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  1. B

    Injured foot - eggs ok to eat?

    Hi, We had a hen that injured one of its toes...we don't know how it happened but we noticed one day that our hen had a toe nearly torn off. Eventually the toe did fall off. The hen appears to have healed and is now moving around normally. We did not do any sort of doctoring. She is now...
  2. Starrponies

    Coturnix quail not laying. Why?

    I have two sets of breeding quail. They are 9 weeks old today. Ratio is 4 hens to each male. I feed them 30 percent protein game starter. They each have their own rabbit hutch that is 2ft by 4ft with an enclosed nesting area. They have free choice feed and water. They have been out in the bigger...
    • Starrponies
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    • eggs no eggs quail why
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Quail
  3. sophi3

    Ex-broody hen not laying eggs 4 MONTHS after hatching

    Here is mama hen keeping watch over her GROWN 4 month old babies, who are fully capable of taking care of themselves. She has fully regained her pre-brooding weight for atleast 2 months, and molted after brooding, still no eggs. Am at a loss. They hatched in december and it's now beginning...
  4. H

    New to raising hens - feed options

    Hello All! The kids were enjoying getting and eating local eggs from a nearby farm we decided we would see if we couldn't raise some birds and get our own eggs from the garden! So we have 5 hens now and I'm looking for some advice on feeding strategies. I have been told that layers pellets +...
  5. D

    THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS

    Hi guys I live in Western Australia and am currently incubating quail and chicken eggs. tonight will be day 4. please see the pictures attached Question 1 1) the incubator says 40.3 degrees Celsius 2) the one below it is a hygrometer / thermometer all in one (this sits against the wall no...
  6. Quacking ducks

    Delay incubation?

    I have a friend that is Hatching eggs with her kids as a homeschool project,They started incubating about three hours ago in the incubator. Will it affect the eggs if they delay them by a day and start it tomorrow now after they’ve already been incubating for three hours? they didn’t realize...
  7. MetalheadChickenLady

    Boiled Egg Oddity

    So one of my girls (idk which one) laid an unusually small egg, but not small enough to really be considered a fart egg. No idea if the size of it is the cause of this, but when I boiled it up, the yolk had the same [maybe a smidge rubberyer, snapped instead of crumbled when torn apart, shiny...
  8. C

    Should I Remove Eggs

    My hen sits on her eggs, but I think they are dead eggs. We are on day 4 and I don’t see development. Is it safe to remove the eggs or should I keep them with her for a little longer ?
  9. Tiffany Wikk

    Post your food!

    I wanna see everyone's lovely meals from the eggs of your precious flocks. I'll go first! Here's my fried egg from breakfast on some ham and freshly homemade bread (made by my awesome mom) with some cheese, tomatoes, and such. It's wonderful to get some amazing breakfasts from the eggs of my...
  10. PrettyBirdRocky

    Olive Eggers and their eggs

    We have four OE that are currently laying (the others are five weeks old and not in flock) Sharing their colored eggs over the past couple of weeks as the last two days I have gotten pale minty(ish) green ones from them! Lol Yes, we did change feed, from commercial to a feed mill, same...
  11. CosmosEclipse

    Twelve chicken eggs - Hatch-along!

    I'll be doing a hatch-along with twelve eggs! I might as well tell you guys about the eggs! x3 Easter eggers with a grassy green colouration and a cyan hue. x6 Silkie bantams. (Most likely white in colouration, as the mother was a white silkie.) x3 unknown eggs, that are possibly...
    • CosmosEclipse
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    • #tipsandtricks chicken eggs chicks eggs help silkie tips tricks
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Hatch-A-Longs
  12. CosmosEclipse

    Tips, anyone?

    Does anybody have tips on how to hatch eggs or just useful information that I might need? If you do, please say, as I'm new to raising chickens. I also have pets I need to teach to not try to eat the chicks/eggs. 1. An older, gentle black cat. 2. An excitable rottweiler. 3. A loving...
  13. CosmosEclipse

    I've joined the community!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm new to chickens, but currently I have some eggs I am hoping to hatch, with help from you guys! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Well, none currently, but I have twelve eggs! (3) What breeds do you have? I have silky...
  14. T

    Incubator Temp Fluxuation After Adding Eggs

    Hello all, I have a Farm Innovators 4250 styro incubator. It's worked great twice now and I like it. I started a batch of eggs today and the temperature started fluctuating like crazy. I've had it on for about 5 days now, and the biggest difference I've seen is about 1.5° F in opposite corners...
  15. M

    Chicken pacing and scratching out her nesting box.

    I have a chicken who keeps pacing in her run to her coop. when she is in her coop she is scratching all of the bedding out of her nesting box like she is mad that I put it there. But it’s to the point where she is scraping the bottom with her nails and just won’t stop. What in the heck is...
    • Maka
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    • ameracauna cross chicken behavior chicken behaviors and egglaying chicken egg chicken laying egg eggs
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  16. Timbers Happy Hens

    Conure incubation

    So my moms friend has a mated pair of sun conures. She recently asked me if I would incubate some eggs. I know nothing about incubating conure eggs, is there anyone that could give me the ins and outs of trying this? I have a NR360. I haven’t given her a yes or no answer yet as I don’t even know...
  17. S

    Help! Are these duck eggs fertilized!

    Help! Are my duck eggs fertilized??! I have one drake and the rest are hens I cracked these open because I read in Google you can tell. I still can’t tell. Anyone have advice??
    • sofiaforsyth12
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    • chick ducks eggs fertelized incubabtion
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  18. Luckyhen006

    Questions about incubator

    Hello there. I just have some questions about my incubator and I was wondering if someone may be able to answer them? ➡This is our incubator, We last used it Spring of 2021, Filled most of the tray with eggs and most hatched with the exception of a few Losses. But anyways, Question #1 Does...
  19. M

    Wonky egg

    Just have a micro egg and was curious to know why my hen would lay this and what’s inside? Mini yolk and white? All yolk? All white? lol I don’t want to crack it yet because it’s so cute.
  20. B

    Wild rescue Mallard laying almost 20 eggs?!

    Hey everyone!! I have a rescued WILD mallard with angel wing who is almost 8 months old. No mate, but plenty of attention. She has been laying eggs. She did a first set of 14.Took those. Then a few days later, she has a total of 19 as of today?! This doesn't seem normal? She's acting fine...
    • BBMom
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    • egg laying ducks eggs mallad
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Ducks
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