just after a turkey chick had started pipping I went to bed. The incubator somehow got shut off between 12 am- 8 am since I had last checked on the egg at 12 before going to sleep. We lost the pipping egg, and both less developed chicks developed blood rings (I’m not sure how long they’ve been...
I woke up this morning expecting some progress and instead the incubator was unplugged and the chick stopped moving. Membrane looks dry. The incubator was cold and so was the egg. I really don’t want this to ruin my Christmas, please let me know what I could do to help it.
I was about to leave this morning when I went to go check and feed my indoor chicken (kept inside since he’s experiencing so many issues and the cold where I’m from would just make everything harder) about 2 months old, had His eyes were shut, he was cold even though being under a heating cover...
This chicken has been going through it since day 1. She was the 4th reject of the summer and had a hole pecked in through her chest opposed to her head and that’s why she lived to be 2 months as of today.
Then we noticed she had scissor beak when she was nearing 3-5 weeks of age. Not much of a...
My almost 3 year old BBW tom, Goose, has started limping and spending a lot of time in his pen with his bonded BBB hen. All my poultry are free range, and he usually spends time around the property or with my Blue slate tom. I checked out his foot today and it looks like the middle and scales...
I have a bbw ton and a bbb hen who keep fighting. We have been separating them, but they fight through the fence. Our Tom is really big compared to the hen, and he’s really strong. He could easily kill our hen, and that’s what I’m worried about. Our hen has been getting at him through the fence...
Here’s this months newest additions to winginit farm!!
Sakura, moony, cassia, and vinca!!
4 chicks, 3 (Sakura, moony, cassia) bantams and one an Easter egger bantam mix! (Vinca) here are the photos! (First 3)
Our other newest addition, bruiser!!! A mini Nubian buckling that we bought earlier...
I have a bbb hen and a bbw Tom who are giant trouble makers. Our Tom finds a way for the hen to escape from their pen, then they both leave. I went inside for a moment, and I had dill-flavored sunflower seeds. They spread it across the porch and I came outside to see my Tom and lying atop the...
I have a bantam chick, and it had begun peeping about a 2-3:00 p.m. pacific time yesterday. The membrane is turning yellow. Should I assist this hatch, or just leave it? I took a video, and because you can’t post vids here, here is the link to it on YouTube. I also added a photo.
I caught one of our more skittish Americana hens today, and realized something off about her neck. I took a closer look, and there was some tan mite like bug in her feathers and odd white clumps of white things that I’m assuming may be the eggs on the base of her feathers right under her beak...
I have a bbw turkey Tom who is extremely attached to me, and will stand at my door and wait for me all day. The problem is, no matter how much water I have for him he won’t drink, and just struts, gobbles and pants all day in 75°+ heat. Any tips on getting him to drink?
Our family is leaving for two days, and we have two bantam babies at home, one is 4 days old the other 6 days. They live inside with plenty of clean food and water, and heat, but I’m worried about leaving them. Will they be ok? Can I leave them here alone for two days? I don’t think I’ll be able...
We have a little porcelain d’uccle rooster that I noticed was limping today. So I caught him to see what the problem was. I noticed a black spot on one of he’s feet that appeared to be bumble foot. I also saw that his feet scaling was all off looking, like they were coming off he feet. Any...
I have a bantam 2-day old chick named Rocky. He’s strongly imprinted, along with my other day old chick, bullet. Bullet is usually sleeping, but Rocky doesn’t stop cheeping, unless I’m in the room. I’ve raised turkeys that got imprinted, and used a radio which worked. A radio doesn’t work on...
Welcome to the August hatch a long of 2024! In loving memory of the 30 hens we lost in January to bobcats.
You can pick an egg and name it, flower themed. There are currently 9 eggs available, including 1. 1 will most likely not make it, as it’s an older one with the membrane showing. 6 is...
This is my seventh year of raising chickens, second with turkeys. I have a female BBB who’s fighting with my tiny porcelain d’uccle rooster. They both take parts in starting fights. It’s usually the too who starts them though. I know what she can do to him, as she really messed him up in...
hi! I’m currently hatching 3 bantams, and raising one that hatched yesterday. This is my very first time hatching. But I do have 3 questions.
1. So the door to the room with the incubator was left open, and my cat got in and knocked down the incubator with an already hatched and drying chick...
So we have been hatching 4 bantam chicks, and one finally hatched, but the door was left open to to the incubator room. The incubator was knocked on the floor by the cat, and two of the eggs cracked. One has a large spot where the membrane is showing. The current hatched chick is doing fine...
hi! this is my first time incubating, and our first chick fully hatched today around 1:00 A.M. and its been thrusting around its incubator. its been doing this for almost 30 minutes. im afraid its going to hurt itself. thank you!
I’ve been raising chickens for 6 years, and I’ve have multiple olive layers. This year we bought a batch of chickens from a different local store than usual, and we got two olive layers. They both lay by now, and are fully grown, but they look different from most. They do lay olive colored eggs...