My hen has been broody for 24 days now. We gave her 7 eggs and only 2 hatched. It seems as the rest aren’t going to hatch, but the hen is still sitting on the eggs. What should we do? Will the hen stop sitting in a few days?
I recently moved my hen in my garage so she could incubate her chicks in peace. Do the other chickens think shes dead? Will the chickens recognize her after she returns to her coop?
I have a Silkie that is 2 years old and has been broody for the first time. She had been sitting on one egg, which she had crushed so we took it away. What do we do? Should we move her in a separate coop? Should we give her a fake egg for now? What can we do to prevent her from crushing the...
I tried all I can, but the chick still won’t stand up. I tried splayed leg treatment; didn’t work. It has been 4 days and it still won’t stand up, and just waddles around the incubator. Any possible treatments?
Is it alright if I leave a newborn chick in the incubator? I am scared if I left it in the incubator, the newborn will disrupt the other pipping chicks and cover the “air hole”. Does it disturb it? How can I stop it?
I have 5 black chickens that have been in the coop for a while now, and when we try to incubate the eggs, it seems like none of them are fertilized. We candled them on Day 5, and there is no sign of a sperm whatsoever. I have visually saw the rooster “mate” the black chickens, and I am wondering...
I’ve recently hatched a baby chicken, and have been taking care of it alone. Yesterday, another one had hatched, and we tried to put it in the box with the other chick. Unfortunately, when we put it in, the first chicken started pecking at the younger one. How to fix this?
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I have recently incubated 13 chickens, but only 1 has hatched so far. The other 2 will hatch in around 2 days. The chicken seems to be chirping a whole lot, and I was wondering if it is sad? If its lonely? If its cold? I put two hot water bottles in the box, and have shavings too. It hasn’t...