These chicks internally pipped then was unable to do much more because they were shrink wrapped. I got them to this point now what's my next step? I see the veining is still red and plump so I just rehydrated the membrane, used a tiny bit of coconut oil and put them back in the incubator. Is...
I had to help this lil girl hatch totally out of her shell last night. She was a rescue egg that came from a nest found outside and when I 1st candled she was already half way formed. Also my 1st time to incubate so she's had a rough start. She is still really weak and can barely stand. Is it...
My broody momma pooped on her eggs!! I realize now that I need to lift her off the nest occasionally but what about the poopy eggs??? Are they salvageable?? Can I clean them off? Should I incubate them or let her keep going?
She has plenty of room in her enclosure to get up, wander around and...
I found my lil Japanese bantam on a nest of 10 eggs and 2 of them are formed. Im having to incubate these 2 and it's my 1st time ever using one. How do I know when to go into lockdown?
Our Sweet little rooster barely hobbled out of the coop this morning. I checked the surveillance from yesterdays and it looks like he might have had a slight little limp but was still able to walk and run without any issues. But today he's not even walking and is acting like he has no...
I have a sweet, young little Japanese bantam that just started laying a few eggs here and there a few weeks ago. I think we may have collected about 5 eggs from her before she came up missing. We really thought she had become dinner for a stray cat or raccoon but then we caught sight of her on...
My young showgirl has been having troubles walking since she was small. It started out as a limp and has continued until now she doesn't want to put any weight on her foot. After further inspection I noticed her foot feathers are actually bent and she's actually stepping on them, I'm sure its...
For about the last week my precious Penelope has been doing this strange head Bob. Now, I've read all the posts about "happy" head Bob's but I'm not so sure about this one. It's never an up and down head Bob like I've seen other ducks do. Its more like a side boogie bob..lol. She's still a...
Howdy! I've searched the threads for this topic and can't seem to find anything. I have 4 Pekin ducks that are 2 months old and have been outside in their coop/run for over a month now. They'll eat out of our hand but are extremely skittish even though we showered them with attention while...