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The hen runs around and is fluffed up when he comes around. He will attack her by pecking (not spurring) when she gets too close. I put him in jail for 4 days, then let him out thinking he would stop. She doesnt seem to be broody, as she has not stopped, and is not trying to sit eggs. I have...

I have had 3 weak chicks recently. I have been using a eye dropper to "help" them get water. I raise their beak, and drop 4-6 drops of water on their beak. I cant get one to live. They were weak either after hatching, or the one just now, it was 3 days old or so. It got weak, and was...

Absolutely hysterical! Just like a dog, they chase it all over the brood box!

I have been giving it water with some electrolytes, and it takes it well. It knows what im doing and it lets me. I hold it vertical, and it opens its beak and waits for the water. I have also been crushing up 4-5 crumbles of food each time and sprinkling it in its mouth, then washing it down...

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I incubated an egg that is long and skinny because I lost chickens and had did not have the ability to pick better eggs. Today is day 20, and the chick Pipped at least 24 hours ago. I expected to have problems due to the shape of the egg. I don't feel like it can zip on its own, so I used...

Who do i send my chickens off to so i can find out what is killing them, before I lose my whole flock?

I have incubated chickens multiple times over my life and I get excited every time. We have two that are piping and one is zipping, the 5 year old is watching, she's very excited.

Well it is day 20. This is my first hatching with a forced air incubator. I opened the lid so I could hear the sound of chick's peeping in their shell..... nothing. I tell posters to be patient, but it's hard to do it from this point of view. lol

Yesterday was day 18, so last night I removed the turner. I dont have to go in and turn the eggs manually now right? Just leave them alone right?

Should I worry? I cant keep the humidity right. It stays high no matter how I set the water. I put less in and today yhe humidity reached 35% so I added water. now it's at 70% and will probably reach 80+. I know low humidity is bad, how bad is high humidity?

Dont know what happened, she was fine earlier. She is definatly in pain, and it looks like she is about to push her insides out. Is there anything i can do?

I have a young Astralorp rooster, that was starting to behave aggressively towards my family. I started by picking him up and carrying him around in one arm, while i practiced my Spanish on him for 15 minutes or so. (Im a cybersecurity student) Then we started sitting on the ground and hand...

When I move, I need a idea for a temporary coop. I have to disassemble my 8x8 coop, put the walls on a trailer, and transport it to the new site. Then I have to pour a concrete floor, let it cure, then put the coop back together again. I would assume this whole process will take 2-3 days. I...

My wife bought a baby duck from the feed store. The duckling is nibbling on us. Does this mean its hungry?

She got attacked by a red tailed hawk, and lost a lot of blood, and got pretty cut up. I chased the hawk off her, and doctored her up. This was July 2018. She has not went broody since. We are building her and her sisters a new "Cadillac Chicken Shack". 8x8 on a concrete pad, rat proofed...

Do I leave the lamp on 24 hours a day? Will that mess up their internal clock? I normally use a broody hen, but after the hawk attack, she is super stressed. Between the hawk and the adolescnt rooster being a horn dog she isn't happy. The adolecent rooster now has his own private bachelor...

I have a 5 day old silky chick that has a pasty butt. It is not impeding her from pooping. But i still want to clean it up, so what do i do? Give her a warm bath or something?

Im about to start building a coop. I cant decide between treated 2x4's or untrated + paint. Ive never seen a chicken eat a 2x4, so im thinking just untreated wood. Just looking for thoughts.

I have seen people talking about a partial molt. My silkie is putting on new feathers on her head, neck, and assorted places on most of her body. I know this because she apparently is sun bleached. She is supposed to be BLACK, and she is gray, with new feathers coming in pitch black. Its...