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Hi all, We have some 1-day-old chicks in a brooder and my 3-year-old accidentally stepped on one. It was a near miss - I think she only pinched its tail. No obvious signs of injury other than some bleeding around the cloaca, which seems to have stopped now. Can't tell for sure if it was coming...

Hi everyone, I'm trying to figure out why the chicks that hatch under my broody hens have such a high mortality rate, especially compared to those I've hatched in an incubator. When I've hatched eggs in an incubator, I've had a pretty good success rate. Last year I had 19 chicks hatch from a...

I was shocked when I heard about this. I'm wondering how well-known this is among people who actually raise livestock, whether for meat or eggs or whatever. Anyone from Oregon familiar with it? I'm not a resident but I'm very worried about the kind of precedent it might set if it passes and...

Hi all. I have a breeding trio of 1-year-old Pilgrim geese who have just started laying eggs for the first time. Today they started acting kind of broody, making a nest in the leaves, but they're not actually sitting on the eggs full time yet. My goal is to help them hatch out at least one...

Hi all! Hoping someone can help me... Last night I noticed one of my 2-year-old hens was hanging out in the corner of the coop, panting. Normally they sleep on their perches, and usually when I see one on the floor it means they're sick. I've seen birds panting a bit the last few days since it...

Hi everyone, I've been finding answers to my chicken-related questions on this forum for a while but I'm finally starting a thread because this is the first time I've been unable to find a satisfactory answer. This is going to be a long post because I figure the more details, the easier it is to...