Hi all,
I am wondering if you can help me diagnose what went wrong with some shipped eggs that I attempted to incubate.
A little bit of background: I had some eggs shipped to me a couple of weeks ago. After letting them sit (pointy-side down) for a day outside (outdoor temperatures ranged...
Hi BYCers,
The events of the past few days have me really stressed out and I am wondering what the best path forward is. Any insights or experience you can offer would be much appreciated!
One of my hens has been exhibiting respiratory symptoms for the past few weeks or so (sneezing, opening...
Hi BYCers,
I have a malpositioned chick that started to pip between 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm on day 19.5 (as in 468 hours into the incubation process). The time is now 1 am on day 20.25 (approximately 486 hours into incubation). About an hour ago, at around 11:30 pm, I decided to pull the egg with...
I recently acquired a single impeyan that is 2 months old, but am worried that he seems lonely. He has twisted legs which I am working on splinting (and I am taking him to the vet on Tuesday) so as a result, he has been living all by himself in an extra large sized dog kennel with plenty of...
Hi,
I am wondering if anyone has experience with introducing a large hen into a flock of docile bantams (such as silkies). Has this been difficult to do successfully? From what I have read, it seems like it is a bit tricky to introduce bantams into a flock of large fowl, but what about the...
This morning, our silkie hen lost a single chick that she hatched out on Sunday (it was most likely killed by another silkie in the flock). We are all saddened by this and now know that it is paramount to separate a broody and her clutch from the other hens. We are wondering how to best proceed...