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I have some Silkies that hatched out approx 4 weeks ago. They are doing good except that i noticed yesterday there is bloody poop in the brooder. The blood is bright red, not dark and I thought at first that one of the chicks was injured. Everything online points to coccidiosis... I am in...

Hi Guys!! I am hatching out chicks and would like some ideas for banding their legs for identification purposes as well as if someone buys one I can band it for pick up. I need something that is easy on / easy off. I checked amazon, but there are mixed reviews and I don't know what the best...

I am looking for a pair of Silkies or even possibly some fertile (silky) eggs that I can hatch

A funny story about free ranging Guineas: I have a batch of 28 guineas that I hatched out last year. I started to free range them a couple weeks ago. One of the males that is picked on and bullied moved out completely and now resides in the pen of goats :lau. I know this isn't extremely safe...

i am looking to buy a brooder heater, I have always used heat lamps but there is a constant fire worry and they are horrible at sucking up the electricity.. I am pricing brooder heaters; the brinsea looks good and I know that a lot of people recommend it but it is pricy, does anyone have any...

I had a keet hatch out today with curled toes on both feet. Is there a fix for this? I haven't seen this before so would appreciate some help.

i bought 25 day olds, will be 2 weeks on Tuesday and they seem sick this morning. They have been doing so well, eating and drinking and growing but this morning several of them seem lacklustre and just laying around sleeping runny, watery poop. Is this coccidiosis? They are on medicated turkey...

I am curious about candling eggs during incubation. How do you candle the eggs without allowing them to cool too much? Is it harmful to them to be picked out of the bator and candled and then air hole marked before replacing in the incubator? Does this temp fluctuation affect them? and also how...

I have a Bator of Guinea eggs not all are viable but some are. I locked down Friday evening (day25) and then had my first hatch Saturday morning (day26) it hatched within 40min of pipping the shell. Second keet was out of the shell this morning. Q 1. How long can I leave them in the bator...

I have a weasel that is killing my chickens and fowl, I have set a live trap but is there any other way to get rid of it? Due to the setup of my farm, fencing is not an option. I am a little frightened of it as it is not shy in the least and will do the dirty deeds while I am in the barn. It has...

I live in southwestern Ontario and was wondering if there is somewhere close to me that I can buy young Guinea keets. I am not having much luck with hatching them and my last broody was killed last night.:hit Does anyone know of a place I could buy more?

My free range Guinea has gone broody outside with no protection. I stretched a piece of mesh around her with a board on top but I am concerned that a fox will get her. Does anyone have any suggestions or some type of protection ideas that I can provide for her? Also because of the way I rigged...

I am new to this... Currently I have 7 guinea fowl (given to me as month olds) and am looking to hatch some of their eggs. I would be interested in gleaning information from all the wise people on this site.... First question - I have made an incubator from a Styrofoam cooler, heated with a...