We purchased 2 baby silkies and 1 frizzle that were about a week old from our local feed store. The frizzle and one of the silkies seem fine but the other silkie seems lost. he has poopie butt and looks confused. he also is half the size of the others yet the same age. wondering what illness...
I just hatched my 1st flock using a little giant still air incubator. out of 2 dz eggs 8 hatched. 2 of the chicks have crippled feet/leggs....they are curled and they "walk" like they are hopping on their knees.....is this a condition from incubation or just a condition some chicks have?
Thank you!
We are hatching our 1st incubated eggs...one needed help and so we help peel away the thick membrane and we see alot of blood - at least seems like it . the chick is still alive and seems strongs...about half the shell is surrounding it now - we didnt know what to do after we saw the blood so we...
I had a post earlier regarding candling dark colored eggs and the difficulty candling....when i candle them now in some i see half mass in egg and some i see all mass in the egg all with air sacks. This is my 1st batch I am incubating so I need some advice...at Day 17 how do those descriptions...
Any advice would be wonderful.
I am incubating my 1st batch of barred rock eggs. I candled them in my homemade candlier and i can see the air sack and a mass in the eggs. I cannot see any veins or anything floating or moving as i have read on so many other blogs, websites and books.....I am...