Thank you for replying, bathing is counter intuitive, isn't it? OK I will try to re-introduce him to the others in the daytime, when I can keep an eye on them. They were not too bad the first time.
Hi guys, it's been a long time but I need your wisdom and experience again. I hatched some chicks in my incubator. The first that pipped did it at the wrong end of the egg and was the last to come out of the egg, with a little bit of help from me. As he was coming out, I could see the membrane...
Hi there, I have a Janoel 12 and pretty good hatch rates from it. What I do in order to regulate the humidity is place a small sponge at the bottom of the incubator and add 1/2 to 1 tsp of water to it on a daily basis. That tends to keep humidity constant and you can experiment with the amount...
Hello, I bought 2 six-week-old rabbits a month a go. They come from different litters. Early on I noticed that one of them is really skinny. She seems to be eating and drinking well, is active etc, just like the other rabbit. However, she does not put on any weight. They are on alphalpha and...
I am sure only two are drakes from the curly feathers near their tales and their lack of "quack", also their coloring. So far the boys are perfect gentlemen but we'll see how long that lasts! OK I will keep waiting then. Thank you all for the replies!
No, nothing has stressful has happened although they are skittish by nature. I can try oyster shell. No, they don't have access to food and water at night, do they need it?!!
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I have four indian runners (two boys and two girls) which I have raised from eggs. I was hoping to get some eggs this year but so far I've been disappointed. Surely they should have started laying by now?
For context, they are fed a mix of duck finisher, wheat, corn and oats, kitchen...
Hi, I am new to keeping chicken. I have five orpingtons which hatched last July but I still can't tell the difference between males and females. One/ some of them have started crowing but they then infuriatingly mix with the rest of the flock. They all look the same to me and behave the same...
Hello, I am a complete newbie in incubating eggs and I hope you can help me! Just over three weeks ago I bought six indian runner eggs from a guy. I put them in my incubator and I candled them at 7, 14 and 20 days. They seemed to be developing normally, although air cells were on the small side...