I came home to find a chunk of my approx 2 mos old chicken missing. I had her in a kennel with two other hatches so the older hens would not peck at them. What can I do to help her live?
I've got a chick that hatched today that appears to have an infection on its lower abdomen area from some kind of cut. Not sure if another chick pecked at it or if it was like that in the shell. Please take a look at my pic and let me know if you have seen somthing like that before. Can this...
I have a hatchling less than 24 hours old who appears to have a cut near her (or his) lower tummy area. Can this chick be saved? I have placed a small napkin over the cut area and swaddled the chick in a wash cloth. It didn't appear to be doing well leaving it in the incubator and I was...
I have two polish bantams that need to go. For those that were unable to have chickens for dinner, what's the easiest method for finding a home for roosters. We are new to backyard chickens and apparently I don't have enough posts to post in the buy/sell area here. I sent a message to our 4-H...
My silkie's wing feathers look a bit unusual. Is this normal for silkies? I know how they should look as adult, but have seen a baby one until we hatched ours.
Hopefully, this picture will post as it it my first time uploading one to this forum.
Thanks!
On Day 20 of incubation, the incubator heater stopped working. Not sure how long the temp has been like this, but was okay about 8 hours ago. My husband caught this at 5AM while getting ready for work. One had already started pipping. The temperature was 65 and humidity 99. After moving the...
Hi there! I just joined this forum today and am on the last three (or so) days of incubation. Today is day 19 and I found one pip hole, but it hasn't increased yet. Every so often, I hear a chirping sound coming from the incubator. This is my first hatch ever so I'm a bit excited.
I started...