I hatched 7 eggs out of 24, on days 21-22, on day 24 I was going to remove remaining eggs that didn’t hatch and found one with a hole in it and had to help the chick out, he’s alive and doing well except for one leg seems messed up, it stays bent and won’t straighten out, I was thinking of...
I’m hatching 24 eggs, they started hatching this morning so far I have 3 babies, I removed one I’ve the vent covers but I’m wondering if I should open the other one too? I don’t want the 3 live ones to die but I don’t know if it will affect the eggs that haven’t hatched yet? Any advice is...
I finally spoke to a vet and I’m getting some tetracycline powder to give my sick chickens in their water, but how long do I have to wait to use their eggs after they have antibiotics?
A couple I lost were new ones and a couple of old ones I’ve have for two years, I hadn’t noticed them acting sick, one was walking around acting fine when I checked and removed sick ones and the next morning found the one dead that had been acting fine the day before
I cleaned the coop, and laid down new bedding, Aspen wood shavings, it’s a newly built coop so it has good ventilation, I’m also adding oregano and garlic in their feed, thanks for the info
I’m sorry I’m new to this forum so I neglected to introduce myself, I’m from northwestern Wisconsin, a small town called Spooner, I had a small flock of chickens, some purchased and a few I hatched myself, I recently bought more chickens to have a large flock so I can sell eggs and hatch more...
I’ve separated the sick ones and have been treating them with vetrx, wiping their eyes with warm water and giving then electrolytes and probiotics. Any suggestions on what else to do?