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I recently built this hutch for my jumbo cotornix quail. The second story is a planter box that the birds do not have access to. Under the box is an enclosed section the I have filled with bedding. I built this thinking the birds would use this area to sleep but so far they have been sleeping in...

Our chicken was attacked by a hawk, we thought she was fine but a couple hours later discovered a bad gash. I believe what was visible was the “brisket” of chicken in meat terms. We treated her by cleaning the wound and stitching her up. She is sleeping inside in a dog crate. It is covered and...

It would be so cute if we just started a thread of our sleeping chicks. Here’s my baby.

We have one 10 month old hen that seems to sleep a lot more than our other 3 hens…and the roo doesn’t sleep enough!! She also holds her head and neck noticeably to her right (left in the picture) and gapes or seems to adjust her crop. (Video) we let them out of the 22x6 run into the backyard for...

I stopped using the heat lamp and my 4-week old chicks now huddle/sleep under the brooder instead. Since there is no more heat lamp, there is no more constant light 24/7, so they now get the natural light that comes through the garage instead. Will this help them get accustomed to the day/night...

Hi all, sorry if this is in the wrong forum. I recently got 3 almost 1 y/o (44 weeks I believe) Golden Comet hens that seem to refuse the higher roost ladder that I bought them. They used the ones that came with the pre-fab coop but they're only about an inch off the ground and a couple of the...

Out of all our incubated eggs only One was fertile and hatched, BUT atleast she seems very healthy :jumpy question though, is there anything I can do to make her feel a little less lonely when in the brooder?it seems like she’s imprinted on me and no matter how many stuffies/toys I throw in...

Hi all, I have 3 hens all the same age, however 2 or the 3 have started to refuse to roost in the coop at night while the other one stays in there all night and half the day, she also isn’t broody at all. The other 2 have decided to roost on the dogs bed. I also cleaned the coop out and...

Hello BYC! Just now, my mother and I witnessed quite the peculiar event: one of our 3 year old Seramas flew into our house, perched on the kitchen counter, and slowly fell asleep. Now our chickens are free roamers, and never really enter our house, which is why this struck us as odd. This...

Hi! 3 out of the 6eggs i tried to let poultry supply incubate hatched May 16/17. This is my second time to raise baby chicks without the hen. My brooder space is quite big but they are only 3. It is about a 2ft x 2ft dimension. I have used 25watts light bulb for there heat source placed in the...

I have a coop cam and every time I check during the middle of the night, I see the reflection of some of their eyes or them shifting around. They don't get up from the roosts, so they're not completely "waking up" but I wondered how deep they sleep? Is it common for them to be awake parts of the...

I’m currently incubating duck eggs in a NR 360. I try to keep my humidity between 50-55% before lockdown. I’m only on day two, but I do a good job of keeping the humidity stable during the day, but when I wake up it says the humidity is 39-40%! Will this effect my hatch rate? How to I keep the...

I noticed a bit over a week ago that my almost 7 year old Sussex hen (she will be 7 on 3/14) is breathing fast when she sleeps. I've been trying to diagnose the problem and provide treatment but I've had no avail. Read carefully as this isn't the normal "hen has labored breathing" case. Her...

rhode island chick with a feather placed next to her for comparison

This is really stupid but I don’t know what to do. last night was the first night with my new chicks and i’m scared to leave them alone for longer than an hour and a half. What can I do to make sure they are ok for a couple of hours while i sleep? They have had pasty butt but they are all clean...

Hi all turkey keepers, Just bought my first turkey poults. I’ve always had chickens. Put them in a new clean brooder and showed them where the water and food is by dipping beaks in (as seen on YouTube). I’ve come to check on them this evening and they’re all look worryingly sleepy under the...

I purchased two little khaki Campbell ducklings, 1-2 weeks old. They are lovely and when laying on top of me dozed off quickly. However, they are in their homemade brooder with the light, water, straw, etc and they won’t fall asleep! I can hear them chirping away and splashing around, but...

Hello! I recently got two cayuga ducklings, and they are about 2 weeks old now. They are living in my bathtub homemade brooder, and we do not have their mother. I live on a cattle ranch essentially out in the middle of no where, and the predators out here are insane. i only feel comfortable...

My bird Meatball is a 4-month-old heritage turkey hen. She's a good size and is very feisty, but this morning she fell off the coop and got stuck in near-freezing mud. We found her likely within two hours (I was not awake when it happened) kicking her legs in a pinwheel unable to get up. We...

I have 4 Rhode Island Red hens, about 5-6 weeks old. At night when they go into the coop, I noticed they all sleep in a tight bundle. I am assuming this is to keep warm, but also worries me they may be cold or have separation issues. They feel nice and toasty when I check on them. I am always on...