A few days ago, I posted about an egg that broke but the membrane was still intact. I was not sure it would make it.
I kept it wrapped in a moist sock & put it in a thrown together homemade incubator that I had set up in my closet. I really had my doubts. I have never incubated eggs at all...
I posted a few days ago in the Incubating & Hatching Eggs forum about an egg that broke but the membrane was still intact. I was not sure it would make it.
I kept it wrapped in a moist sock & put it in a thrown together homemade incubator that I had set up in my closet. I really had my...
My Buff Orpington hen, Rose has been setting for several weeks now. She started out with 4 eggs, but the other hens kept "giving" her more eggs & she wound up with 15! She is only about a year old, so this is her first time being broody. She has not figured it out yet & has broken about 4 or 5...
Hi everyone! I need some help with my little chick! He (or she) is about 1 month old. The mother hen taught all 3 of her chicks to stick their heads outside of the coop along the bottom of the door frame to peck at bugs & stuff. They do this as soon as I open the door, everytime!! So, I have...
I have 4 broody hens setting on about 40 eggs. Two have had one chick hatch out yesterday. I candled the remaining eggs & they are all at different stages (I saw movement in some, some veins in others & some were dark with a small air space). I am afraid that when the 2 chicks are ready to get...
Hi everyone! This is my first time posting on BYC. I have been using the forum for almost 2 years to help me in my crazy quest to raise chickens!
Thank you all for your help!!!
I have 8 banties (7 hens & 1 roo) that are about 2 years old. The smallest, quietest & shyest one is Snowball & she...