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  1. Donna Jeanne

    Duckling born with large red bump on head

    Hello. My duckling hatched last night with this weird, large, red bump. I had her/him in with the others, but when I went to check a few minutes ago, it was over on the opposite side of the enclosure, cold, and bleeding. I took it out, put Blu-Kote on the bump/wound and separated it out. The...
  2. Donna Jeanne

    Legs paralyzed one day, dead the next

    Hi. I had a girl who couldn’t walk yesterday so I brought her in and started Corid as Coccidiosis is usually the culprit. This morning she was dead. Any ideas what else it could be? It’s been a hot summer so thinking maybe the heat? Thank you.
  3. Donna Jeanne

    Three roosters lost feathers, no others

    Hi. I have 40+ chickens. Five roosters in a bachelor pad that free roam and the rest in a large enclosure. Three roosters, one freeranged and two enclosed, have lost a lot of feathers. I thought it might be bugs so dusted a few times. Those three roosters keep losing feathers. All the...
  4. Donna Jeanne

    Egg laid with gross stuff. Does my hen have an infection?

    Hi. One of my hens laid this today. Does she have an infection? Thank you
  5. Donna Jeanne

    Splayed leg in cast, can’t move, how to feed

    Hi. I need help thinking outside the box. I have a newly hatched duckling with a splayed back leg that I “casted” into place with popsicle sticks, a lego and medical tape. It can’t move either leg in the cast. It’s inside a plastic container with a washcloth to keep it upright. Can you...
  6. Donna Jeanne

    Lash egg or just not enough calcium?

    Hi. I found this egg this morning. Can you please tell me if this is a fluke or if my hen needs something more? I’ve had a “rubber” egg in the past but it didn’t look like this. Also, a couple of hens have been broody so may not have had adequate nutrition. I leave calcium and crushed egg...
  7. Donna Jeanne

    Eggs fell out of incubator. How to tell not viable?

    Hi. Yesterday, on day seven of incubating my duck eggs in my Brinsea Octagon 40, the autoturner broke which caused my eggs to fall out. The bottom of the incubator and trays fell to the ground. The top fell upside down on the counter and the eggs fell out on top of the fans. I put them back...
  8. Donna Jeanne

    Air bubble in neck, please help

    Hi. I noticed that my son’s three month old chicken was lethargic yesterday. Today I held it and there is an enormous air pocket in its neck. Can anyone please advise? Thank you!
  9. Donna Jeanne

    Barnyard Mix and Barred Rock chicks

    Hi. I have a barnyard mix rooster and barred rock hen. Some of their chicks have tan and black barring. Has anyone else had chicks like these? If so, do you have pictures of them as older chickens? TYIA
  10. Donna Jeanne

    Hatching with comb. Rooster?

    Hi. I am hatching backyard mix eggs from a brown and black Frizzle silkie rooster or a backyard mix silkie rooster with female barred rock, silkie or mottled Cochin hens. I have had a few hatch with decent sized combs. Are they roosters or do certain breeds have that characteristic? Thank you!!
  11. Donna Jeanne

    Switching eggs from upright to laying on side mid incubation

    Hi. My son’s rooster was taken by a predator. He was devastated so we have incubated eggs for the past three weeks. I am going into lockdown for the initial group, but have other eggs (+3, +7 and +11 days). I turned off the auto turner, but then realized that I have some eggs set upright and...
  12. Donna Jeanne

    can you sex by tail shape in bantam dslbs?

    Hi. I have four six week old bantam silver double laced barnevelders. Three have V shaped tails (on perch), while one has a long straight tail (separate lone chick pic). Is this gender related? Which are hens? Thank you!!
  13. Donna Jeanne

    Six week old bantam dark Brahma legs shaking

    Hi. I have a six week old dark Brahma who is stumbling around. Her legs shake a lot making me wonder if she’s hurt. She loses balance and sneezes as well. I have ordered Denagard in case, but wondered if anyone has seen this. I do have Marek’s in my flock outside, but it looks nothing like...
  14. Donna Jeanne

    5 month old Cochin hen needs help

    Hi. I have a hen who almost drown over a month ago. She’s been inside since with a series of issues. At first she just needed to rest. I tried to place her back in the coop and a rooster attacked her. She was unable to use her leg and her eye was scratched, I think, so it’s been closed...
  15. Donna Jeanne

    Fertility in Eggs

    Can shipping affect the fertility of eggs? I purchased two dozen eggs. 12 Brahma and 12 Barred Rock (received 19 BR). I waited 24 hours before incubating because they were shipped. I checked on day eight and only 5 Brahma and 14 Barred Rock eggs were fertile. Seems really high that a dozen...
  16. Donna Jeanne

    Small red spots on chicken’s eyelid

    Hi. Our hen almost died last week from falling in a pool. She was attacked by our rooster and hurt when we put her back in the coop. She has been favoring one foot and not walking. I think it’s because of the attack. We took her out of the coop to heal in the house again. Now her eye has...
  17. Donna Jeanne

    Chicken fell in pool

    Hi. My favorite hen just fell into the elevated duck pool. The water is freezing. She is alive, but in shock and not breathing initially. I took her out and got her breathing. Warming her with a towel and hair dryer. Her breathing is very difficult and labored/wet. She’s rocking her head...
  18. Donna Jeanne

    Incubator smells, but egg doesn’t

    Hi. I’m on day 22 and have hatched 8/9 eggs. Chicks are now in a brooder. All remaining egg shells are taken out. I am getting a rotten egg smell, but when I smell the remaining egg it smells fine. I candles the egg and can see veins, although there is one dark spot toward the top and I...
  19. Donna Jeanne

    Brinsea Octagon 20/40 dividers are missing

    Hi. After several unsuccessful attempts at purchasing an inexpensive incubator, I finally broke down and paid for a used Brinsea 40 Octagon which is like two 20s attached. I'll be setting eggs tomorrow. The incubator didn't come with the metal dividers and the past owner said that they broke...
  20. Donna Jeanne

    4 week old duckling ate titanium earring

    Hi. Does anyone have experience with a duckling eating an earring. I'm concerned because it's titanium and I don't think it will grind down and worry that it will not pass through the bird. Thank you.
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