I have a lone chick due to a cat attack and her being the only survivor, she is an 8 week old exchequer leghorn and is extremely friendly, so much so that she spends all day with me on my shoulder, recently I’ve noticed her ‘gaping’ where she stretches her neck out and opens her beak as wide as...
I have a small flock of just 6 chicks, all 6 weeks old, it was their second time out in their new pen and a cat got in and killed two and left one severely injured, the others managed to stay safe. The injured one, benny, has a deep wound all the way down to the neck muscle, it’s not bleeding...
It’s day 30 for my call duck egg and I took it out yesterday to see wether it was going to hatch or not, there was some movement going on inside and very clear and distinct veins, but no internal pip which is obviously quite unusual... however when I got up this morning there was what looked to...
It's day 31 and my call duck egg is definitely still alive, it moves about when I whistle or tap at it, it has thick distinct veins and a good air cell, however there is no internal or external pip and I have no idea why... Is there something I can do to get it out or should I just wait? Thank you
Hey, I set 6 call duck eggs on the 24th of march and only one of them is valid, it's now day 29 and I've heard no peeping, seen no pipping and I can't tell if it's internally pipped or not... Me being the impatient person I am candled it today making sure I didn't move it from its original...