it can get around to eat and drink. Falls mostly to the right where it has a pretty bad webbed toe. Does not lay down normally. Any ideas? also my hatching issues worked out decent. Thnx to those that helped. 1 came out webbed and another bald. Starting to grow feathers but what an odd ugly...
Tried letting my hens do the work but they were not very good at setting. Im not very good at saving the eggs. Bought a bator, remind me to cover the viewing window.... How long do eggs move around before pipping? They have been busy since last night but not actually started penetrating shell...
egg started cracking around 1 p.m. Very little progress since but at 10 p.m. It had cracked a tiny bit more. How long before i shoukd worry and intervene. Its the first i have had that i think i should help. LORD DONT LET ME KILL THIS BABY CHICKEN.... Thanks
So as some of you might remember, i had a hen abandon her nest early. Had no bator or a clue what to do or if any egg stood a chance. I rigged up something and put them in.Only a few eggs are still alive. Threw out ones that stunk. Tomorrow is 21days from initial sit. Just heard some chirping...
for some reason i cant reply tp posts. That has nothing to do woth the topic, just dont want anyone to think they are getting the iggy. so i started my first flock, collected a ton of eggs. Birds are healthy, life is good. Then one day i saw my roo trying to top a hen...
I have two kids and two dogs, only one wife. 3 white leghorns 3 auracanas 1buff orph and an austrilope(sp?) roo. Two baby chicks im gonna call cana-lopes although im not sure im allowed to make up a new breed yet. Plus im not sure im calling the roo by his proper breed name. I need tons of...
she has been sitting for around 4 days and about 8 hours ago she got off it and has not returned. I dont have an incubator. I have another hen that just had chicks and was a very good broody, i think, i'm new to chickens though. So that being said, would it be possible for hen 2 to set on the...