chick has hatched in the incubator now, I would guess its 2 days behind the others. Its still wobbly on its feet so I was going to wait...

Hi everyone I'm new her obviously. My name is Johnny and with my fiancee Stephanie we are starting a little 'homestead'. It's really just 5 acres in the nature coast of Florida. We have a horse (Gypsy), a pony (Peaches), 2 dogs (Kota and Bailey), 1 old hen (Mahi), two new hens (Nugget and...

Hi everyone, new here. I have read posts before but I just joined because I need some help and don't where else to turn. Apologies ahead of time for the long post. I have silkie chicks in an incubator and one of them hatched on day 17. She externally pipped on day 16 and struggled quite a bit...

My favorite muscovy duck was killed by a raccoon close to my front yard. I was thinking about it, wondering why she was always hanging out by the front of my house and not by the water. I thought maybe she had a nest. Sure enough, I took a look around and found her nest. I recovered 8 eggs in...

I have a clutch of three healthy one week old chicks but this morning I woke up to something unexpected. One of the chicks seems to be lopsided on their neck. Her head is leaning to one side and the other side of her neck seems to be okay. Did she sleep weird? Should I worry?

I have a day old chick and she was an assisted hatch. I helped too early. She cant cheep or eat or stand, but she has been kicking her curled up feet a lot, and was pretty active. Breathing very hard too. I gave her sugar water throughout the day. She does seem like she may be suffering, but I...

I decided to assist a chick in hatching after it pipped at the narrow end of the egg and then didn't progress for 24+ hours. I unzipped the shell and left it and it was able to push out on its own. It has been out for an hour at least and is weaker and less exuberant than its siblings were (I...

Chick was diagnosed as mushy/pasty bottom but i’m thinking its the other problem- yolk not properly absorbed. I have tried to upload a video of it wobbling but still pecking, but can’t upload , so here’s a photo. The chick IS walking , EATING, and DRINKING, and following mum when she shows them...

Hi all... I'm on day 21 of incubating a mixed batch of chicken eggs, 4 remaining to hatch of 15 when this happened... I noticed at about 4 hours after a barbezieux egg pipped and zipped, she just stopped. I could see her moving, she was cheeping loudly like something was wrong. I was afraid of...

I got a phone call that a few towns over somebody had dumped a baby duckling in front of the hotel all by itself. No one would take it and it was without food and water for at least 8 hours, possibly more. I got there and I don't know what breed it is, a lot of people own ducks and from the...

I have four successfully hatched quail chicks (may be more to follow). Three are very lively and speed around the brooder super fast. The other is still drying off as it was the last to hatch. I noticed it looked like one of its toes was shorter than the rest. When I picked it up to inspect it I...

We recently lost a nest of guinea eggs to a neighborhood dog, the eggs we saved were out under our broody chicken. She has hatched 2, one chicken, one guinea. The chick looks ‘normal’ with the exception that it does not have the use of 1 leg. The leg is at an odd angle and the chick hobbles...

Hi everyone! I have an americana chick who is super pasty and tied up. She is just sitting and chirping, wont drink, and her vent area is blocked. I tried wiping it up- no luck. Can I run her bottom under warm water if I keep her warm after? I don't want to lose her. :/ This is all new to me. My...

i have a Muscovy duckling that just hatched today. I ended up bringing him inside because his mother was standing on him and squishing him. I came to check on him and he was barely breathing and not responsive. I managed to bring him back but now he can barely hold his head up or walk. He’s very...

Today we drove to pick up a mixed variety of chicks from Eagle Nest Hatchery in OH. 6 different varieties! Here are some pictures of them - to the best of our ability, we labelled them correctly, but my 11yo and I had to work quick! Interestingly, the light/white Easter Egger is curious...

My Wife and I are avid AnimalLovers with a special love and focus for Birds and Dogs. We have lots of hobbies, but Birds are #1. So we have had a few Chooks (Chooks are an Australian Nick name for Chickens) at a time. Usually about 4 Chooks over the years. We never had too many because we don't...