We have a Polish that came out of its shell with what we thought was a hurt leg. He never uses it. After he dried off, we got a good look at it. It is actually crooked. It turns out to the side. While he was still flexible we tried to tape it so that it stayed straight. It didn't help...
I have a 3 day old chick that appeared to have pasty butt. After cleaning her vent area, It looked more like just some poo on the outside. She has a hard time laying down, breathing, and even walking. I initially thought that she might be constipated, but I really have no idea. Her belly...
I have a 3 day old chick that appeared to have pasty butt. After cleaning her vent area, It looked more like just some poo on the outside. She has a hard time laying down, breathing, and even walking. I initially thought that she might be constipated, but I really have no idea. Her belly...
We hatched 11 eggs this weekend. One of the chicks came out of the shell with a hurt leg. We don't know what is wrong with him. He doesn't put pressure on it at all. He just hops around on one foot. He is only 2 days old, so I was hoping that he would get better quickly, but hes not. Any...
I am so excited! This is my first hatch, and I hear peeping and see lots of rockin' eggs today! Fabulous way to lift your mood when there is 1+ feet of snow falling as we speak. Homeschool today consists of everyone staring at a styrofoam box looking for the slightest bit of movement!
I have a hen that has started to lay around all the time. Most of the time she lays on the coop floor. She is not on any eggs and she is not any more aggressive or protective. Is it possible that she is broody? She seems healthy otherwise.
I am on day 9 of my first hatch. One of my friends has said that when the chicks hatch, we have to give them vitamin and electrolytes in their water. I have not seen any mention of them on this website. Just wondering what people thought...are these really necessary?
Hi, I am new to incubating, and I was wondering if anyone out there had any advice. We have mostly brown eggs, so we are not able to see much of anything. At what point should we, for sure, be able to see that there is progress being made? We also have two white eggs. We are only on day 4...