What ever happened to the eggs? Did any of them make it? I just had that problem with my duck eggs. When I woke this morning my incubator was unplugged and I had a separate temperature and humidity gauge inside measure 80° F.
So today I came home and found my Jersey Giant rooster dead. When I left for work this morning I fed the flock and everything seemed normal. When I found him I noticed a big sore on the bottom of his foot that I'm assuming was bumblefoot although there was no plug but the toe was swollen. I...
It looks exactly the same when she's standing as it does in the attached photo. When I try to straighten them out it seems to cause her pain and the middle toe is curled and crooked the outside one is just curled
I noticed one of my Barred Plymouth Rock hens toes are curled and look broke. I did a little digging and found this can be corrected, only she is about 2 months old and I'm not sure how long it's been this way. I didn't notice until about a week ago and tried the method of providing a splint...
I recently purchased a couple bantam silkie chicks and I suspect one to be a Cockerel. It seems to be growing much faster than the other chick and has much longer tail feathers. In case my suspicions are correct I want to be prepared when introducing to my flock. I'm confident about my hen to...
Hi all! I am new to this thread. I've been raising chicks for some time but I recently bought a 4 chicks as well as 2 ducklings. My question is: Is it okay to mix the medicated chicken starter with the duck starter or should I separate them to feed? I'm keeping them all in the same brooder. The...