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    HELP urgent egg that is making noise!

    Poor you, hug, it is distressing trying to work out what to do for the best! You could do with a break, give Mom another chance! You've done marvelously, worked hard and done your very best! Make a cup of tea or pour a glass of wine - don't know what the time is at yours, could be breakfast...
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    HELP urgent egg that is making noise!

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    HELP urgent egg that is making noise!

    Don't worry about the chick running out of air, the shell lets in air. You could try loosening a small amount of the white dry membrane from around the head. Leave any damp membrane as that will bleed! Stop if it starts to bleed! I'd still put it back and let Mom take care, may take a minute or...
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    HELP urgent egg that is making noise!

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    HELP urgent egg that is making noise!

    Don't worry, she saw you placing the egg under her! Put it under her wing carefully from the side, keep your hand round the egg to avoid her seeing it . Put a few chick crumbs down before you try this should distract her. Leave the egg if she pushes it out she will likely put the egg back...
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    HELP urgent egg that is making noise!

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    Topic of the Week - What do/can you do with unwanted roosters?

    It is said if you put a cockerel in a carrying case at night, one that doesn't allow it to stretch it's neck - as they do when crowing, you will prevent it crowing early morning! I haven't tried this as I have never needed to, sound good!
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    Topic of the Week - What do/can you do with unwanted roosters?

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    Topic of the Week - What do/can you do with unwanted roosters?

    Improve the cockerels used for meat, problem solved! Just remembered milk chicken, cockerel raised for meat during the war! Children raised cockerel for meat birds during the war, they were called milk chicken as powdered milk was added to their diet to produce large table birds with large...
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    Topic of the Week - What do/can you do with unwanted roosters?

    Help! Sure I posted but can't find the post! Durrr! Some of my young pullets have stopped laying and turned into cockerels, plumage wise. Sure they are not full cockerel, just extra feathers, longer tail and confused! Don't need to keep hangers on that don't lay! Any suggestions of ways of...
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    Large Lump throat - hard time swallowing HELP - UPDATED w/ pics

    Hi, I have a hen with the same problem, bit late but never mind thought, I'd post as every little helps! I've had a lot of excellent help reading old posts and very grateful for it! Lanced the lump and it bled lots and I panicked! Followed advice on relevant thread for bleeding from head, so...
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    Hi folks!

    Great to join such an interesting community, have read some of your post in the past, very informative. I live in Suffolk UK with an assortment of animals and birds. Have a 3 yr old, manic, black Lab. - walking him after I've posted, 2 cats, 28 assorted chickens, 7 Indian Runner ducks, 11...
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