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So, we have a broody. One of her chicks came out, no problem, and he's doing fine. her other egg, though, has had problems. She pipped, and then began zipping, turned again, and has now zipped/cracked the whole egg. But she can't get out, and the membrane is totally dried out. She's trying to...

So, my little brother and I might set a hatch of silkie eggs soon, the only problem being we can't do it in the house. The garage is the most obvious place, but it's colder than our refrigerator out there. Would that be a problem for the bator? We could set up one of the heat lamps we use for...

My family moved about 3 months ago, and since then, the chickens haven't been laying. I think that the cold might be an issue, and I saw in the "Backyard Poultry" magazine that feeding them oats might help? How would I do that, and will it actually help the laying?

Hello everybody! I have a pen of Polish, who cannot be let to free-range. They have two pens, that are connected. One of them contains the coop, and that is my problem. It has a mound of dirt in the middle, that is really hard packed. I've been treating the birds for lice, and it has rained...

Okay, I noticed some not-healthy looking feathers on my adorable Pola Negri, so I pulled them back and took a look. I saw a bunch of little yellow bugs running away from me. She was promptly dusted thoroughly with DE. One of her friends, who has been blind for the past few weeks with pus (long...

My only white-crested blue Polish hen disappeared, and I'm wondering if I can breed blue into my birds. I have a white-crested black rooster, and white hens. Is it even possible to breed blue?

Hello! I'm wanting to get started in breeding, but I need some help. I have 1 rooster, and 4-5 of each breed. Is it okay for the rooster to live full time with the flock? I've seen rooster pens, and breeding pens. Breeding pens are the one on one, rooster/hen, so that you get the parents you...

I have 5 silkie chicks that I got from a local breeder in an outdoor coop right now. We have had incessant rain for 3 days, and humid when it isn't raining. Today, I found two spots of bloody poop, and so I'm suspecting that they have cocci. What should I get to treat them?

I need some clarity about this. So, I've heard that the best season to hatch is the spring, because they lay by fall. Hatching in winter/fall however is not so good, because they start laying, and then molt. But wouldn't spring chicks molt sooner, and not lay as much? My question is: Is...

Hiya people! We have a polish who is 1 week into being broody. Because of coop limitations, she is not able to go outside. She is looking dirty, her crest is brown-ish in places, instead of white. I know that a dirty looking chicken usually isn't healthy. I'm debating bringing her outside to the...

One of our chickens hatched 4 of her chicks. Two died, of unknown causes. I just read on the Junior APA that young chicks can die soon after hatching for no outward sign, from pullorum. Is it possible that those two died from pullorum? Our flock has not been tested, so I have no idea.

I have a lot of questions about topics concerning pullorum testing, and I need some answers. First of all: Is it true that if a bird tests positive, you have to get rid of your whole flock? I want to show at fairs, but my brothers don't want me to get them tested, in case they are positive...

We have a Marans that is due to hatch this weekend, and I just realized that her broody coop might not be chick-ready. The coop has two nest boxes, with one filled (obviously) by Daisy. The chicken access to the coop is just a hole in the floor, that they jump up to get through. Should I put in...

I was taking care of a lethargic chick, and noticed the chicks pecking at this damp red spot on one of their necks. I cleaned the food off of it, and it looks like a hole. Is this caused by picking? can I still save this guy's life? I have him in a seperate box right now, to prevent even more...

Yesterday morning, I was cleaning up a PB Egyptian Fayoumi, when she wriggled out of my hands, and fell behind the brooder. She acted okay, maybe a little scared, and I put her back into the brooder. Today, I noticed one Egyptian that is just standing still for long periods of time, with her...

I have two Amerucana/RIR chicks, that hatched on January 8 and 9. I feather sexed them, and they were both hens. One of them, Sam-I-Am, has a little red comb, while Dani does not. This makes me think that one of them is a roo.

I need some help/advice here. I've noticed this red bump on my white polish chick, and I investigated to find that it is a bump, with no feathers. I felt another one of my polish chicks, and saw that it also had this bump in the exact same place, but his is covered with feathers, and looks...

For my birthday, I'm gettin 5 white polish. Does anybody have experience with these?

I am getting between 25-30 chicks in March, with 5 or 6 different breeds. These are going to be breeding stock, so I want them separate. That, of course, raises the issue of 6 different brooders. Keeping 6 brooders clean is going to be tough, but could I use wire on the floor so that the poop...

Okay, to make a long story short, I'm hatching some BC Polish chicks, and some of my home-grown eggs. Right now, one of our eggs, named Danny, is out of the shell, as of yesterday and running around. One of the polish eggs is hatching, but I think Danny should get out. The Polish egg is at the...