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Hi, I have a two-year-old rooster with red blisters (lumps) on his legs, and I hope someone can help me diagnose. His right leg is more swollen/red than the left, and he limps when he walks, and is a little unstable when he does walk, but these days he sits a fair bit. The joint is squishy, so...

In the spring I had a chick that was ~30hrs trying to get out of his shell and, for only the 3rd time in 9 years, because we were in Covid lock down, I assisted the chick out of the shell. He hatched ok but he was SO weak! He couldn't stand for the first 4 days, I had to hand feed/water him...

Hi, I have an 5.5 yr old rooster and I'm thinking of replacing him because he is getting weak and loses his balance often. Today he fell off the ramp onto his side on the ground below. Also this spring of the 28 eggs that I put into an incubator 8 were fertilized. I have added one of his...

Hi, I have a rooster that just turned 5 years old this past spring and I just noticed he has been having a hard time standing up, putting his head down, and roosting at night. He seems to be able to stand, and he can run if needed, but mostly when he bends down to eat he loses his balance and...

Hi, I have a rooster that just turned 5 yr this past spring and I just noticed he has been having a hard time standing up, putting his head down, and roosting at night. He seems to be able to stand, and he can run if needed, but mostly when he bends down to eat he loses his balance and stumbles...

Hi, simple question but I don't have the experience to know the answer. I have a rooster who has been a great protector, I have witnessed him get the flock away from a fox, coyote and numerous hawk attacks without a hen lost. But his flock was only 6 hens, and now down to 4 as 2 of them were...

Hi, I have a chicken that has chicken lice. as far as i can see its only on the one chicken and i have her quarantined but we are leaving today for a week and i don't have time to get any Diatomaceous Earth. Is it best to leave her in a 3x5 coop for a week (with someone bringing food and...

Hi, I had 16 eggs in the incubator and 11 of them hatched but 5 of them failed to hatch and on day 25 when i opened the eggs the chicks were fully developed and looked fine. Can anyone help me with what happened? My humidity was between 35-40% (70% last 2 days) heat was 99.5 (but might have...

Hi, I have 8 Buffs and 2 of them are cockerels 6 are pullets. They are all 15 weeks old and I plan on keeping one rooster through the winter but the other one will need to go because of space restrictions. So which one would make a better Rooster 1) Biggest of the two cockerels, he does...

Hi, This is my first time hatching eggs and there is a lot of conflicting information about the ideal humidity in the incubator, I picked 45%-50%. Yesterday was day 14 and when I candled the eggs the air sac still seemed small, mind you this is my first time looking at air sacs. What do I do...

I have 6 orpingtons and 6 austrolops they are 5 weeks old but I can only be sure of 2 roos. Does anyone spot more? I don't want to give away a hen... sorry the pictures are hard to see

Hi, i have a 13 week old cockerel that last night attacked one of my 17 week old pullets. Her skin is torn from just below her mouth from side to side and the "flap" of skin is 1" deep. It look horrible! I have removed the Cockerel and put him with the older Hens (which he runs from) until I...