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One of my hens started laying on a clutch off eggs without me noticing, but when I finally did realize I took them away. I took the eggs inside and candled them and saw that they were developed maybe about three to four days. My question is are these eggs still edible or should I just discard them?

My broody hen hatched an egg about a day ago and she was doing fine with it until today. The chick kept on trying to get out from underneath her but she would just pull it back underneath. The chick looks like some patches of feathers are pecked off and one of its wings is kind of bald and red...

I have a broody chicken that has three eggs underneath her that were placed at different days. The first egg hatched today in the morning and the two others aren't suppose to hatch until this Saturday she was still laying on them when I checked in the afternoon. My question is will my hen still...

Do different kinds of foods make chickens poop smell worse? My friend has a chicken coop and the only thing they feed them is cracked corn he says he feeds them that because their poop doesn't smell as bad. I feed my flock laying feed and sometimes their poop does come out very stinky. Is he...

I have a chicken that just recently started laying on three eggs. I've read that a broody hen will pluck her underside feathers off to expose her skin but I've checked and she hasn't done that. I've checked the eggs and they seem to be developing already, is she broody or not.

Is it ok to change my chicks feed from medicated to un medicated. I had medicated but ran out so I'm using a bag of un medicated chick feed that I had

Has any one ever considered using baking soda for the brooder. I haven't tried it but I've heard it eliminates odors. Is this safe to use around the chicks

My chick keeps on laying on it's side. It walks around a bit but then lays down and tilts a little to the side is this normal or what . At first it was dust bathing in the sand but then it just layed there then I took it out and put it on the normal grond and after a while it also laid on it's...

I just put a fresh bedding of sand in the brooder and the chicks keep pecking at the small parts Ive read that if they eat too much sand they can start to have problems what do I do about this I'm afraid they will eat too much of it . Thank you

My chick just swallowed a big piece of fabric (compared to it's size )I'm afraid it's not going to be able to digest it and it will get stuck

I just got a bag of multipurpose sand and I'm not sure if it is safe for me and my chicks:/:/