Ok so a friend of mine called me the other day asking if I wanted another rooster (I had one before but my neighbors dog killed it) so I said yes and she told me that her neighbor was moving and had to get rid of their chickens. I brought him home and everything was good until my hens got mad...
Today I let out my chicks and ducklings (6 chicks and 2 ducks). When I came out a little later one of the ducklings was laying on it's side. She wasn't moving much and was covered withmud on the down side and there was dirt all over her bill. I picked her up and she didn't move around much, just...
My 4 month old hen, Boo, got out of her pen today and about 45 minutes ago she was attacked by 3 dogs. I thought for sure she was dead but she was still breathing. She was laying very still with her eyes closed but she was taking normal breaths. I wasn't sure what I should do so I wrapped her in...
My flock has expanded in a weird and unplanned way... I started with 3 hens and a rooster but then my grandmas dog killed a hen and my rooster right after I hatched 2 eggs (i kept one of the babies). The chick is about 5 months old and had been kept away from my 2 hens (we keep the 2 hens at my...
Ok, so I have a very small flock of chickens. I originally had 3 hens and a rooster but we wanted to expand so we bought 4 chicks from a friend of mine (it turned out to be 3 pullets and 1 roo)... At 1 month old I began putting them outside and while I was away at school a dog dug under the...
Ok, so I have a very small flock of chickens. I originally had 3 hens and a rooster but we wanted to expand so we bought 4 chicks from a friend of mine (it turned out to be 3 pullets and 1 roo)... At 1 month old I began putting them outside and while I was away at school a dog dug under the...
Baby realy isn't the right word because he isn't a baby anymore. I have a Cochin that is about 4 months old now and I need to find a way to introduce him to my flock. The only problem is that they are really mean to him when he goes into the coop, I can let them forage together and they are fine...
My eggs have started hatching and I have one already out but I think there is a problem with one of the other eggs... I checked it when I got home and it had a part chipped off the side, the bad part is that it's not where his head is. It looks like the chicks back and he seems to be having a...
Today I was out of the house for about 11 hours and when I came home the power was out! I don't know how long it had been but all the eggs in my incubator were cold. I know that it was long enough to drop the temperature from 100 to 70. I just want to know if it is still possible to hatch them...
Ok so tomorrow my babies go to their new home. The lady who is buying them is meeting us at a place that is about 30 minutes from my home. Does anyone know of a good way to keep them warm going there? I'm not sure what she is doing when I give them to her. They are almost 2 weeks old if that...
I want to hatch more than 7 eggs this time but I only have one laying hen. Is it possible for me to put 7 in the incubator then same a couple more (3-5) then put them in late? If not, then how long can I collect eggs before putting them in the incubator?
I know they say that twin eggs are rare but I just wanted to say, one of my hens has had 2 twin yolks and my other hen had a triple yolk. I know, you probably think im lying but im not. I have a double yolk in my incubator right now. It is a VERY large egg and both chicks are making progress. Do...
The other day i woke up and went out to feed my chickens, I was shocked to see the neighbors dog with a mouth full of feathers. I ran to the coop but it was to late. the dog had dug a hole under the side, killed my hen, and tried to pull her out back throught the hole. The problem is that she...
Sorry for not posting on the 28th but I was going into my second week of school and didnt have much time for the computer. If you are incubating and you want to join me, I have about 7-10 days left (last time I hatched eggs they all hatched on day 18)
I have 6 eggs in the bator right now (one...
I just bought a used incubator but the instructions were lost, can someone tell me what kind it is and where I can find the instructions for it
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Last night I put my 4 chicks in the coop for the 3rd day and when I woke up to let them out 2 were dead on the ground, they had been pecked to death by my bigger chickens and the other two were hiding in a corner. I rushed in to get the babies and the chickens went for the smaller of the two...
Tonight is my babies first night outside in the coop, they are fenced off from the other chickens and they are off the ground but I am still worried. They are 8 weeks old but are still kinda small (the 2 mixed breeds are small) I want to go check on them but I know i shouldn't. Can someone tell...
My sex-link hen has been sneezing alot the past couple of days. She is acting normal but she stopped laying eggs. The average temp. is about 99-102 but it never seemed to bother her. Can someone tell me what they think? If she is sick, will my baby chicks catch it?