My 7 month old Rooster is Sick. I noticed today he wasnt with the girls. I found him sitting under the trailer by himself. My son says he was under there yesterday too,but Im not 100% sure if thats correct. He is just sitting there,not interested in food or water. When he does stand up his tail...
Early this spring I decided to get ducks and looked every where for Cayugas cause I wanted them sooooo bad! I finally got a pair, and 2 other ducklings which I didnt know the breed. They have all grown up and turned out beautiful! I love them soooo much. Enjoy!
My Drake-He has way more color...
Hi there. I have 5 Lavender Orpington Chicks that I need the sexes on.I actually have 10 all together, but Im only including the first 5 on here so it doesnt get too crowded. Thanks so much in advance!
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Hi all! I have decided to get my familys first ducks! I think Cayugas are the breed I have decided on.We will be getting 3 of them. I would love to see your ducks, and where you got them from. Im waiting on some to come in to my local feed store that is Big R,problem is when I asked where they...
Good morning everyone. My shipped eggs are due today and all of them had very badly damaged air cells to begin with. I believe some to be shrink wrapped because of it. I am keeping a close eye on them and want to know how long they can stay INTERNALLY pipped, before they break through the...
My flock was attacked by my neighbors dogs a couple weeks back and egg laying has come to a screeching hault. None were seriously hurt,physically. How long will they be on strike?
My shipped eggs will be put into lock down tomorrow. They all had Detached air cells when they arrived, but all have developed normally, a few have air cells that are on the top and down one whole side, so they have huge air cells and seem super cramped. Is there anything at all I can do to...
I will indeed have to Cull my disabled chick. I DONT want to snip its head off.Does anyone know the Ratio for Vinegar/Baking soda? I know the method,but not the amounts. Thanks. Also, we have bottled C02, if I hose pump that into an air tight container will that work better?
When I woke up I noticed one of my Chicks had Zipped out a large hole, but not around the whole egg. Somehow it got part of its face out of that hole and has been like that for who knows how long. He was obviously trying to squirm and get out, so I helped him escape the egg, there was no blood...
I just got my first shipped eggs, and after reading a different thread, I realize that I have no idea what detached air cells are, or what they look like,or what problems they cause at hatching. Someone please educate me!
My Chickens were Mauled last night by a neighbors dogs.They are pretty banged up and missing ALOT of feathers. None have died yet ,but Im not sure all will make it. My question is, its snowy here and they are free range,do they need some kind of sweater to keep em warm now that they are missing...
Just got some shipped eggs from about 150 miles away. They seem pretty porous. Will they still hatch?Is there anything I should do differently in incubation for them? Im not used to the way they look, mine never have porous spots on them.
I noticed today that one of my broodys eggs is crushed in,about a finger tip sized spot,on the air cell side.They are due any day. I took it out and candled it and the chick hasnt broken in to the air cell, and the first membrane seems to be air tight still. The poor little guy is still moving...
With as many times as I have prayed for a Slow Hatching set of eggs to make it through, or a Sick/injured chick get better or that Someone elses Eggs/Chick will pull through a seemingly impossible tragedy, there should be a Prayer especially made just for Eggs and/or Chicks. I dont personally...
Somehow one of my broodys eggs broke. All of the other eggs are covered in dry goop from that egg.It didnt smell bad or anything. Will the others be ok? I think they have about a week left...
I have read that unhatched eggs arent viable on day 24. Mine have pipped on Day 23,today. One hatched yesterday morning and is fine now. They are all peeping and wiggling around. Do I need to be worried? I ran my bator at 99......and humidity is at 75 right now...Whats the latest day that eggs...