I have a young pullet who has never laid an egg and I believe that she is egg bound. She sat and pumped her tail up and down for about two days. When I figured out the problem I started trying the disks in warm water which I've done twice. I got calcium pills and gave her water with the...
I lost a chick, one of only two that hatched in my first incubation attempt, about a week ago. Its neck was bent to the left so that it was unable to keep its balance and would fall over. Since it hatched this way, and I am inexperienced, I assumed that it grew too fast and didn't have...
For my first attempt at hatching, I have just one chick who is about 6 days old now. He was fine and strong from the beginning. After about 3 days he started holding one leg out straight to the side. He has been in the brooder by himself so I'm unsure of what happened. I did have him on...
I am brand new to site and had to share nightmare experience I had tonight. I bought 3 Jersey Giants last weekend for my daughter to show in 4H and to try our hand at breeding. One of the hens had the lower portion of her beak extending about a 1/4 inch or more longer than the top. The seller...