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This little nugget here is Avery. He's had a rough start to life (previous post, was stuck in and attached to his egg). About a week and a half ago he seemed to have broken one, maybe both feet somehow. He's doing better with that and walking pretty well but in the mean time he developed what I...

Okay, a few months back(around march) i got 2 turken chicks, 2 brahma chicks, and two jersey giant chicks from a local farm that buys chicks from a breeder and sells them. Unfortunately, we lost all but one turken cockerel and one jersey giant hen. They are now around 5-6 months old and the...

This is my first clutch incubating!! Hatch day was saturday, its now monday and I just had one find his way out but his umbilical is still attached!! His struggling around the incubator pulling at it and hurting himself. Was told by a friend he wont make it. Can i help in any way?? I still have...

What are ya'lls benefits for both?? When we first started out, we were told to keep food and water accessible at all times, especially for ducks, even if free ranging. I'm part of quite a few groups on facebook and always see videos of "breakfast" or "dinner time". Just wanna make sure I'm...

We got an incubator (Little Giant Still Air 9300 w turner) and are test running it. We've never incubated before and I do know there are better ones out there but we got this one to try. The temp is staying well within range, it's actually staying right about at 99.5-100 but I cannot for the...

We are relatively new to this backyard flock thing (and loving it so far!), so most of our hens are young. We have 3 older hens (two 3 yrs and one 1.5yr) two of which have been laying eggs for us. Our younger hens just this week reached laying age(they are in a separate coop than the other two)...

Hiya I have a 4 month old Khaki hen who started limping a few days ago. She has a sore (not bumblefoot though??) on a pad, so shes been separated in a little "hospital" pen and has been getting epsom baths and bluekote. My question is.. If she is taking an epsom bath and drinks the water, could...

Hii I've actually posted an introduction before from another account (which I cannot for the life of me get on to!) But I love this community so much i HAD to come back somehow My name is Sydnee! I am 23, married and have a 4 year old son! We currently live on the same property as my inlaws on...

How likely is it for a hen to choke to death?? This is my first occurance of a randomly dying chicken and I'm at a loss. I watched the whole thing happen; saw her lip on the ground, picked her up thinking she was already dead but she was hardcore gagging, I tried to help the best I could but...

Hi ya'll! I'm new and wanted to introduce myself.. My name is Sydnee, I'm 23, married to my best friend and have a beautiful little boy! We live on a big property that we share with my in-laws, and we all run a small farm together! We recently got into all of this, including our little backyard...

Hello!! My name is Sydnee and I am new here! My family and I have a small little farm and started a backyard flock not too long ago, we don't have much but our chickies (and duckies) are our babies!! It has ALWAYS been my dream to have a backyard flock!!! My father-in-law has discovered a...