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  1. NightingaleJen

    Oh no. Cockerel?

    This lovely hatched with two others (both definitely cockerels) Labor Day weekend. Look at those tail feathers! What do you think?
  2. NightingaleJen

    Chick shaking head?

    One of our week old chicks is shaking her head, especially when we take her out of the brooder to check over and pet her. It doesn't seem to happen as much in the brooder! She has been in there scratching around with her siblings, and hasn't shaken her head once while I have been watching. No...
  3. NightingaleJen

    Just need a little post-hatch reassurance—Moving to brooder, incubator temp

    Our first chick hatched out last night right around 9PM; four more followed in fairly short order last night, and the final chick popped out about 10:20AM today. Since they absorbed their yolks, yes, all six peeps are fine in the incubator for up to 72 hours, but with this being my first...
  4. NightingaleJen

    Stopped zipping and peeping, should I help?

    Pipped last night about 10:30. Humidity has been fairly stable (the incubator, which was a gift, has been very touchy, but I'm doing my best). It was peeping back at me maybe an hour ago but has stopped.
  5. NightingaleJen

    Govee calibration issue?

    The temp calibration went all right, but the humidity is either failing because I am an idiot or the Govee is way off. Late yesterday afternoon, I filled a small bottlecap with salt, moistened it so it was close to the consistency of wet sand and placed it into a baggie with the Govee, and left...
  6. NightingaleJen

    Roo lethargic, crud in ear with clear discharge, eyes closed

    My buddy Gleam is a 2 year old roo. Today he has been drowsy and lethargic, and when I picked him up for a closer look this afternoon, he had pale yellow gunk in his ears. When I gently scraped away at it it was white inside. My poor buddy was just half asleep in my arms! My husband found...
  7. NightingaleJen

    Tips on dosing birds with no wattles

    Any ideas? She isn't always keen on being tricked with even scrambled eggs. The spicy lady (half Buckeye) in question has zero wattles, and I don't doubt a lot of chicken keepers find themselves in a similar predicament. With what method(s) have you been successful?
  8. NightingaleJen

    Red around vent/belly, panting

    My three year-old Black Copper Marans x Buckeye hen Tabasco was acting a bit lethargic this morning, with her beak open panting a bit (not dramatically, but it's not warm at all today, just muggy). I grabbed her and gave her not one, but two thorough goings-over with a flashlight. I saw no...
  9. NightingaleJen

    Flystruck hen not eating, terribly lonely: Advice, please

    For reference on her case: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/wound-flystrike-can-this-chook-be-saved-graphic-photo.1670564/ Wednesday, I realized my five year-old EE hen Paloma had flystrike, and thanks to all the posts here, I was able to take immediate action to begin helping her and...
  10. NightingaleJen

    What did my hen just eliminate?

    She is also being treated for flystrike (https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/wound-flystrike-can-this-chook-be-saved-graphic-photo.1670564/). The poop was a bit watery, but it is hot and humid. She eats All Flock, free ranged half the day until I found the flystrike Wednesday. She has been...
  11. NightingaleJen

    Wound/Flystrike: Can this chook be saved? (graphic photo)

    This morning I noticed my five year-old EE Paloma had a dirty rear again (they eat All Flock, free range half the day, fresh water with occasional Rooster Booster when it's hot, I occasionally toss some of the Scratch & Peck Whole Grain Feed out as a treat), so I grabbed her for a quick bath...
  12. NightingaleJen

    Egg broken by/beneath broody

    Found most of an eggshell in our broody pen this afternoon when I went out to check on everyone; the broody (who has raised chicks before, FWIW) pretty clearly removed it from the nest. It must have been accidentally broken or she decided it was off somehow. I checked an egg from beneath her and...
  13. NightingaleJen

    Young rooster has funny walk

    This afternoon I noticed my almost year-and-a-half old rooster buddy, Gleam, is walking oddly. I don't remember him walking this way yesterday or the day before. Checked his feet—he had a bumble earlier this summer we took care of—and that's healed up, and the affected foot looks all clear to...
  14. NightingaleJen

    Calcium, roosters, and mash mixing--help?

    I feed our flock of 25 hens and two roosters fermented mash daily, made from (roughly) a dry (mason jar scooped) quart of Purina All-Flock. The birds also have free access to All-Flock and necessary calcium supplements and free range most afternoons. We had leftover Scratch & Peck grower, so I...
  15. NightingaleJen

    Stick tight fleas: Treating flock w/chicks and/or coop?

    Twice in the past month I have found what I'm pretty sure were stick tight fleas on our (now 3 month-old) chicks. I was able to remove both. While I have not seen any more—the most recently seen sticktight was Tuesday--I want to head any issues off at the pass, so we purchased liquid permethrin...
  16. NightingaleJen

    How did my rooster get poop on his comb and how do I clean it off?

    Well, I can make a fair guess as to how he ended up with poop on his comb, but should I try to clean it off? Brushing with a dry paper towel didn't do much more than confuse him, but temperatures are also going to drop below freezing tonight, so I'm cautious about using water with gentle soap...
  17. NightingaleJen

    Coughing /sneezing bubbles in eyes WITH VIDEO

    Just this morning my Buckeye hen began doing this. She had just been squawking away. What is going on?! 1) What type of bird , age and weight 13 month old Buckeye hen, about five pounds 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Coughing/sneezing, bubbles in eyes Odd breathing 3) How long has the...
  18. NightingaleJen

    Nighttime Peep Panic

    Due to a temporarily insane broody (you can read my thrilling Independence Day thread), we have a quintet of peeps in a temporary brooder this week... In our living room (our home is quite small and this really is the only option until we move them into the coop brooder, where we typically brood...
  19. NightingaleJen

    UPDATE: Hen repeatedly tossed newly hatched chick from nest. Am I doing the right things so far?

    We have a first-time broody Barred Rock whose eggs are due to hatch today. Sure enough, I heard peeping in the coop and popped out to check. Our hen had tossed the still-wet chick from the nest into the litter. I tried tucking the peep beneath the hen several times, including in the rear fluff...
  20. NightingaleJen

    Very broody hen rejected her private setup

    One of my young BR hens is seriously broody. Being fine with letting her set, after dark last night we moved her into her own little setup--the brooder, with food, water, shavings, and cardboard box with a small plastic dishpan of shavings and golf balls (which she has already been guarding...
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