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  1. J

    Weird, soft, puffy, egg - Need help with diagnosis

    Please help! I am wondering if this is cause for alarm. My easter egger just laid this soft egg with a puffy coating. Yolk was broken seemed to be most of the inside of the egg. Chicken didn't lay for a few days then laid this egg. - Easter Egger - 9 months old. Normal weight. usually lays...
  2. Tortilla

    Muscovy Mother Duck Problem Emergency

    Today when the mother duck was in the break, i saw her Drinking Water and going back to her nest ,when he was at the nest he spitted all the water that he drinked on the eggs. They stayed about 4-5 minutes with the water on them, i comed, i dried them and put some New Straws over the wet straws...
  3. zs14

    Missing Feathers/possible illness

    Hello all, We got our chickens a bit over a year ago, we have 25. I have not been home all year, so other family members have been caring for the chickens. I was warned that one of the birds named “my friend” was bullied pretty badly. Anyways, upon my arrival back home, I waited for night time...
  4. Farmer In Training

    Need incubator help!!

    Hey everyone! So, here is the story. I have had a Magicfly incubator for awhile now and have hatched many chicks from it and normally get 95-100 percent hatch rate each time, (SUCH a good incubator) but I decided I wanted something bigger so I ordered a bigger incubator off of amazon with okay...
  5. C

    Chicken hasn't been laying eggs (That we know of)

    So I have 4 chickens all 9 months of age; 3 of them have been laying fine, 1 even laying outside the coop under a bit of wood against the fence. But I started to notice we were only getting 3 eggs a day. I observed them and realized 1 of the chickens hadn't been laying. We have checked the whole...
  6. Everlyneedle

    Introducing Babies

    hey there! I’ve been a chicken owner for 3 years now, and have had a lot of trouble adjusting my original flock. After one of my four passed due to egg peritonitis, I tried to introduce a full-sized pullet using the separation method for a month. My chickens drew blood on her neck, and she had...
  7. BanannaChick

    Where would I 'donate' an unwanted class pet?

    So I'm in a bit of a dilemma. My teachers (or rather their higher ups) have decided to begin giving class pets to the biology teachers. Unfortunately, they didn't tell the teachers that we'd be growing whole a*s chickens as a class. In a New York City school. Once the year is over, the teachers...
  8. Bethend

    When to call it quits? Hatching problems

    I'm fretting over this egg, which has been slowly splitting open over the last two days. I don't know were to call this one dead or wait and see. The eggs would be hatching now or any day now, and while there' no progress there's also no sign of anything that would overtly signal death, like a...
  9. R

    Whats wrong with my chicken feathers

    Two out of five of my chickens have started to lose feathers around there back's. What do you think is causing this issue? I adopted an extra chicken a couple of months ago and after a few days they all where getting on so I don't think its due to fighting/pecking. Is this lice?
  10. Mini-Daisy

    When will my EE hen start laying ?

    Hello, My hen Sulley has yet to lay her first egg (she’s around 5 months old) and seems to be not planning on laying any eggs soon, or at least that’s what I’m thinking and I was wondering what the reason for that could be. Since around two month it has been cold here,but she has been dealing...
  11. Swastik Choudhari

    Winter egg incubation?

    Its winter and my 2 chickens are broody....i gave them eggs to hatch...both of my chickens get off the nest twice...is it any thing to be concerned about? Will the temperature affect the eggs? Temperature = 18°C
  12. Adrien515

    Self Sufficient Incubator?

    Hey guys, I was just curious to see if there is such a thing as a self sufficient brooder... one that regulates temperature, humidity, rotated eggs, all that good stuff on its own without maintamience. I’m asking around because I’m interested in an incubator, but I have an issue.. I have to keep...
  13. Skywarita

    My new (young) chicken is acting weird!

    Hello! Soo my new chicken was bought yesterday but shes been acting oddly! (Shes really young (she is right???) but a smaller breed and is a female). First i got to say shes alone for now , ill get her a friend in a few days! Secondly shes been eating well, drinking well (I put acv in her...
  14. HomeHatcher22

    When will my quail start pipping?

    This is my first time incubating quail eggs. Tonight is the night of day 16. None of my quail have started pipping and I'm starting to get worried. My yemp is 98 to 100 degrees my humidity is in the 60s please help!
  15. morganurban

    Mosquitoes problem around ducks! Help!

    Now that summer is here, we have a horrible mosquito problem. They are all over the ducks coop, pen, pools, and everywhere in the yard. They are following my ducks around! Is it safe to smoke the yard that the ducks wander around in? What should I do?
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  16. Age-of-Goositude

    Chick with leg issues

    So I got this chick free along with some roosters from w nice lady who breeds English Orps. She said he had spraddle leg and it was wrapped and it kinda helped but he still has it and personally I'm not so sure, the leg sticks far put like slipped tendon when I pick him up, he gets around okay...
  17. T

    struggling to contain my free range hens

    so I have 4 free range hens. I live on a street in a mainly rural area, but on a street with neighbours. Our run is big enough for our hens but not huge or anything. I have been recently experiencing some issues when I let my hens out in my backyard (just under an acre). There is lots of room...
  18. Crystal8088

    Mash not Going Well - Help!

    Hello everyone! I wanted desperately to feed nonGMO feed, and found a local supplier. Unfortunately, it is a finely ground mash. My chicks aren't eating nearly as much as my previous chicks ate crumble, and it doesn't fall through the feeders as well, either, so I have to go out several times...
  19. H

    Crop Problem

    Hi there. I’ve noticed a problem with my chicken and I believe it’s either a compacted or a pendulous crop. What’s the next step to dealing with this. Sorry about the background it was all that was readily available.
  20. F

    Additions

    So I recently got 2 ducks, one pekin and one rouen. Not sure of their genders yet as they're about 2 months old. I also got 12 baby silkie chicks last Tuesday so they're a week old tomorrow. I understand they can go in the coop at about 4-6 weeks of age. My question is, how will the ducks handle...
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