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Still working on saving my Silkie roo, and he is making slow improvements. He is moving some one his own, but still doesn't have the strength to move his legs. I want to build him a sling, but not sure of the best way to do it. Any help would be great! This is a picture of him from last night...

So, I want to apologize for not commenting more yesterday and today on my other thread. It's been a crazy hectic couple of days. I figured out what the problem was! It WAS lice. :oops: I looked him over again good this morning because he just wasn't getting better. He was worse, in fact. Lo and...

I have a Silkie roo who is down with a vitamin deficiency. I have given him B12 and Nutri-drench. But, I misread the dosage amount and gave him way too much. He is 2 lbs. I gave him 3 cc's. Can he overdose?? Kinda freakin out here.

I have no pictures, but here's the story. My husband and I were gone for a couple of days. We had family here to care for all of my animals. All was good. Everyone acting normally. We get home last night, and my son brings in one of my young hens. He said he almost fell over her and she didn't...

I have been raising/hatching chicks for over two years now. I have never had an issue before. I have always used medicated feed, but I now I think I may be dealing with Cocci?? I noticed a tinge of blood in a couple of poo spots in my chicks' outdoor brooder this morning. Should I treat for...

So I have a RIR roo and two white and brown (mostly white) EE hens. I am hatching some of their fertilized eggs out (two have pipped today). What are the chances I will get an Olive Egger out of this?? Would love to have another OE in my flock!

My ducklings hatched today! I had them together for a few minutes, but had to separate them. The first one is 6 hours old and the newer one just hatched about an hour ago. The bigger one was being a bully. So I have them in separate boxes, but they can still see each other. Hopefully by...

So, I have a first-time momma hen. Yay!! BUT, do I need to do anything differently with her taking care of those? As far as feeding....I know they need starter feed, but I'm leaving them outside with her to care for. Do I need to feed them both starter? Mix it up? Just let them figure it out? Or...

So this is the first hen I have ever had to hatch her own eggs! She tried last year a few times, but grew impatient. lol But, guess she is mature enough now. They are sooo CUTE!!

You can see the one I'm concerned about in the bottom left corner. That is how it sits consistently. Is this splay leg? I have 8 New babies that have hatched in the last 24 hours. All are doing great, but I am a little concerned about one of them. For the most part, the chick seems healthy...

I have a chick that pipped on the wrong end last night. The air pocket is on the wide end, but it is trying to break out on narrow end. Has made no progress in 12 hours! Still chirping though... Should I help?? How do I do that??

Hello everyone. I haven't been on here in some time, but I have a question. So, I have incubated several batches of chicken eggs myself. But, this is the first time I have had fertilized duck eggs...I'm super excited! I put several chicken eggs in the bator at the same as my duck eggs. The duck...

UPDATE: She's passed away... :( I'm gonna copy and paste the post I put on FB last night, but if anyone could help, it would be great. "Sick chicken! I have a Leghorn that is 3 years old. Today my daughter noticed she was pretty lethargic. I wasn't home, so I wasn't able to do anything for a...

I have had people tell me that if the higher the heat in your bator, the chance of getting a roo increase. Is this true, and if it is, what is the temp for hens?? I have had maybe four batches of eggs (ranging from 1 to 4 eggs hatching) and I have had wayyy more roos hatch than hens. I think...

My young hen has a bump on her beak. I put Neosporin on it. What else could I do?

Hello all. I have been incubating and hatching my own chicks for a few months now. I've noticed that my RIR chicks (the ones that come from both my RIR roo and a RIR hen) have different colored legs. Like some of them have yellow legs, and some have gray legs, like some EE's. Is it from the...

I have a new hatchling that's a few days old. It's in a brooder box, under a heat lamp and doing great. I also have an egg about to hatch in a few days in my bator. When is the best time to put them together, and what is the safest way to do it? Thanks!

OK...so, I have one hatchling that just hatched today. Perfectly healthy!! I have another I am watching..looks promising. I have yet another that I thought was gonna hatch, but this morning it just cracked open and then nothing happened. I mean...it never moved, chirped...nothing beforehand. It...

So I have several viable eggs in my bator. One is starting to chirp...hasn't pipped or zipped yet, but is wiggling. What should the humidity be for it to be safe for that one and the others that aren't ready yet? Thank you!!

Road Island Red rooster. Six weeks old. Very healthy, and very vocal. Comes from a great rooster! Rehoming because I have a rooster already. I live in Marshall, TX, but can drive to meet as far as Longview, TX or Shreveport, LA.