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So buddy was working in an area, and found 11 duck eggs, they would have been smashed by the equiptment in the area, so he took them and is apparently bringing them here. My bator is iffy at best, home built, with my main thermometer dead (will go and get replacement batteries ASAP What do I...

I have 2 problems at the moment, and would like any advice you'll share. 1. I had 5 cockerels 22 hens and 9 pullets, the girls were so scared of the run I lost one to a predator yesterday, as she didn't want to go to the run, and one isn't even coming in to eat and drink, today I pulled 2 of...

At about 5 weeks old one of my Cornish rock giants escaped and took off into the woods, this morning it can back, I found it in the run with my layers (it is now 12 weeks old) it's managed to survive for 7 weeks on it's own and appears healthy, I think I may just see about keeping it with the...

I don't know if this has been asked before, but I keep finding lately that my chickens (1year old) are burying the eggs in the straw of the nest box, usually it's just one box a day (of 4-5 different ones they like) and all the eggs in that box are spread out with a layer of straw on top...

As I was getting ready to leave for a drs appointment this morning, I found one of my leghorn hens laying in my yard, dead, there were no external wounds or blood, some bruising on the back of her neck that could be explained by an eager cockerel. I threw her in a cooler, and put her in the...

Based on looks I really wanted to keep one of my young EE cockerels, however I've been watching, and he's started trying to mate (he's 13 weeks old) the hens, if a leghorn will sit still for him hens got the motions down, until the big roo sees. Today he tried to mate a Pullet who isn't at POL...

I spotted one of my 12 week old EE cockerels attempting to made a 1yr white leghorn, I don't know if he was successful, as the grown roo caught him, and chased him off. But I'm curious what the chances are of the eggs I use to fill up the bator for my July hatch being fertilized by one of the EE...

So I'm getting 4 new hens from the hatchery in just about 3 weeks (the 26th), they are from their breeding stock, so full grown. I have 20 hens now (various hybrids 1 year), 6 EE Pullets, (will be 13 weeks) 6 EE cockerels (13 weeks), and 1 full grown rooster (1 year). So far every chicken on my...

So my Cx are 6 weeks old, and have decided to start escaping the coop, I do not have a run off their coop, as DH didn't want to build one to use only 2-3 weeks a year. I have a waist high barrier which allows them sunlight and fresh air during the day, I close the door at night. Over the past...

I've got 6 eggs in my cooler bator, it's still air, with temps holding between 99 and 102 with an occasional spike, Two are clearly growing, two are very dark shelled, but I was able to see veining yesterday (day5) one looks clear (no veining) and one, I think has a blood ring (early quitter)...

I have 12 - 6 week old EE chicks that sleep on top of the cage I have in the coop for protecting them from the grown hens, they have been in the coop for 4 weeks now. I had a hen that got sick shortly after the chicks moved into the coop, I had to force feed her for several days, and she's...

I was just out feeding and watering the chickens, I have 58 CornishX broilers in the coop, and I am quite pleased to see how thick their legs are at 3 weeks this year, last year I had one girl with bad legs, and she almost died on me a few times before she was of a worthy size. This year the...

I came home today to find one of my 5 week old chicks bleeding, he is missing wing feathers where he is bleeding, and the feathers from under that area (picking, I presume) likely it is a pin feather or pecking injury, they are in with full grown chickens but have an enclosed safety area, to get...

1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) RIR or possibly Red Sussex, she is 6 weeks or so shy of a year, she's definitely lost weight 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Started out looking like wry neck, wry neck improved within 2...

I have 3 ages of chickens, in one coop I have chicks that are 1 week old, broilers on 19% grower, I thought I got 21% starter, just realized today they gave me the wrong bags, but the difference for them doesn't bother me, I think it may be good for them, right? In my layer coop, I have 21...

I have 21 layers and a roo in my coop with 12 4-week old chicks (have their safe cage but get out and roam the coop. one of my layers presented with wry neck just over a week ago, I treated her with vitamins, and chick starter, she perked up for a few days, and started laying again. then she got...

I have a flock of full grown hens and a rooster, right now I have 12 - 4 week old EE Chicks, they were in a cage in the coop, but they purposely can get out into the rest of the coop, and therefore the run. The other chickens have accepted them, there has been no pecking or bullying. Today I...

I was in the coop checking on my 3 week old chicks and noticed one of my grown layers was looking at me sideways, or at the ceiling. Her crop is empty, and her abdomen is soft. she pooped on me, a liquidy white poop. edit: I'm picking up 60 broilers tomorrow, I did not order the Marek's...

I got 12 straight run EE's last week. One I've pinpointed as most likely a cockerel, based on lack of feather growth, the majority of the chicks are getting tail feathers with a few getting shoulder feathers already. He doesn't even have two rows of wing feathers yet. The thing is, he acts...

So I have started thinking about brooder box ideas now that I have a flock of grown chickens, I plan on getting a batch of heritage breed chicks, and broilers in a couple months (may probably, once it's warmed a bit here) the heritage breeds are going to cost me $125 for 25 chicks, so I...