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Black x black should =100% black correct? So how did I get a partridge chick? Shipped eggs got 3 black and 1 partridge.

I am preparing for lockdown in a few days. I have 10 eggs in cartons. 1 aircell remained detached, but rest are stable. Some look normal, and about 1/2 are saddled. I gave been incubating in cartons and tilting the incubator 5 times a day. I had a reduced hatch the last time I hatched my...

Momma hatched 3 babies. The last one hatched a day later than the rest. It can't walk. It paddles with it's feet in front. It's 2 days old. I have seen this in fresh hatched chicks. They usually get their feet under them on the second day. It's 2 days old today, no improvement, and a...

Let me first apologize. I am trying to wrap my head around color genetics, but I am not getting it yet. We currently have 1 coop. We live in town, so that's all I can get away with. I would like to breed true. So picked blacks and have hatching eggs ordered from 2 reputable breeders. I...

I have the world's dumbest broody... Story below, but first I must ask what was the longest late hatch? We are on day 24 and baby is Alice! 4 times she has gone broody in the past 7 months. First time she would not sit on eggs. She just zones out in the dirt for weeks. I tried to give...

I have eggs in the incubator, due this weekend. My hen just went broody. Can I put them under her for less than a week?

So I had an emergency. My 15 year old brought me 4 nests of bantam Cochin eggs. Various stages of development!!! (I have since educated her.... ) she let them sit outside for 2 days. 105 during day, low 70's at night. Eggs were cold. I candled and one was internally pipped 2 others ready...

we had some eggs we wanted to hatch from our hen. We got a rooster about 3 weeks ago. So I collected 4 eggs, and set them in the incubator. My daughter also brought home 5 eggs that day. (July 5th) I set all eggs at the same time, but should have thought to candle the ones she brought home...

I have 10 eggs in the incubator. They are on day 2. I also have a pullet that went broody yesterday on en empty nest. (Bare breast, sitting in nest all day, only getting up twice a day. She puffs up and complains if I touch her) I gave her a plastic egg. She kicked it out of the nest. She...

I have a small backyard flock, and dear hubby didn't build the coop rat proof. There are many gaps where they can get in. There is ivy on the shared fences around my yard. The rats love to hide in it. I have tried the 5 gallon buckets with bait. They won't touch it. My girls are molting...

As I let the hens out to free range this morning I noticed one of them had a couple little scabs on her comb as if she had been pecked. I watch the hens for a while and noticed a couple spots on another hen. I also noticed one hand to the side staying away from everybody and that's when I...

I have a malpositioned chick that pipped 24 hours ago. He was rolled around a lot by the other chicks. His pip was down. This afternoon I noticed yellow in the bottom of the bator. I hoped it was from the other hatched eggs. I used a stick and rolled the chick pip up. It appeared to be...

I fear this beautiful blue silkie is a cockerel. We bought it as a chick, straight run, so I knew it was a possibility, but we can't have roosters where we live, so I am trying to be certain before we find him a home and start over. This is supposed to be my daughters showmanship bird. It is...

I just made these 4" pvc feeders, and the hens are going crazy, but they are making a huge mess. How do I prevent this?

I purchased four 2 year old hens last week. They were with a rooster and should be laying fertile eggs. I've been collecting the eggs to put in the incubator tomorrow but their eggs are really rough like sandpaper. I know they're fine to eat, but will they be okay to incubate?