Recent content by Crankkt

Hello, I placed 12 bantam eggs in the incubator on April 15 and counted that as day 0. April 30 a chick pipped and successfully hatched. All eggs are collected daily. The incubated eggs were all collected on the same day. I only count 15 days. This chick appears externally non remarkable...

There is 3 feeding stations with 18% protein layer pellets, one heated waterer, a second non heated that has been freezing over daily but freshened up twice a day and crushed oyster shell available. Once a day they get some scratch, cracked corn or kitchen scraps. This hen was near the...

I have had several instances as of late that with hindsight am realizing may have been caused by the same culprit. I believe what started it was my rooster, who unfortunately has large comb and wattles, got some frostbite which lead to it bleeding. I found him covered in blood. He was...

They eat primarily layer pellets and have a bucket of oyster shell available with some occasional scratch.

I have a mixed breed hen that is almost a year old. She has been consistently laying since last summer; she lays an egg a day that has some calcium deposits on the blunt end which makes it recognizable. 4 days ago, I didn't see her egg in the nesting box but when I dug around I found a thin...

If you don't have anyone externally pipped then it should be fine to transfer the chicks over. The drop in humidity can shrink wrap the pipped chicks in the membrane. I wouldn't worry too much about 72%.. and like you said, it will likely fluctuate as more eggs hatch. A chicken chick can last...

I am in a similar situation but with my rooster and his poor wattles... the hens won't leave it alone. Best to keep them separated until it heals. If the wounds are superficial and already stabbed over it's probably best to leave it alone. If it looks red, inflamed or there's drainage then I...

Welcome to the flock. This is a great place to learn. Almost anything I googled poultry related brought up posts from BYC and now I can spend way too long reading through posts and articles. But you'd be surprised on how much you can pick up that way.

I live on the east coast of Canada and we have been dealing with H5N1 too. Migratory birds have been identified as the likely vectors but it has been discovered on 2 farms. The illness itself had an 85% mortality rate with the remaining birds being euthanized. We have been told that...

What day of the hatch are you on? Perhaps a chick has pipped and drove the humidity up

Welcome to the flock. I am new to quail too. I put some eggs in the incubator around Christmas and just had some little (and do i mean little compared to chickens) fluffballs hatch out a few days ago

I don't have any different advice to offer but your post will get bumped up at least. I will also tag a few people who know their stuff and might be able to over some advice to you. @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive @aart @azygous

I lucked out and found a feed store open an hour and a half away. I grabbed game bird food they sell but it is a "medicated gamebird/turkey starter". I read about the medicated potentially causing sterility but don't think I can get my hands on anything else before an amazon delivery which...

I have some quail eggs in the incubator. I purchased a bag of game bird starter but must have loaded the wrong bag and got medicated chicken starter. There is an egg pipping now. The feed stores are closed Sundays so am wondering is there anything I can give them temporarily if they hatch by...

My grandfather has a flock of mostly barnyard mixes. He has recently became ill and has been struggling physically. My mother and I have primarily been looking after his flock. There is active cases of H5N1 in our area which has minimized my contact with his flock because I have my own at...