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I live in Michigan and my flock went through a tough winter not so much the weather but there feed and water were lacking at times, and I was so over the top busy that I didn't get the coop cleaned out before the cold set in so there living conditions were not the best anyway my point is that...

HEY ALL ! ITS INTO DAY 17 AND JUST HAPPENED TO GO DOWN TO INCUBATOR, AND ONE OF THE CHICKS PIPPED ! and is chipping up a storm ! Holy cow not even in Lock down yet what should I do ! I took them off turner and added water! first But wondering if I should expect them all to hatch early...

Hey Guys Lost most of my flock last year to the neighbors Dog 35 Birds and the last nine to a Fox while I was on vacation , Auto door , and fox learned that I was gone. Came home to check on them , and found the sucker trapped in , the door closed on him while he was in the coop. Game over for...

my Broody hen hatched 6 chicks about 1 1/2 weeks old doing great seem fine but there crops look a little bit swollen to me . i had a swollen crop problem about 3 months ago with some adult birds but treated them , and they got better . But it looks like the little ones are getting lopsided and a...

How much feed per bird per day?

1 of my chickens threw up when my daughter was watching them the other day . When I checked her tonight she was very swollen in the cest and she opens her mouth over and over again , like she is gasping in slow motion I also noticed that her beak may have some slime on it . When I checked the...

Ok I understand that we shouldn't open the door or in my case i have a very small round opening at the top of my hatcher , but my ? is why . Is it that we dont want to lose the humidity ? , or the small temp change ? , What makes the chick so vulnerable at that time? i pulled 3 chicks out...

Well just took the chicks out of bator and i want them to use the nipples only! if I put a reg water bowl deal in the brooder they will never use the nipples . I have been holding them and rubbing there beaks until they get some . Been doing it about every hour I dont want them to dehighdrate...

I really screwed up I had a batch of eggs at day 17 that had no aparent air pocket when i candled . I just looked like yoak that took up the hole egg . I feel so dumb and bad for this chick , I was going to remove all the eggs and start over but I disided to crack open one of them expecting to...

Just built a new hatcher last week first time using it , I'm holding at 78 % H , I'm thinking that will be fine ? what do you think ?

At least one of my chickens poops pink wet loose and pink? Not all the time I've maybe noticed it 3 or 4 times in the last 2 months . Any ideas or as anyone else ever seen this?

thats it up or down I foget

My black copper Roo is walking around eating normal but has 1 of his eyes closed , he dose open it but not much. It dos'nt look to be that swollen or red maybe like a little bit of sleep around the lids , still crowing and his comb is looking very red and healthy . Any thoughts or advice would...

Well this one started out looking like a pullet for sure then about a week ago she started looking More and more Like my Cockerel . so Its got me thinking Ive got to cocks and 0 pullets:he , Oh well hoping Im wrong But my hopes are all but gone take a look tell me what ya think thanks. also if...

I have a nice BCM Roo that I want to put over my EE, for a Olive Egger. He is not the dominate Roo. My RIR gets all the respect and the action , I would like to separate but I dont want to mess up the way my flock all gets along . I have 17 1-1 1/2 olds . 1 BCM Roo , 1 RIR Roo , 1 Bantam Old...

Went to get eggs this afternoon and opened hatch to find the same hen in the same box as the day before. I didn't think anything of it yesterday but now I know she is broudy . What now do I take her and the eggs out of the nest box and separate them , what happens when they hatch,do they live...

I have a white or cream color EE if I put my RIR Roo over her will I get sex link ? Light chipmunk coloring = cock dark coloring ='pull ?

Can you help me sex these chicks , Would RIR roo and EE hen make sex link , light chipmunk males , Dark Females ? my darker chicks feathering on there wings is longer and seem to be overal faster feathering . .. . Its hard to tell in the picture but the chick on the left is much lighter then the...

I have a BCM Roo , that may have got hold of my BR , hatched a chick last week , this chick was hatched along with other chicks some that are BSL , My only other Roo is a RIR the question is I have a sex link Male chick (white Head Black body) .along with other BSL female chicks and then there...

You can see his chest and body heaving more than all the other chicks like his heart is racing what can I do for this chick ? Is there something wrong with it ? is it having heart Problems , It also opens his mouth like he is panting all other chicks are normal so the brooder temp is fine ...