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I just got a Jersey Giant chick 5 days ago (Making her 6 days old as of today)... Today I noticed that she has a crooked beak /scissor beak. This is my first time owning this breed AND having crooked / scissor beak. I've done some Googling / Youtubing on the matter and now I'm coming to my...

One of my chicken eggs just hatched out and upon looking at it I’ve noticed it has scissor beak. I’ve never seen something like this before, what is the protocol for a deformity like this? I don’t want to humanly euthanize it unless necessary as other sources say they can live long happy lives...

Received a group of ducklings this morning, found this little one with an eye issue. Duck seems alright, alert and noisy, but prefers to keep that eye shut. Seems to be tired, even in the presence of humans. I’m relatively new to raising waterfowl. Is the duckling okay? Is there anything I can...

I am just finishing up my first time Quail hatch, and I, as one would expect, had a few losses. One died on its own. And 2 I had to put down. The first one was unable to stand, kept falling on its back and unable to get up again. The second, which this is really about, never did well.. was...

Hi! Found this very large solid mass inside egg next to the yolk. Having a difficult time finding out what it is online. It’s solid but bendable. Kind of like a big chunk of fat. Haven’t seen this in any of the other eggs.

Hello , we are first time chicken owners. We are getting ready to process our Rainbow and Australorp roosters this weekend and we have one gimpy Rainbow hen that we were wondering if we should process as well. She has a defect or injury she has been living with where she hobbles around and her...

Hey guys i picked up some chicks today from store and they had just been delivered, still in shipping box. Got a few different breeds but one Road Island Red when i got home noticed it was acting VERY strange. It is acting like when a kid gets spun around a tire swing and their head kinda moves...

So, this is one of just three (out of 23) Silkie chicks to survive cross country shipping of eggs, a postal delay & humidity issues at lock down. NV is 9 1/2 weeks old now and has had this growth from day one...yet it seems to be getting bigger. It hasn't caused any problems that I'm aware...