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My Rooster will not bear weight on one of his feet. I cant find a wound or puncture but it is kind of swollen. Has some redness on top of foot. Any ideas? I've soaked it in Epsom salts but not sure what else to do.

Our duck is sitting on approx 10 duck eggs, which may or may not be fertilized, & approx 10 chicken eggs that are for sure fertilized. I'm thinking the chicken eggs should start hatching any day now but another 12 or so days til the duck eggs would hatch. My concerns are whether or not she will...

Can someone tell me the average time between INTERNAL pipping & EXTERNAL pipping?? I know she has internally pipped cuz I hear her cheeping in there, but no outer pip yet.

My Chickens ate a rotten duck egg. Will this hurt them? Or make them sick?

Is it possible for a hatchling to have a hernia? How can aI tell & is there anything I can do?

Can someone explain to me what exactly a blood ring is, what causes it & what it means??

I have a chick hatching. Been 12 hrs now. He seems kinda stuck but I don't know. I'm concerned that the membrane looks so dry. Does this look normal???

My Barred Rock got her first chick today. However, when I left for work this afternoon, she had moved her baby from the nest & was no longer sitting on her remaining 6 eggs. It was 104 degrees then so thought that maybe it was too hot to sit on them right then. My second thought was that, even...

I am days from hatching. Had 11 eggs that my Barred Rock went Broody on. My Buff Orp would sit on them for her when she got up to eat & drink but would always let her back on. Until 2 days ago. The Orp has taken over the nest. This would be ok I guess but she's broken 3 eggs now, 2 with chicks &...