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  1. MacCana

    Young Hen Confusing Symptoms

    Ok so I'm having sudden issues with a hen that started yesterday. Began as loss of balance, walking sideways, falling on her rump, & picking one of her feet up & pulling it up to her body a lot. This morning she cant walk or sit up right. Stuck on her side practically. I'm praying this isn't...
  2. MacCana

    Any1, Hen Abandoning Babies?

    Has anyone seen, or had an experience with mother hens sitting on a nest until hatch, and then having her abandon the babies? I've never seen this & today when I went to my mother's house to feed chickens (I grow them out in a pen there b4 bringing home) I discovered a bunch of little day old...
  3. MacCana

    1st & Only Egg 2 wks Ago, None Since?

    So I have a black Frizzled Polish hen that laid me a tiny, perfectly-shaped egg (shorter than the length of a lighter) 2 weeks ago, maybe longer, and has laid me nothing since. I've been periodically looking at her vent & she looks normal. No discoloration, no weird goop & no dryness. I pick her...
  4. MacCana

    Polish Frizzle Chick,, Hen or Roo? Pics!!

    So here,s my cuckoo Polish Frizzle. Does it look like a little cockerel to you? I'm afraid I'm seeing male traits. Whattya think?
  5. MacCana

    Help! Day 7 & Incubator Knocked HARD

    Ok, so not new to hatching or anything, but new to this type of issue. It's day 7 and I also brought home a new dog.... Well doggy and our kitties don't see eye to eye and when a kitty got a hold of the dog (she wouldn't quit pestering them) the dog ran across the living room and bumped into...
  6. MacCana

    My Local TSC Selling Sick (MG) Chicks

    This is not meant to dirty anyone's name or to be taken as slander. This is information pertinent to TSC customers and they have the right to know what they are buying before they leave the store. If you do not know what MG or Mycoplasma Gallisepticum is, try googling "MG in Poultry" to...
  7. MacCana

    LAB TEST Results -- The Verdict Is In. Can Any1 Elaborate?

    Can Anyone help decipher this? Is this something my birds will be life carriers of? Pass through to eggs? See, I have gotten finally gotten the report back on the guinea. The rooster's should come in the morning too. I will try to attach it on here for anyone curious, and also because I need...
  8. MacCana

    Found THIS in poo...Gross pic included!

    Is this just shed intestinal lining or something sinister? These hens aren't laying yet but are close to that age & should start anytime.
  9. MacCana

    Sick 5-8 wk Bantam//Sneezing Swollen Eye Bloody Stool. Help!

    So I had an initial respiratory illness in one of the younger chicks...I treated everyone since they free range together (I have several cooped by age groups). Then right after treatment (I fed Aureomycin crumbles), I had some of my 6 month old birds get lethargic, runny stool, and I found one...
  10. MacCana

    Baby Turken with Wet Nose & Eyes!!! What illness is this? PICS INCLUDED

    Sooooo I got 4 baby turks in a trade about a week ago. They've been mostly isolated, but it's possible my other birds have been exposed to them during free range time. One of my black and red ones has a wet nose & watery eyes- plus he/she is lethargic now & has started laying down a lot. He laid...
  11. MacCana

    Chicks Stink?

    I am PRAYING this isn't something horribly deadly and contagious, but my chicks stink. They have been kept in a temp brooder inside my house for around 5 weeks. And have recently been moved outside. Like last night. Then I did something stupid (bc I hand't noticed the stink yet) & a day before...
  12. MacCana

    Is chick having trouble? Should I assist? Advice Pls.

    I realize generally, it is never ok to assist a chick in hatching given the chances of creating more problems than you already have. But here's my dilemma & why the thought is crossing my mind: I have been "dry" hatching since my first time incubating (which has been just a few), and have had a...
  13. MacCana

    Questions on Temp During Lockdown in Still Air Incubator!

    So its day 1 of lock down for my first ever hatch. Started w/ 12 eggs & 10 have made it so far. I went out & got a LG still air incubator from someone for $20. I plan on just using it for a "hatcher" as the process can be messy. They were supposed to be put in last night, but since I took the LG...
  14. MacCana

    Humidity Questions, First hatch, help!

    Hi so I got a brand-new condition Farm Innovators 4200 with the fan & turner, but have read many, many reviews saying to buy your own temp & humidity guages since the ones that come with aren't worth a count. I've marked on incubator where dial reads between 99-100 f. In the room I have it in...
  15. MacCana

    Newbie alert!!! To BYC of course// only a few ?s. Any help pls?

    First off, Hi! My name is Ashley & I'm new to BYC's site, but am not new to chickens. Grew up with them free ranging at my parents's home & all that. They pretty much took care of themselves though. Stepdad was an old school redneck. The chickens kinda sustained themselves & if we had chicks or...
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