Hi Kiki,
I'm not wrapping his neck with anything. I just use my hand to gently support his neck so that he can eat and drink. I was asking about a brace so that he can walk around a few times per day when I'm with him in the barn. I'm worried that his feet and legs will get weak if he just lays...
Hi everyone! My flock was attacked by a fox one week ago. Three of my Silkies were killed and taken. My 1 year-old Orpington rooster, Bruno, was still alive but badly injured. He was just flopping around on the ground when I arrived. He had puncture wounds all over his back and neck and a large...
Hi again! I candled my eggs last night to mark the air sacs. I don't think these air sacs look like eggs that have lost too much weight. But I'm a rookie so thought I'd share some of them to get your opinions.
*edited to add* These pics were taken last night (day 11).
I did notice the weight bouncing around a little bit on some of the eggs when measuring so I thought it might be the embryo moving. I definitely want to do everything I can to give these babes the best chance to hatch. I will mark the air sac tonight and then check it again in 2 days like you...
I have 2 Govee thermometer/hygrometers in the incubator. Another rookie move, I didn't know to calibrate them. But they've been measuring about the same humidity as the temp/humidity monitor I have in the room. So it seems like the incubator has been keeping the same humidity as the room it is...
Hi everyone! I'm a first time chicken owner and I decided to do the dry hatch method for incubating my eggs. I have a Brinsea Maxi 24 Advance incubator. The humidity in my incubator has averaged 36% and I am on day 11. I weighed my eggs before setting them, on day 7, and on day 10. Day 7 weights...