So yesterday at about dinner time i heard the egg chipring ever so slightly. I thought wow it's finally hatching! There is no external pip yet, but it sounds strong (It's been 14 hours since i first heard it). I dont now what to do so if anybody knows what to do, or if this is normal?
Hi so I don’t have any knowledge on baby chicks or chickens in general. To the point, my baby chick swallowed a hair and my dad managed to cut some of it out but now it’s stuck in the back of its throat and we can’t get it out. It doesn’t run around like t used to and it just stands still. I...
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Before my introduction, I need HELP described further below!!
I have had chickens in my life since my brother brought home some chicks from his 1st grade class egg hatch out. Then, true to form, I brought home the chicks from my 1st grade classroom education on chicks hatching.
That was...
3 of my eggs have internal pipped yesteray at this time. they are chirping sometimes but there is NO external pip. its been 24 hours and im worried now.
would you create a safe hole ?
what should i do?
Hello I am moving to merrillville Indiana at the end of the month and can't seem to find one way or another if I am allowed to have chickens I have two amazing sweet little ones can anyone tell if I can or not
So this all begun last night... well this weekend sorta. I bought a new incubator from rural king and brought it home so I could have a “lockdown bator” and keep the ones that still needed turning in the turning bator, soooo I put my egg in the “lockdown bator” last night and the temp got...
Ok y’all I have a dilemma and project in front of me. I have a older all wooden American Lincoln incubator. Last time my dad used it (many years ago) he remembered it just needed a wafer (excuse me if I’m off on exact terms or so) it’s old I cannot find info on this gem at all. I want to fix...
I have a chick that started zipping about 6 hours ago but stopped and I’m not really sure what to do. I would open up the incubator to help it, but I have 3 other chicks that have pipped and I don’t want to “shrink wrap” them. Should I just wait till the pipped eggs hatch and then help it?
Hi there, I have a newly hatched flock of about 12 chicks, all of them are perfectly healthy except for one chick who won't stop panting. at first, I thought that it was heat stress and adjusted the heater accordingly, but even after that she is still panting and all of my other chicks seems to...
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I just got 6 chicks about a week ago. One of them (marshy) has what is called pasty butt. (I think) It is a real bad one. (I think....again.) Can someone tell me what to do? I read that if I just leave it the chick might die.
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Hello, I have a pair of button quails and the hen has just recently laid 8 eggs. She started to attack him amediately after she laid the 8th egg and has continued to chase him around constantly. Whenever she catches him she tries to pluck one of the fathers out. I currently have them separated...
So recently I’ve purchased two goslings at my nearest Atwoods probably a week or so ago on the same day . The employees did not specify or know how old they were but looked to be a few days I assume. I bought a African Chinese swan and a regular white Chinese swan goose. A few days went by and...
So recently I’ve purchased two goslings at my nearest Atwoods probably a week or so ago on the same day . The employees did not specify or know how old they were but looked to be a few days I assume. I bought a African Chinese swan and a regular white Chinese swan goose. A few days went by and...
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I’ve just placed my second round of incubating eggs this year. Just hatched 10 a week ago and everything went well. 3 didn’t pip. ANYWAY, I just set 13 more eggs yesterday evening. The humidity was high before setting as I let the incubator get accumulated. Well.. it’s been about 16...
This is my first time incubating any sort of egg. I have 20 Japanese Quail eggs I purchased from our local Asian market. The incubator temp has been in the range of 97- 100 And I know 97 is low. The humidity is 65% Its day 18. I believe I have three that passed the floating test but I am...
there’s no ducks in TSC saddly, i want to get some ducklings asap so does anyone know a trust worthy place where i can order just 2 ducklings and have them safe? Somewhere were they do fast shipping as well, please let me know!
Hi! So I got two baby chicks, olive Eggers mixed with a maran. They're about 7days old? One is older and I think it's the black one... The grey/white one is energetic, healthy, eats, drinks, poops, squeaks, etc. But the black one which we got just yesteeday and brought home doesn't seem All...
so i have decided on getting the rouen ducks. i am thinking of getting 2 ducklings, and i was just wondering if anyone had any advice to give me? what are the supplies i need, is there any important information about this breed, etc. I was also wondering if these ducks like to be cuddled and...
hi again! first off i want to thank everyone who has replied to my threads! yall have been so much help thank you! So after all these suggestions i am now stuck in between getting a welsh harlequin or rouen duckling. Can someone let me know which breed if friendlier and a good breed for a...
hi everyone! so i was just wondering if all pekin ducks are white or is there any other color like brown or black? i’ve tried googling but i couldnt get answers Also does TSC sell ducks around this time? If so, do they give you a specific breed for the pekin ducklings or are they all unsexed. I...