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My chick is out of the shell and her butt is free and her beak is out but head is still in the translucent stuff. She had split the eggshell around 12 or 1 this afternoon and it is now 530. Is it time to panic or let her finish on her own?

My last egg is hatching. One hatched last Weds the second Fri and we found this one at around 1 pm. It has been almost 4 hrs. I put three eggs under my brood hen and she has done a wonderful job. There looks like she still has some membrane and a bit of shell but her little beak is out and...

With all the rain/ flooding here in OK our dlm is not working anymore. It was great for normal seasons but no matter where we look there is wet soggy boggy ground. We are in the process of building a new run on other side of the yard anyway. So we are putting a sand base, pea gravel on top of...

This is Precious. She is two yrs old and really tiny. She loves chatting with people and cuddles. We got her from TSC and have no idea what breed she might be.

The electric co has these guys cutting down trees in our area so hubby is going to have them unload some in our yard after they put them in ye olde chipper so next spring it should be ready to add to my dlm. That will save us some cash hurrays!!!

I was out buying fixings for Thanksgiving and wanted a pumpkin for my chooks. No pumpkins in our stores in this county. Plan B-we bought some cantaloupe and a melon as they love those. On a whim I saw some cranberries. I thought it was worth a shot for a nice treat. I have never given those...

Ok so I placed plywood, some pieces of metal that was laying around and think I blocked most of the north wind. We had blowing snow most of the day and wind chill down to 6 by morning. Their run is covered so they should at least be dry. I do not think we will get much sleep tonight.

I live in NE Oklahoma and there are times we have bitter cold wind chills. I have four coops with it’s own run. The oldest chickens and guineas always go in their coop at night no matter the time of year. Ringo and his ladies go in their coop at night. The problem is I have a single rooster...

Just wanted to brag on Mr Spot. He is almost 3 yrs old and the perfect roo. He tidbits for his ladies, covers them after romancing them. He has never shown aggression and he gives warnings to his girls if he senses danger and stands there to protect them. He does not mind strangers and comes...

Good morning from my 4 mth old boys Joey, Jack and Jamieson.

This is Ringo. He is 6 mths old and is so far a good rooster. He has never grown out sickle feathers and has this sort of blunt tail. Is this a normal trait? He eats good and seems happy and respects me so it cannot be a health issue. Is this a genetic thing? Also, what breed is he? I got him...

Mr Toughie is a little over a year old and has fathered 7 babies. He was an ass as a baby but has gotten steadly worse. Nothing works and now has drawn blood twice this week on me. Saturday he will meet my .22. Hate to do it but he leaves no other choice. I am a great shot but hope my hands are...

A little over a month old. What sex and breed please? I think female either leghorn or white rock?

I was wondering if it is safe to use pine nugget mulch from lowes in my deep litter in the run. Also is the cypress mulch from lowes safe?

I have finally gotten enough grass etc for all 3 runs and my dlm project is complete. No smell or flies and it stays fairly dry. My question is this: in this hot humid OK summer, will it get too hot in the run for them? I spritz it down a bit when it gets very hot and they dig down to the ground...

ok we have 3 hens and 1 rooster and 2 guineas in an 8x16 run with the coop 4x5. I am using sand in the run with only straw and pine shavings in the coop. We have 5 bantam hens and 5 bantam roos in another 8x16 run with the coop also 4x5. We have another run that is 4x10 that right now houses 4...

ok we have 3 hens and 1 rooster and 2 guineas in an 8x16 run with the coop 4x5. I am using sand in the run with only straw and pine shavings in the coop. We have 5 bantam hens and 5 bantam roos in another 8x16 run with the coop also 4x5. We have another run that is 4x10 that right now houses 4...

Ok... for the run, which gets muddy and is starting to smell, we will put in a layer of sand about 3 inches deep then throw a little straw, grass clippings, weeds pulled from the garden, twigs. I also cur some small branches from the trees and this will all layer on top of the sand. We do not...

we have had too much rain lately and the ground is saturated. Was wondering if we could put sand from our local quarry in half the run and leave the other half dirt as it is. Would that give them a bathing/dry reprieve on wet days in NE Ok? Also would it be ok for them in the next couple months...

The speckledy one is Ringo. White Cochin(?) is Hammertime. Buff Brahma is Ginger. They are also almost 3 mths. I think I already know on these, but just wanted others opinions.