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I have four black copper marens hens that I got from “My Pet Chicken” that have been laying for about a year now. They are my only hens that are laying eggs with blood spots in them and all four of them are doing it. They are not small spots either, some of the eggs have a lot of blood in them...

I have an 11 week mixed breed blue eggar pullet I got from “My Pet Chicken” that is suddenly wobbly on her feet. She WAS vaccinated for Marek’s disease. I first noticed it two days ago with no improvement (today is day three) and today I am noticing her starting to shake her head. She can walk...

Hello, I got some Sebastopol goslings from “My Pet Chicken” and the very next day one of them passed away. I THINK it choked on the pine shavings I was using as bedding. I saw it die and it had some (though not a lot) in its mouth. I tried to get the shavings out of its mouth before it died but...

I wanted to breed some “Showgirl Silkies” so last year in July I ordered some female Turkens and some white male Silkies from Cackle Hatchery. They are about 8 months old now and the hens have been laying for about 3 or 4 months. I put 9 eggs in my incubator. It is a little giant incubator with...

Today is day 22 (well, 21 1/2). My chick pipped at the very top, almost in the middle of the air cell, instead of on the edge of the air cell. It is still alive and wiggling and peeping and everything. It started peeping yesterday morning and finally had an external pip this morning. I’ve never...

I just had an order of chicks that arrived this past Friday the 17th (they hatched on Wednesday the 15th) and I’ve got two Silkie babies that aren’t looking so hot. I noticed it the next morning after they arrived. They are just really wobbly on their feet and I have to put food and water up to...

I just had an order of chicks that arrived this past Friday the 17th (they hatched on Wednesday the 15th) and I’ve got two Silkie babies that aren’t looking so hot. I noticed it the next morning after they arrived. They are just really wobbly on their feet and I have to put food and water up to...

When you set your eggs in the incubator, does that day count as day 1? Or does the next day count as day 1? I set my eggs at 8pm on Friday June 26th. I was thinking that tonight would officially be day 21... but I’m wondering now if tomorrow night will count as day 21? I still don’t hear any...

I am hatching Silkie eggs that I got from “My Pet Chicken”. The first time I ordered from them I received 7 and none of them hatched. One of them made it to lockdown and died at some point after that, it never even Pipped. This time I received 21 and out of 21 eggs I only have 3 that have made...

This is my 9.5 week old frizzle Cockerel (or at least I think it’s a “he” because he is crowing, trying to mount another chicken, and to me, looks like a male). He is a very nice bird otherwise but he has started trying to mate with one specific chicken and is being very rough about it and...

Sorry if I posted this question twice, I am new to this sight and I think I posted it in the wrong spot the first time. So here it is again. Has anyone used any kind of sealant inside of their wooden nesting boxes to make for easier cleanup from anything gross that might get in there like broken...

Hello, I am new to all things chickens! I lived on a farm as a small child but other than that I am relying on everything I can learn online! My husband and I have two boys (15yrs and a 9 month old). We bought a new house on 5 fenced in acres 3 years ago and have just decided to try our hand at...