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I have a couple dozen chickens to cull and was wondering what those with more experience than I would consider the most effective way to bleed them out so that the meat freezes well. Thanks!

All right. I may move her for a bit just to be safe since none of the other hens are brooding. Thanks for the reply!

No. They're in a temporary separate pin until the hatch is over.

A mallard hen of mine has just gone broody. I don't have much experience with ducks. My question is whether or not I should isolate the mother and brood from the flock as soon as they hatch. I know that most chicken hens will let a mom and her bitties be, but what about duck hens? Are they more...

This post doesn't quite fit into this category but it was the closest match I could find. I have a mallard hen in a mixed flock who has just gone broody. Usually, when someone approaches our skittish ducks, they run for it. Yesterday, however, during feeding time she stood her ground in the...

Yes. The eye itself was white and badly swollen.

Last year, a couple of hens out of our flock developed a milky discoloration in one/both eyes that began to swell. We culled them. However, the disease has cropped up again this year in one hen. All of these particular chickens came from the same place as pullets and I believe that the infection...

Could be. They're around two yr. old and I know that they're capable of producing chicks. Just wanted to see if they'd hatch em on their own this time!

One of my Buff Orps has gone broody and seems to be in it for the long haul. However, I've had several hens get a clutch and start to set only to give up after a day or so! What could be causing this sporadic broodiness? Thanks!

XD Thank you. This is my first hatching attempt so I was a bit over concerned.

I placed a newly hatched chick in a brooder so as not to disturb the other eggs that haven't yet pipped. It's been maybe 12 hours. The chick took a while to dry but isn't damp any more. It seems healthy but instead of fluffing out, its feathers are matted and coarse. It wasn't humid in the...

Thank you! I had set it on a cloth when I first found it and the bleeding stopped soon after. It seems to be healthy. I appreciate the help! :)

I'd like to add that it keeps clumsily rolling onto its back. Could this be caused by some defect or is it normal behavior while its learning to use its legs?

I woke up about 45 minutes ago to the sound of cheaping. The only surviving egg from my small clutch and first incubating attempt had hatched but the chick had fallen in a crevice and was turned on its back. I very gently moved it to a safe area with a cloth and noticed that it was bleeding from...