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My broody hen is dying and now my last hope is to at least save her eggs. I have incubated before in the little giant incubator once with a 10 percent success and the other when I was trying to save 5 eggs after the mother had given up. The last time was terrible because the bator got to hot and...

I've had a broody hen for about 2 1/2 weeks now about 3 days ago I went to check on her and noticed her comb was completely pale and her eyes were swollen with a little discharge I got her off the best made sure she ate and drank and she went back on the nest well this morning when I went out...

Just got a few new babies as my others were unfortunatly killed by a neighbors dog this past weekend :( I would appreciate if someone could tell me what they believe these chicks are. I was told I have a Silver Partridge Silkie Blue Orpington Americana & Partridge Cochin This...

Are brooder raise chicks friendlier than hen raise chicks? I've got four inside and one outside and I'm just curious. Any personal experience?

Ok I have two chickens a Silkie and a Cochin who are sitting on 5 eggs. They take turns not voluntarily with who gets to sit on them. They are in the corner of my coop and I can not reach them without climbing inside which I choose to leave them alone for the most part. Unfortunely I never...

I have a newly hatched chick and it looks like maybe the umbilical cord still attached?? His flapping around everywhere and I don't know what to do! He also looks as if the yolk is just in his tummy. If that makes since his stomach looks soft and round like a yolk. Please help me idk what to do

I have a newly hatched chick and it looks like maybe the umbilical cord still attached?? Hes flapping around everywhere and I don't know what to do! He also looks as if the yolk is just in his tummy. If that makes since his stomach looks soft and round like a yolk. Please help me idk what to do

So excited 2 hours ago my little chick started to zip! I'm noticing he is going down rather than to the side. Is this ok? I will post a pic the best I can the window has fuzz on it so it kind of hard to tell.

Ok first I apologize for posting so much and I understand it can be annoying since I am new at this but i just have a few more things to ask! Please help Some of you who have seen my other post are aware that I still haven't heard any movement or chirps or pips or anything. At 10pm tonight...

Yesterday I bought a indoor humidity and temp digital reader. My incubator thermostat has shown it staying at 99.8 and humidity at 40. My hygrometer shows the same humidity but shows my temps being only 95.. Tonight I am going to start lockdown. Which thermometer should I believe? And should...

Ok this is my first incubator and first time hatching eggs, tomorrow night is when I will set my eggs for lockdown. If possible if I posted some pictures of my air sacs would y'all be able to tell if they are at the right spot? I know there are charts online but I'd rather hear first hand that...

Since that morning I walked outside and found a baby chick my fiancé and I have been super excited about more baby chicks. Today I went and bought a cheap little 50$ still air incubator. We have one egg that we ended up pulling out of the nesting box because no one was sitting on it. He left it...

Hey everyone! I have a couple questions about my first baby chick who hatched to my surprise naturally yesterday. I was not planning on hatching any baby's but this little one hatched out of no where. Excuse me if I ramble I and just beyond excited. So thank you anyone who gets to my questions...

So this morning when I went to check on my chickens I heard a loud chirping sound. Turns out I have a baby chick! I never saw this coming so I am beyond thrilled. I need help though deciding what I need to do. Right now the little one is in the nesting box with the mom inside the coop and the...

Ok I have had my duccle now for about 6 months. He was a little sick when I got him but it seemed to go away. After a while my large fowl birds started picking on him so I separated him. I noticed he was having a hard time walking straight. I kept him inside until I could build him a little...

I have 2 chickens that are 21 weeks old that are still on pedigree start and grow. I have 6 chickens between 14-16 weeks old that are also on start and grow. My question is when should I change their feed to laying feed and how could I go about doing that since they are all in the same pen. I've...

Hi everyone this is my first time owning chicks. I got my first set around 4 months ago. 1 BO, 1BR, 3 silkies, 2 Cochins, and 1 millie fluer d'uccle. I tried to get just hens but managed to get a rooster. One of silkies is a rooster and he is actually turning out to be a sizzle. my fiancé threw...

I picked some up today. I have 6 birds in a dog crate. Ranging between around 6-9 or 10 weeks. My questions are: is it ok if the other chicks who I'm not sure are sick drinks it? How much should I use per quart of water?

My 6 week old silkie can not open her eyes for some reason. I just got home from work and noticed she was not able to open her eyes. She is definetly away and not lethargic her eye lids are just closed I don't know what to do someone please help me!

Today when I got home from work I noticed my buff orpington was in the same spot when I left. She usually jumps up when I walk in and make noise, but she just sat in the corner. After I moved her around she was walking fine just making a weird noise like she had a sinus problem and every now and...