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Well, I am in Southern NJ and we have a very bad wind and rain storms today. Tornado watch in effect until 6pm tonight. Today is day 21 for my chicken egg incubation. On day 18 of lock down, I had basically 18 eggs. ( I dropped the penlight on the 19th egg and cracked it lightly but put it...

Hello all! I am expecting a hatch very soon. I have previously used the red heat lamps for raising chicks. I see alot of you recommend the sunbeam heating pad, but I see reviews and pictures of the controls melting and smoking, or the item stopped working after a week. Wondering if anyone...

Hello all! I have a few questions about broody hens. I had a hen hatch eggs 2 summers ago. I was hoping she would go broody last summer but she was killed by a hawk She was a buff orpington. None of my other chickens went broody that last summer. So, I would really like a hen to go broody...

Hello, I just noticed these white flakes on my birds face, above the beak and around eyes. Does anyone know what is going on here? And should I do something to treat this? I do not notice this on my other pigeons.

Hello, I have 6 pigeons. I have had them for 5 years and have never had any eggs. I started with 3 sets of babies from a friend. They were from the same parents. I lost 2 birds to a hawk. Each was from a separate hatch or clutch. (not sure of the correct term) Then after 3 to 4 years of...

Hello all, I have a concern. My first time with a broody hen was this summer. She successfully hatched a few eggs but only one chick survived. She is the only black bird in the flock and is now 12 weeks old. It seems like mom and the adoptive mother are finished with her and I notice that...

Hello, This chick was hatched from a blue birchen maran rooster and the mother could have been a blue birchan maran or a welsummer. I sexed hen by feathers when hatched and suspected female. I don't know what the deal is with these back feathers though. Feathers right above her tail stick up...

Hello all, I just wanted to say that I am very thankful for this website. I have had 3 sick chickens this winter. I am hoping with the warming weather that things will improve. My first sick chicken was getting better and then a hawk killed her. My second chicken I noticed wasn't acting...

Hello all, I am a new member from southern NJ but I have been using this forum regularly since I got chickens almost 2 years ago. I currently have 13 hens. 4 Americana, 2 RIR, 2 Barred Rock, 5 Buff Orpington. I used to have another Americana but I unexpectedly found her dead in the run this...

Hello all, I am in need of some help with my sick chicken. She is a barred rock and will be 2 in the spring. I noticed a several weeks ago that she was super skinny. I picked her up and she was light as a feather and her breastbone is so prominent and I do not feel any breast muscle at all...