Hello,
I placed 12 bantam eggs in the incubator on April 15 and counted that as day 0. April 30 a chick pipped and successfully hatched.
All eggs are collected daily. The incubated eggs were all collected on the same day.
I only count 15 days. This chick appears externally non remarkable...
I have had several instances as of late that with hindsight am realizing may have been caused by the same culprit.
I believe what started it was my rooster, who unfortunately has large comb and wattles, got some frostbite which lead to it bleeding. I found him covered in blood. He was...
I have a mixed breed hen that is almost a year old. She has been consistently laying since last summer; she lays an egg a day that has some calcium deposits on the blunt end which makes it recognizable.
4 days ago, I didn't see her egg in the nesting box but when I dug around I found a thin...
I have some quail eggs in the incubator. I purchased a bag of game bird starter but must have loaded the wrong bag and got medicated chicken starter.
There is an egg pipping now. The feed stores are closed Sundays so am wondering is there anything I can give them temporarily if they hatch by...
My grandfather has a flock of mostly barnyard mixes. He has recently became ill and has been struggling physically. My mother and I have primarily been looking after his flock. There is active cases of H5N1 in our area which has minimized my contact with his flock because I have my own at...
I have 12 hens and 1 rooster. They are in an 80 square feet coop and 160 square feet run (weather here has been terrible lately so they don't use it much).
They were all hatched throughout the year. They are mostly barnyard mixes with some orpingtons and ameraucanas.
The 3 oldest (hatched...
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
9 week old chick lavender orpingtong. Purchased at 2 weeks old with 5 other chicks (2 other orpingtons). He has not grown or feathered out as the other 2 and appears to be physically...