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Got these 2 beautiful babies earlier this week Anyone able to tell me what breed they may be. Thanks

have a flock of 6 rescue hens, since the day I bought them home they have gone into their coup. But recently 4 of the girls have started sitting on a perch in their enclosure and I am having to manually put them to bed. The coup is clean and a large size. So I was wondering if anyone could tell...

The male will start to crow!

Update. After having to watch this little guy suffering and going around and around on its side, we removed it from the incubator and tried to assist it it stand but it was unable too.. we came to the conclusion that suffering was not N option so my partner did what was needed. ;-(

10 eggs hatched last night and 9 of them are doing great. The 10th one however cannot stand it is lying on its side unable to stand kicking about like mad. It can straighten it's head up and appears to be Still curled up . It has dried up and the others are now out in the hatchery any advice...

I had 10 eggs hatch yesterday and 9 of them are out of the incubator and running around like little hooligans however 1 is struggling to uncurl it is dried out and eyes wide open but on its side unable to stand up. Not sure what has happened any advice. I don't want to interven but don't want...

let nature take its course, it is had when a pet escapes, however, trying to catch a small quail is often very stressful for the small thing. I would put food out for it and see if it reappears in your garden. Hopefully, if it gets hungry or horney if he has been breeding with your female it...

Hope all is going well, I did discover when I hatched my first batch that I was hoping for things to happen to the day, forgetting that nature has a way of doing things at her own pace!! I'm sure that by Wednesday you will have some awesome little chicks eating and pooping everywhere. I have...

Have they fallen from above? They are really not looking good they need to hatch on a surface not suspended in the air on a rack! Please lower all those eggs before all the poor little mites die if injury or shock!

I went to check on my birds this morning and found a strange egg.. it's blue and half the size of the normal ones. Anyone have any idea why? is this normal?

How's the little chap doing?

Hi I'm in Somerset...

Hope the little chap starts to improve x

Poor thing, what do you have on the floor? I am using puppy pads so that no dust as was concerned about respiratory problems. I going to move them on to sawdust later ....

Has it over heated? Mine are now also 10 days old and I'm using a heat pad rather than a lamp and noticing that they are not going under it much any more. So it may be the heat. I hope the little chap perks up soon and is okay