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Hello, I have a hen who is sitting on her first eggs and they should be ready to hatch any time now. Today when I got home from worked I checked to see if we had any eggs hatch and I saw a dead chick with its head out from under her wing. I removed it and I can't tell what happened. She...

we have found one of our hens has lice. We have treated her and the other chickens (we have 5 hens plus a rooster), but she is the only one showing any signs of the bugs. Is it possible she is the only one with the infestation?

Ok I've been reading about being able to hatch eggs that have been refrigerated. We have a couple of dozen in the fridge now, but my wife has wiped/cleaned them. I've read that you should not do this on eggs you plan on hatching. How sensitive are the eggs to the rubbing/refrigeration?

Attempting our first hatch. We have a New Hampshire Red Rooster with a Barred Rock, 2 Golden Comets, and 2 EE. What will the chicks look like? Will our success rate drop because of the mixed breads?

We have recently had 3 chickens die with injuries to their necks. We had two who had small injuries who have recovered. We do have a rooster and we're wondering if the rooster is doing the killing. A neighbor who thinks it may be a weasel. Would anyone have any advice. We have since taken the...

We have recently had 3 chickens die with injuries to their necks. We had two who had small injuries who have recovered. We do have a rooster and we're wondering if the rooster is doing the killing. A neighbor who thinks it may be a weasel. Would anyone have any advice. We have since taken...