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I have a chick that was hatched on day 24 and seemed to have a hard time getting out the egg. He/she had a hard time walking so I put a band-aid on both his/her legs for support and it can now stand but one leg still is weak and turns slightly out to the side. It has been three days now. I...

I have a chick that was malpositioned that just hatched. The chord or vein is still attached to the shell and really bloody. Have other chicks still hatching so can't really open the bator. Had another chick born shortly before and same thing only not as much blood on belly, and he seems...

Is it ok to try and hatch shipped eggs with eggs from my Dorking's? I did not know about the air cell issue until reading about it here. I have a dozen eggs being shipped and about 8 from my Dorking's. I could possibly get another incubator for my Dorking eggs. Thanks for any information...

I am trying to sort chickens for collecting fertile eggs and I have two chickens that are similar but not sure of the breed of one. Want to make sure I have the right pullet that is the Welsummer. Does anyone know what this other pullet is? I believe this is the Welsummer Not sure...

I have a Minorca pullet with a droopy wing, she has been this way since she was a chick. Does anyone think cutting off the bottom feathers on this wing would be ok? Twice now she has somehow gotten it completely turned and tucked facing forward, very hard to undo this. She steps on it as she...

We have a German Shepperd dog that will be 2 in November. He was raised since he was 5 months old with our chickens. I have caught him once trying to play with one of our Faverolles that is blind. I scolded him and he never has tried that I know of to play with them again. He is a big lug...

I have a Buff Orpington that is having difficulty walking, her legs just look like they are weak and shaky. She is eating and drinking well and her poop looks normal. I gave her calcium, bathed her and checked for and egg that I though might be the problem. She has been this way for 6 days...

Is anyone else having trouble getting good quality chicks for 4-H. I've used McMurray and My pet chicken. I've talked to judges at the fair and they suggested just hatching your own, but where do you get eggs that are from good show quality chickens? What do you do with all the roosters you...

I had a broody Black Copper Maran and wanted to see if she would hatch a silkie egg for me. I placed it under her and 21 days later we now have a little black silkie chick. I took her away when she started to hatch because she was in the coop in the nest box and didn't want her to get hurt by...

I have a leghorn hen that is about 6 months old. We have had really cold temps here -10. The for-cast for Monday is -12. My coop is 8 x 12 and fully insulated, I have a drop ceiling with an opening in the middle about 3 x 3 for a future cupola. There is venting on both ends of the coop and...

I have a sick EE rooster that is almost 6 months old. The only recent changes are that I switched the feed to Layer feed. It has been really cold here below zero every night. My coop is well insulated but am having issues with alot of moisture. He has some black spotting on his comb and he...

I bought 24 baby chics on June 24th from My Pet Chicken. They are all supposed to be hens. This EE is really mean and will not let anyone else eat when he/she is eating, he/she also chases others chickens and jumps on them for no reason. He/she also crows in the morning when I let them out...