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I have a chick that hatched this morning about 2 hours ago. It's not up and moving around yet. Peeps loudly, but isn't walking. I saw this torn spot on it's abdomen. Any ideas what this is? Is there a way to help it? I don't want it to get infected. The injury is on the side with the...
This is our first time with a broody hen and hatching chicks. I've never had chicks before. We bought our hens when they were pullets about 8 weeks old. Our broody hen's chicks are hatching today. We've had one hatch already and the rest are pipping. She hatched the eggs in one of the coop's...
Hi - I have 8 New Hampshire pullets and until a week and a half ago I was collecting 6-8 eggs a day. Now I get one, maybe. I know our light has decreased here (Raleigh, NC) and I'm guessing that's what's got egg production down. I put a light in their coop today on a timer to give them about...
We got our first egg from one of our pullets yesterday! Today, I've been checking the box and nothing. I looked around the coop and run too. Do they start laying everyday right at first or maybe every other day for a while? Just don't know what to expect. We have 8 new hampshire pullets...
I bought 7 chickens at local feed store auction 2 months ago. They were all supposed to be pullets and were 6 - 8 weeks old at the time. Can y'all help me figure out what breed/gender they are? None are laying yet. Two just started make cat like noises a week ago and have been crowing the...