its about 1 week it was doing fine this afternoon then i went in to check to see how they were. 1 chick was limping akwardly on both feet they look bent. the eyes are closed and its cheeping a bit.
So my broody's eggs are hatching one hatched yesterday and the mom was pecking at it so i removed it. Its under a heating lamp, when i noticed it kept craning its kneck up. I added a drop of water and the chick swallowed it and bubbles came from her mouth. This is its second day and still crawls...
My daughter is entering her first fair and we decided to start out with chickens for the meat market. Can someone recommend me to a good website or if anyone is mailing. I usually never do mail but i need them soon. Thanks
So I'm finally incubating some eggs in a little giant with fan. This is my first time and I've been looking at many threads to get some info. I was wondering i bought a hydro-thermometer and I'm looking at it right now. It says 44 in humidity. Is that all right? the temp is 100 and it changes...
I finished cleaning him up her beak was covered in hardened boogers and some feathers. She eats normally and drinks water fine. I seperated her from my other turkeys. My turkey pen is next to some sheep and across from it is a chicken pen. My other animals are fine, most of my sheep are...
so i take took look at my chicks and the eggs are moving. Then i sniffed and did it smell. they r on lock down would i be able to candle to see which one it is or sniff each one without touching them??
I have a LG (w/o fan). I want to try the egg cartoon trick but i wont. Would it work if i put paper towels or a towel. im scared they'll bumb into each other and play soccer. I have 46 out of 50 that made it. Its a bit cramped so... wat should i do?
I cant wait till they hatch
also i dont...
I hatched 7 turkies yay! They are 4 moths old. How do you tell the gender. When can they start laying. They started to make gobble noises. single brested turkies.
I'm new as you can tell at the monent incubationg eggs AND tearing my hair out. Why? well if I must
Day 14
I was candling for 1st time. I'm a newbie and so i open my little giant incubator and UGH! almost gagged. This putrid smell. There was a green egg that had black or yellow goo on it. I...
so I open my incubator to candle them and it stank! day 14. I candled a egg that had a black mass on top and whenever i moved the black blob also moved. also this egg is cracked i think there was black or yellow goo on egg and at bottom of incubator. Do i take it out? This is my first time. I...