Noticed one of my chickens was struggling to walk the other day and saw a black mass type thing(pictures) on her toe. I soaked her feet and tried to lightly pull it. I was scared to hurt her so I stopped when she pulled away but it was coming away very slightly. Ordered scalpels and normal...
Me again. I have one egg under a broody that's on day 22 and there haven't been any pips or anything. Should I candle it now to check if its alive or just continue to wait a bit more?
Basically title. My mother wants to put out the broody chicken so she can scrat and whatnot but I'm worried. Its pretty cool and I have no way of keeping the egg warm while she's outside
Hi there! First time hatcher and whatnot. Our bantam only has one egg underneath her and its day 17. This is only the second time she's left her egg(first at day 7 or so) and I'm worried about it. I'm not sure how long she was away for but as soon as I noticed she was gone, I picked her up and...