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Hello. My chicken was egg bound. I noticed her acting funny last night and then this morning she wasn’t walking and had the regular egg-bound symptoms. I soaked her in epsom salt bath and gave her extra calcium. I left her alone in a dark and quiet place and she laid an egg shortly after. The...

I don't have one unfortunately. It's dark out now and they've gone to roost. There's no holes. They just pulled out all his feathers and it's oozy. Like when the rooster mates with the hens

Hello. I'm a pretty experienced chicken raiser but i've never had this problem. I have one flock of chicks (almost 2 months) and another flock that are about a month old. I tried to integrate them last night (never had a problem before) but I had a beautiful white creasted polish rooster who the...

Also, here is her last night. You can see her pip hole and that is her beak sticking out

I posted last night looking for advice and I have updates. After 25 hours, she cannot seem to get out. Her pip hole was low down and irregular. She clearly could not zip. Her beak has been stuck out and moving and chirping. She is trying to get out and can't. As it has been 24 hours, I helped...

thank you!!

hopefully! the strange hole is what's worrying me but i'll give her some more time

it's not so much the lowness of it but rater the hole. she did it at about 8 pm and it's 10:30 and there has been nothing new. i don;t think she can zip, her beak is sticking out and shes peeping

really looking for any advice here. i can see her/his beak sticking out and hear him/her peeping but it almost seems like he/her can't zip

bump. any help?

My camera takes low quality photos but this pip seems off to me. She started about an hour and 1/2 ago and no movement. The pip hole looks strange, like she's trying to zip but can't. It also seems low down

Amy, I am only going to be collecting over 2/3 days I believe so I shouldn't have to worry about a staggered hatch too much! When I had eggs sent to me, it was required to let them sit and rest for a day. I was wondering if that is also required for fresh eggs?

Thanks Amy! My question though is do I HAVE to set them for a day or can I just collect them and put them right into the bator?

This is the first year my flock has had a rooster in it. I plan to hatch my own eggs this year. My question is - When I ordered hatching eggs last year, I was instructed to let them set for a day in room temperature before placing them in the bator. Do I have to do this as well with my own...

Every Sunday I make a batch of oatmeal for my flock and they devour every bite! This past weekend I got stuck in the blizzard and the flock was extra excited for the oatmeal due to this! Thought I would share this picture with everyone!