I have a chick that was hatched about a week ago. The chick was active and appeared to be healthy like the other chicks. Yesterday I noticed that she seemed a little weak and I thought maybe she just wasn't getting enough food or water because she is a little smaller than the other chicks...
This is my first time hatching chicks and so far everything has gone well except for one egg. I noticed the chick started unzipping the egg at around 8:30. The chick had made a fair amount of progress but after an hour quit. I figured it was just taking a break but it is now almost midnight...
My rouen recently started laying eggs. She is up to 24 eggs right now and still isn't sitting. Is this normal? From what I've read they usually only lay up to about 18.
I just got a few ducklings two days ago and they look to be about a week old. One of them is really small and wobbly on his feet. He follows the others around and insists on curling up to them. He seems to get enough food and water but something tells me there's something wrong. Also, when I...