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I have a old White Leghorn hen that has been looking pretty unwell. About a month ago, she contracted a respiratory illness where she sneezed and gasped often. It didn't seem infectious as none in the flock got it. I treated her with VetRx and Nutridrench and hoped that with time it will get...

I have an egg that I thought would come out last night since it looked like it started zipping, but it only zipped about a quarter way. It has been 12 hours+ and it hasn't changed much since then. What should I do? Should I leave it and hope it comes out or do I need to assist it? I never...

Goodness I been so busy that the incubation time just flew by! To make matters worse one of my eggs has suddenly hatched just now! A day earlier than expected and its soccer balling the others! 😵‍💫

What is the difference between a standard Salmon Faverolle and a bantam Salmon Faverolle? Recently bought and incubated some bantam SF eggs and the weight range of the dozen eggs was 39g-50g. This made me suspicious if these were even bantam eggs to begin with because I have a 1yr old SF hen...

Any other opinion on my issue? I was thinking placing the bantam eggs in the incubator tonight and adding the Maran eggs a day after they arrive. There would be roughly a 2-3 day gap between both eggs.

My first time incubating was with some bantam eggs and my batch hatched on day 19-20. I didn't use a separate thermometer, but my Brinsea always read 99.5F. I asked a similar question and the answer was that its the same as standard eggs. I swapped from heat lamp to heat plate. They're...

Hey guys, I have a dilemma. I'm planning to hatch bantam Salmon Faverolle eggs and Black Copper Maran eggs that I bought from Ebay, but unfortunately they didn't arrive at the same time. My SF eggs arrived yesterday morning and are currently resting while my BCM eggs are coming on Monday. My...

I didn't think I would hatch eggs again, but here I am. When I learned that bantam Salmon Faverolles exist I just had to get some for myself! They're just so adorably goofy to have. Also got myself some Copper Maran eggs cause those egg colors are amazing. Chicken math is real 😆 I just set up...

I have a Salmon Faverolle hen that I absolutely adore, but she has one issue and that is her beard has practically disappeared and her neck/chin is exposed! There's no bleeding or bruising to indicate bullying or mites. My small mixed flock of 4 hens are generally friendly with one another with...

One of my 3.5 month old chick has a swollen eye while the other side looks fine. The area around her eyes look swollen and her eyeball is watery. There are no bubbles or cloudiness nor any pus. I did not introduce any new members into my flock either as of recently. I did notice the feathers...

I have a 3 month old mille fleur duccle chick that has something wrong with his comb, but is otherwise acting as he normally does. What's wrong with his comb? I noticed it starting to slowly blacken the past couple days and I thought it was due to genes, but now I'm sure its some kind of...

I have 6 4-week old bantam chicks that moved out to the run with my 4 standard sized hens today. My hens live inside a large covered run while the chicks are in a smaller run/cage that I placed inside the larger run. The chicks are protected from the hens and they can all see each other. How...

I recently got back from the vet with one of my hens to treat bumblefoot. I noticed in the papers I got afterwards that they did detect feather mites/lice during examination, but the vet didn't bring it up. It made me wonder do chickens need to be 100% free from lice/mites? I feel its inevitable...

One of my hens have a case of bumblefoot. I noticed she was very slightly limping weeks ago, but at the time there wasn't much of a bump nor scab and it didn't interfere with her daily activities so I left her alone and hoped it would fix itself. Unfortunately, it seems to have advanced and...

Alright thanks for the advice everyone! I'll raise them all in one brooder and will just hope for the best.