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Hi all. I have a flock of 5 chickens. (1 roo and 4 hens.) 2 of my girls are laying and I make sure to collect their eggs late in the morning to make sure the eggs don’t get dirty or cracked. Yesterday, only my Orpington laid. (Or so I thought) Today when I walked by the coop I glanced at my...

Hello everyone. I have 1 Golden Buff Orpington hen (about 6 months old.) and a whoknowswhat bantam/very mixed breed rooster (7 months old) I just have a quick enquiry regarding how much feed to be giving them everyday as I don’t think they’re getting enough. I currently feed them once a day and...

Hi all. One of our bantam chicks has an eye infection. (What I think is conjunctivitis) I am putting her on an antibiotic and washing the eye out with warm water. Is there anything else I can do? Also, is it contagious or can she be reunited with the other chicks?

Hello everyone. Just a quick question. We gave a wild gosling (Egyptian Goose) coming into the centre this afternoon. I was just wondering is we could feed her gamebird starter instead of chick feed? We’ve used chick feed before but never had success with wild ducklings on chick starter. (Our...

Alrighty yall. I’m back. After our lone little button quail chick was dropped off at our wildlife rescue centre, you guys helped a-lot. So I’m back because someone dropped off a lone chicken chick today. I need you guys to please help me figure out a few things: 1. What breed is it? She’s quite...

Hi everyone. Our lone button quail chick is extremely weak and is crashing quickly. She is on crushed game bird starter, and we have offered her hard boiled egg, peas and chick ate a little yesterday but only sleeps the whole time if we don’t force her to come out and eat. She was 3 grams on...

Hi everyone, as some of you know, I am a wildlife rehabber. Today I picked up a very domestic newly hatched button quail that someone found roaming their complex. Please can any of you give me the following info: What food do they eat? What dishes are small enough to give it this food? How do...

We had a lone 1 or 2 day old Rouen duckling come into the rescue centre. Which is strange because it’s winter here in SA. Rouen ducks are not indigenous her in South Africa, so this little one could not be released. We decided to keep her and buy another duckling as a companion. Because it is...

Hey everyone. As you all know, I am a wildlife rescuer. However, here in our area we don’t get ducklings often. We were called to pick up this little one who needs help desperately. Does anyone know what this is? All help is appreciated.

Hi everyone! So, for years, I have wanted 2 or 3 ducks of my own. We have plenty of space for them and everything to make them happy. But I would like to know which breed to go with. The breeders I am using have a variety to choose from. Obviously, my first choice that they have available is...

Hey everyone. It’s been a while since I’ve been on this forum! Feels good to be back.😁 So, I have some questions regarding emus. Basically my mum met one a couple weeks ago when she went to collect some live feed for our pets and rescues, and she fell in love with the 5 month old bird she met...

Hey everyone! So today is day 5 for my duck eggs. Tonight I am going to candle them and see if there is life😬 I have that excited, terrified feeling everytime I think about it! My question is, if I don’t see any veins inside the eggs today does that mean they’re all dead/infertile? Or should I...

All my previous posts have been about my 3 duck eggs and all my concerns and issues that I’ve had with them. I have tried countless times to make my own incubator but getting a constant temprature and humidity has always been an issue. So I am finally going to invest in a small incubator. I...

Hey everyone. So I candled my duck eggs yesterday (day 3 and 1/2) and theres nothing. Todays day four and early this morning when it was still dark out, I got up to make sure the temperature and humidity was okay and because it was dark I could sort of see inside one of the eggs because of the...

So I don’t know how many of you watch A Chick Called Albert on youtube, but I have watched him for years. In one of his most recent videos, he did something that I’m sure many of us have wondered about...he hatched a chick using his body temperature. Yep! He strapped a little homemade...

Hi there! I am soo glad that I have finally joined BYC. I have used valuable information off of BYC for over 3 years for my wildlife rescue center in South Africa. I take in wild bird’s eggs all the time and need advice on homemade incubators and hatching eggs every now and again. I also want to...

Hello there. I am currently trying to incubate 3 duck eggs in my homemade incubator but I am having problems trying to keep my temperature constant. I had it between 35 and 36 degrees Celsius for a while but now its dropping. What can I do to make the temprature constant?

Hello. I recently picked up 3 duck eggs from a nearby poultry pet shop. We aren't sure if they are fertile yet as they were laid yesterday. I put them in my homemade incubator and while we had some issues getting the temp high enough at first eventually we had it at a good 37•C-38•C the whole...