After the fact, I don't know what to do. I have 5 ducklings pipping and I have been opening the incubator to check on them. Then I read several posts saying it'll mess with the humidity. Now what should i do? I saw a post tha t said to wrap eggs in damp paper towel, except for pipping hole. Yes...
I had a 4 year old buff orpington named Itty Bitty. She was one of a flock of 17 including a rooster. Her best friend Mrs. Magoo was taken by a fox about a month ago and since then she has been a bit of a loner. I noticed day befor yesterday that she was the last one coming in to the coop and my...
I have a one year old Easter Egger that has a swollen area near her eye. I'm guessing that it is her sinus area. When I first saw it, her eye was watery and had bubbles coming from the corner of it. The other side is ok but both sides of her nostrils are a tad bit runny. Discharge is clear...
My rooster is rough on my hens so I made the girls aprons about a 2 months ago. They've been doing fine. But when I looked under the aprons last night to see if their feathers were growing back, I had an awful surprise. They are completely naked. Like a chicken ready to cook naked. Does anyone...
I have two Easter eggers that are 10 weeks old and I need help telling if they are male or female. Can anyone help me out. I keep reading all of these posts about color and pattern and am just more confused. Thanks to all who are good at this.
I have a cuckoo Maran roo and bred him to my buff Orpingtons, RI Reds, and Partridge Rocks. I have six healthy peeps hatched out yesterday thru today. Three of them are predominately black with yellow dots on head and three black with yellow on head, face and underbelly. Which are male/ female...
I have a four day old chick that is having problems with it's vent. It was fine until this morning. The vent and area around it protrudes. It is not bleeding and other chicks are fine and not picking at the chick. It squats to poop and cries. It is still drinking but not eating too much. Does...