Just had 5 chicks hatch chicks in past all done very well but this hatching I have one chick that seems to have fluid build up under its chin and back of its neck - seems normal and lively very talkative but if you hold it up to the light you can see it's swollen and seems like fluid build up -...
I bought her about a week ago she hatched herself - she is normal in every way eating etc - just more I thought about it I figured I better make sure she's my first broody hen
Is it normal for a chicken to not lay any eggs while she's raising peeps? Seems like a silly question got bantum hen and her 10 peeps - she hasn't laid any eggs for over a week - seems logical with her raising babies that she wouldn't lay but I didn't want to take any chances that something...
New and learning the art of hatching and incubation - have few hatching under belt all going well but this past batch 10 eggs all fertile all doing great - 5 hatched no problem doing well but other 5 never hatched and never even pipped - I opened eggs tonight all looked fully formed and with no...
Hmmmm- update - egg was completely dark and the smell was no longer questionable - sadly had to toss it but on up side she gave me another to replace it today so fingers crossed - thanks again
No not silly - battery fully charged can see threw all other eggs this one just went dark yesterday can't see threw it at all - looked it over really good no cracks or any damage if any kind been in incubator since I found it and have it set at 99.5 and humitity at around 55-60
It's hard to get pic but did best I could - I also smelled the egg has a faint odor the other two don't 1st pic is egg I got on 9/1 then 2nd egg on 9/2 and third egg on 9/4
new with the poultry life and have a chance to incubate my first goose eggs my question is day 5 I candled the eggs and the first is now hard to see threw unlike my chicken eggs that I could watch move around - is this normal? The air cell is there but I can't see threw it anymore:( btw it's a...
So sorry been there my first killed was my beloved miss henny peck then lost another juvie buff - got a goose which helped but she was very quick I ended up enclosing my entire chicken area no more free ranging right now even if I killed that hawk another would fill her place - I did get a LGD...
I have a hen rocky that refuses to go on the hen house or any enclosure at night I have 2 geese that stay out all night as well but as they love the rain the other hens run for the house but rocky will stay perched on her rock and won't budge
I got her from a friend and she came with 3 other...
my very first hatchlings are now a week old have more in the incubator - incredible experience to say the least - I enjoyed this site and all of you sharing your experiences has helped me a great deal over the last month - so I just wanted to post a thankyou to all of you -