Does anyone know what’s wrong from the pics? I separated him. I gave them vegan macaroni leftovers yesterday. Here’s the link to the recipe, maybe it’s from that? https://detoxinista.com/best-vegan-mac-n-cheese/
Sorry for the disgusting 🤮 pics
Inside a hen is warm so I'm wondering if a very freshly laid egg needs to cool down first before it can be placed into an incubator to be warmed up again. I know that warming a cooled egg activates it, and this activation starts the chemical reaction which makes the fetus start developing. The...
I made the mistake of giving my broody silkie hen 10 eggs to hatch. She now makes the splits sometimes and falls. There was a 100% hatch rate so she had to sit on 10 eggs for the 20 day development period. And I didn't notice she was doing the splits until it was too late. So it's actually...
Do the embryos in freshly laid eggs develop faster than the embryos in eggs that were laid days or weeks before? I've noticed that an egg laid yesterday develops faster than eggs laid last week. Does anyone know if there's any science to this? Or am I just imagining things?
I have 2 broody hens sitting on 7 eggs that are due to hatch next week. Should I worry about this? Can there be more than 1 mommy hen for chicks and can they peacefully share chicks together? Or will they become violent against of each other and fight over the chicks? Do I have to choose 1 to be...
My silkie hen just started laying but her first eggs have been squishy. When I press down on them they don't break open but crack everywhere and are very pliable and easy to morph into any shape. Does anyone know what's going on?
Snowball the rooster is losing his voice a today. Normally I wouldn’t be worried but 3 days ago one of his favorite girlfriends died suddenly. The only symptoms she had 3 hours before death were strange sounds while breathing and she couldn’t stand anymore. Could the rooster’s horse voice be...
After researching pips when a chick is beginning to hatch, I didn’t understand that it can breath fine, even if you can’t see the hole. Since I was under the wrong impression, I freaked out and helped a couple chicks hatch when I didn’t need to so I’m creating this thread so people can...
Hey everyone,
My chicks were doing great for 2-3 days after they hatched until one started sleeping too much all of a sudden. With closer inspection, I saw the Yellow Draining Poop that Reeked of Puss. I assumed it was Vent Gleet after researching chicken poop but it died only 1 hour after it...
My chicken got attacked my a rooster, it’s skin is ripped. Happened last night and today it’s swollen a lot and half the face is swollen next to it. Cleaned it with vet spray and water and put silver oxide on it (that’s why the color is strange). Is there anything else I can do? Should I bring...
Have a grumpy, violent, and unruly rooster? Watch a movie with him! This will not only show him who’s boss, but it’ll also give you guys time to bond and this’ll make him much more tame.
Spending at least 15-45 minutes with a rooster on your lap a couple days a week turn a grump rooster into a...
I have a 5 day old baby chick with a swollen leg. Started to limp today and is getting worse. Just got back from the emergency vet clinic. They didn’t know what was wrong and told me to go to a bird specialist vet. I’ll post pics.
Please, does anyone know what’s wrong with it and what I should...
How can you tell if a baby chick is a Seramas? Ordered 7 silkies online but received 6 silkies and 2 mystery chicks. The farm I ordered from also sells Seramas. I know that 6 of my chicks are silkies because they have furry black feet with an extra toe.
The chick I suspect is a Seramas is black...
Received chicks in mail but one had it’s eyes glued shut and was basically blind. This is the natural treatment I gave it that works great! I did lots of research before performing it. I also have a a degree in Biology so I kinda know this stuff.
Honey & water
water
coconut oil (mixsolid into...
Received 8 chicks today in the mail. Ordered Silkies but the black one appears to be a Serama. It takes a big bite of its wing, holds onto it, and won’t let go. Than it pulls its wing violently; so hard that it trips and falls! It screams in agony while it does this😕. Is there anything I can do...
My Indian runners have eggs of the size of chicken eggs and they are blue. My mom says that the eggs are easier on her stomach and system. Are Indian runner eggs different from other duck eggs when it comes to taste and how they are digested? Are there any other differences?
My adult ducks and drakes sound completely different so I’m wondering if duckling males and females make different sounds when they’re babies. Most sources on the internet say to wait until they reach adulthood before males and females can be distinguished by the curl in the back of a male's...
on the back of the meal worm package it says something like “feed as a treat only” but I’ve been mixing the mealworms with my duckling’s food. I also give them handfuls of mealworms every time I let them swim. Mealworms have a lot of protein so my question is; can you feed your flock too much...
I had a duckling make a little crack/eruption in the egg but didn't make an actual hole. I waited 10 hours and made a tiny hole for her because I couldn't find anything on the internet that answers this question. Is a pip a hole or when there are cracks in the egg and not the membrane?