Please don use any type of paper bedding: I had three sets of hatches all separate on different types of paper bed dogs and they ate it and I had some poop blood and some die, nothing else was wrong I will never use paper bedding. It gets wet as they scratch an eat it.
So I have a hen who has hatched eggs before that went broody a week ago so i got some beautiful blue araucana fertile eggs from a local at uni who has chickens. anyway, shes been sitting on them for a week and today she refuses to go back to her nest.
She isnt bothered or harassed by noise or...
Are you sure it's almost impossible? :( I want to know so I can name them haha not only that but I have a lot of these sex links that are yellow with tan/brown heads. Does anyone have any thoughts or predictions if facts just won't do? I'm up for anything! Also the feather growth in the last...
I simply meant that at the age of seven weeks that is a lot of cockerels to have in the one pen. I am residential and I am not irresponsible, I have severel places being available to take them - one being food for eagle rescue. there is no waybi can hand raise an animal and eat it. I was stating...
I have tried my best with this little one but it was born Saturday and now it's Tuesday and its the only chick with almost no progress. Has not stood up, eyelids are lookin a little purple as if bruised, have tried to give water and its laying on its side no matter how I try and prop it up. I...
Oh ****! I'm residential and can't have too many boys around the yard making noise. I forget with my last roo when he started crowing I think it was actually fairly early maybe 16 weeks? Hmm :/ hope I don't have to get rid of too many :(
Hello everyone! Had a beautiful lucky hatch of almost all 13 eggs. Here are a few babies would like to have your opinion on their sex?! :)
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This is my little baby. It seems fine, sleeping a bit but is trying wry had to stand and sit up. But the feet are a worry. What do I do? :( I'm afraid I'm going to hear what I don't want to....
i have a chick at the moment who has sort of the same thing i guess. its a lump on the back of the head, but skin and fluff are over the top, intact. i can feel it and am worried i will lose her. she wont put her head up and just wants to sleep, but moves around when hassled a little by the...
All is well, I have 7 out of 13 eggs hatched, one is hatching now and I hear peeping. One problem - one chick has hatched with quite a bit of its yolk sack not absorbed yet. It's breathing but laying quite still and has dried over but not fluffed out if that makes sense? It's as if it wa too...
eggs are now pipping but only the isa browns. the new hampshires arent any different but i kno theyre in there. i have a problem though. i cant close the door for too long or the temp goes up to like 105 f. i have one egg so pipped and open that the beak and feathers are sticking out but the...
my egg is starting to dry out. i took a little shell off but the little chick insie seems "comfortable" for a better word. not moving around too much and only a little peep now and then. it seemed like it was struggling so i got an earbud and dabbed some luke warm water on the membrane, is that...
Hi guys so I'm up to end of day 18 just places eggs horizontal in the incubator, I have an auto turn. Can't regulate the temp now though to just 100 degrees farenheit. It keeps going to 105. I have to open the door to make it go back to 100 I'm worrie please help me, I have vents open cold water...