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It's been a week and a half. I have her in a little box in our house, and I take her out to give her some mobility and to drink. Her feet are curled, and I have to manually stretch out her toes before I set her down. Lately she is also leaning back on her butt with her little feet kind of in...

So, Penelope was hand-raised (by me) and although part of the flock, never quite accepted by the flock. She always looked to me to protect her from bullying, for special treatment, etc. Well, one day, Penelope made it clear that she is actually Pete. Yes. This is unfortunate. She (He) made...

Clarissa went broody nineteen days ago, and this morning I found her sitting in another nest, her eggs left in the previous nest-cool but maybe not cold. I moved the eggs beside her in the new nest, and she did move a few under her. However, she doesn't look as alert as usual. Usually, even...

Hi All, One of our ducks hatched a duckling, and she is still sitting on the rest of the clutch. In the meantime, the duckling chooses not to stay with her most of the time, but goes out into the coop with the rest of the flock. When the duckling approaches, the other adults run away quacking...

Hi All, I've read posts here before, but have just joined. Thanks for all the great information. I'm writing because we just lost a hen, and don't know what happened. I've been reading about egg binding, internal laying, and possible diseases, but I'm not getting a definitive answer on what...