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I bought these ducklings from TSC today does anyone know what breed they are?

I just went to collect the eggs for the day and I got a special surprise. I am not sure it is a chicken egg but it has to be. It is so small Is this normal? I have several different breeds of Bantam size chickens and this must be the first egg of one of my chickens But as you can see in the...

Last night the dogs started going crazy outside my husband and son and I all ran out to see what was going on and there was a opossum right beside our chicken coop. My husband killed it and then buried it. This was around 9:30pm Then at about 12:30 they went crazy again I got up looked out the...

I have a chick that has been pipped for 2 days I cracked the egg and he is shrink wrapped I am trying to help him out but there is blood I don't think it is from the shell coming off but I am very new to this is it normal for some blood if it has been shrink wrapped do I finish helping Please...

How many days at most can you keep the eggs after the hen lays before it is no good to incubate? So far I have held out for 4 eggs at 1 egg a day but would like to put more in at a time and have more time in between hatch dates.

Today was lockdown day for 2 of my eggs I went to candle them before I put them in the lockdown bator and already 1 was pipped internally freaked out and rushed to bator and cranked up humidity to 75 did not check the other egg both are moving around in there my last 2 one hatched on lockdown...

I have 1 egg that has been in lockdown 3 days should be hatching today but nothing put 2 in lockdown yesterday and already 1 of the little squirts has pipped should I worry about the first little egg and it has only been 20 days on egg # 2 but number 1 should be hatching and I have dates...

Hi I have had my chickens for a couple of months now. I have learned so much from these forum's and BYC I was wondering if there is anybody else from Alabama or anyone in my area I live in Elmore County.

Last night I got home from work and 1 of my 2 baby chicks was pecking it's toe I got to looking and it had dried blood on it he had pecked it till it bled I picked him up and relized their waterer had leaked all out and the pine shavings were wet I changed the bedding and washed his little feet...

Hi I need to know what should the temp be for my 2 day old chicks the brooder box is reading 95 but the two little chicks are huddled up in the corner last night they were moving around are they just sleeping?

My very first hatch!!! 2 cute baby silkies.Here's the problem one hatched @ 10:00 am and the other @ 3:30pm they are trying to get up and walk around and the poor little guys or girls are slipping on the slick surface ( homade incubator made out of cooler) This being my first time hatching eggs...

I bought this hen from a local chicken auction. I have searched and can not find another like her but she is very beautiful. I am new to the whole chicken thing but have fallen hard and fast. I love them so much. Anyway Annabell is silver or blue as it's called and she has small crest on her...

I am on day 21 no sign yet but when they do hatch do i open the bator and remove the shells? Maybe a dumb question but this is my first hatch.

I'm excited and nervouse. This is my first hatch and was wondering if they should be chirping they are on day 20. When will they start pipping I started with 8 eggs and now have only 2 left due to not getting a steady temp in the beginning but 2 baby eggs made it and I am scared they are not ok...