A few days ago I was free ranging my ladies when a fox attacked. I happened to see the attack after two hens had been grabbed, but none dragged away.
Based on the footage, it appears the fox grabbed and shook one hen, a New Hampshire Red, but then my Buckeye hen went and attacked the fox. The...
Hi all, I put this egg into a homemade incubator in the mid afternoon of 24th September. I counted 25th as day 1. Today is now day 29 and there is no internal pip. There is plenty of movement when I candled it but it just doesn’t look right. The air sac looks small and I can see it’s beak...
This little one was only 2 out of 8 eggs I received in the mail. Had a saddle sac but developed quite nicely up till hatching day? I candled at day 20 (other egg had hatched) so I thought for sure this one would be right behind her. Egg was pretty full compared to air sac, I saw no movement...
2 days ago i got an unwanted fox visit . ( In context I'm a minor and live with my father so it's harder for me to do things on my own[like vet visits and purchases on my own}) Thankfully my father saw it and stopped him. he was persistent. The fox cam back around and got a hold of one of our...
I have 9 call duck eggs in lockdown, hatching day starts tomorrow afternoon (day 26). Wondering what other people’s experiences are with the day that call duck eggs internally pip.
1. Is it right on hatching day or day(s) before?
im also feeling concerned because the air cells vary from the...
My Buff Orpington is very lethargic and is having trouble balancing. Comb is red, I’ve checked and always do for any skin issues, insects, etc and nothing. Checked internally for a possible broken shell and nothing. She hasn’t laid in a few months. She is 8+ Years old but was fine 10 days ago...
Hello! First time Hatcher here. I have three very healthy and very active Pekín duck eggs that are on day 24 of incubation.
I had my first internal pip about 24 hours ago. The air cell was large - about 1/3 of the egg. After waiting 24 hours and no external pip, I performed a quick candling to...
I put my 3 duck eggs in lockdown yesterday morning ( tody is day 26 of incubation). All three of them had internally pipped, and two have hatched, the last egg has not externally pipped yet. It internally pipped over 36 hours ago, and i see no movement, or hear any chirping.
What should I do?
I quickly candled all my eggs and they have appeared to have broken into the air cell,
and a few wobble now and again. But I hear no chirping.
I want to make sure to know when they internally pip,
so I know when to help with the external because they are call eggs.
I'll send photos if...
Hi all, we found our beautiful cream leg bar hybrid bleeding from her vent.
It looks as though it's badly torn at the top. Our chicken breeder thinks she's bleeding internally due to maybe a broken egg and the shell having cut her, but I think it looks as though the top part of her vent is...