Hello there,
Last Monday, three of my little dewlap toulouse eggs hatched. I'm very happy about this! I did notice, however, that one of the babies had a crooked bill out of the shell.
She is a week old now, and it's pretty apparent how crooked she is. She's very active and sweet, and she...
Hello there. This morning I woke up to one of my little week old chickies laying in its substrate. I reached in to pick it up, and the chick made no efforts to run or stand up.
It's peeping mostly normally, and still has a full crop. I doubt that'll stay that way for long.
The chick can...
Hi there. I hope this is the correct forum for such an issue - it is an emergency.
Today is day 23 on one of my eggs...I candled it, tapped it, it was unresponsive. I thought it may be dead, so started a careful eggtopsy. The chick did not respond to my touch. When I almost finished...
Hey all, I don't like to cause any fusses about things like this and like to smooth things over with breeders/sellers first and foremost (because I've BEEN there, ok)...But I'm not sure what to do in this situation?
I ordered some goslings and ducklings early this month, and they were due to...
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I've set quite a few (~70) shipped eggs recently, and it's day 10 for one of the clutches. I typically candle at day 7, mark the ones that look dead/infertile, and then come back at day 10 to re-assess those eggs and toss any that didn't make the cut.
I now have half that clutch...
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I've recently bought some dewlap eggs (4, but there will likely be extras) that are to be shipped...Now, I'm experienced in hatching chickens and snakes, but this is my first time with any sort of waterfowl. I have read pete's thread for general instruction, but I'm not sure which...