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So this happened with our first mama who had been sitting on 9 eggs, 3 weeks ago. She hatched 5, and she left the rest of the eggs and we lost them. I don't want that to happen with our newest mama who just hatched 2 out of 5 eggs. She was on her eggs this morning in the nest box this morning...

So my bantam Cochin is a mama for the first time and the babies are 3-5 days old. The 3 day old one was the one that died. It was shivering when it was outside, and I put it back under it's mom, but when I checked on it 2 hours later, mama had taken them all out to the yard, and the littlest...

Hi! I went out to collect eggs this morning and found a huge surprise!!! My bantam cochin hatched 4 eggs sometime yesterday. # babies made it, and now I don't know what to do. They had been in her nest box under her, but they need food and water and all we have in there is water and food...

So I think our bird are out of control. they are currently eating Chick grower, blue seal organic, 20%. We are going through insane amounts of food....some is waste but I can't afford this. More than 100 pounds a week......should I be with holding food at this point? We have never done so...

ok, I will try not to ramble.... I have an 18 month old Columbian Wyandotte who has gone broody. Not a problem. The problem is, is that she is sitting approximately 20-30 eggs, and we do not know how long she has been on them all, AND all of our other darn hens go into her nest box when she...

Hi! Usually I know things like this but I feel like I need a second opinion. Friends of ours can no longer keep their Brahma roo who is approx 16-18 weeks old. Too much crowing for the neighbors. We live in the country and have had fox issues so our flock had dwindled down to 7 hens. No...

I am not even sure if this is where I should post this or how appropriate this is.... We have been dealing with a very smart fox all spring....we have lost 8 birds and now we have had it. We have tried doing the stake out...hens out free ranging while we wait with a shotgun from afar...but he...

We had lots of help and rented a Featherman plucker for $30. Best $30 ever spent. We kept our scald water at 145-150 for about 20 sec per bird and the plucker did the rest. 3 birds at a time and after 20 secs or so, they were bald. Just one or 2 tail feather pins left to pull. Amazing!!!! We...

We have cornish X's that are almost 8 weeks. We were set to process next weekend......we have been losing them to CHF, but yesterday and today it's been in the 90's here and we lost 2 tonight. Fine 1 minute then dead. Hubby processed them and the breast meat seems almost bruised I...

I am not sure where to start, but this is our first go at meaties, and I thought we were doing ok....but..... here are the details: 7 weeks old eating a mix of game bird/chick starter crumbles (no med) 26% protien mixing with grower/cal mash 14% we are mixing the 2 grains together just to...

My meat birds are 2 weeks 3 days old..... This is our first time, so I am not sure what to expect and if they are growing too slow or too fast..... They look swollen in the bottoms, not pastey....just full all over. Not very cute.

Hi there, This is our first year doing meat birds. We have cornish x that came from TSC....Mt Healthy. We got them as day olds and started them on non medicated chick starter for the first 2 weeks. We have not started them on a restricted eating schedule as of yet....they are 25 of them and I...

So I think I am posting this as an emergency......not as an injury or anything although injuries have certainly been sustained. I have 2 10 month old roos that I got at a chicken swap last year...I got them assuming they were hens.....but we were wrong, so now I have 2 roos and 12 hens, and the...

I have a bantam cochin who is only 7-71/2 months old and she has been in her nest box all day. I have no idea if bantys go broody...but this seems to young to me anyhow. We have had very cold temps, and she has seem ok so far, but I guess I noticed today her comb seem to flop a teenie bit, but I...

I have a thread pertaining to her injury already here, but she is basically dead. She is leaking some foul smelly stuff from her vent area, and is totally unrespomsive to everything. I occasionally see her back rise, so she is still breathing somewhat. she is limp and cold. I don't mean to be...

I went in to say goodnight to my hens and chicks and saw a dark shadow in the corner of the chick coop and realized it was one of my 10 week old columbian wyandottes. She was laying on her side, and kinda looked lke she may have been there for a bit but who knows. The roost had fallen down, but...

I have 12 8-9 week old chicks that are thriving and growing, but one of my silver laced wyandotte pullets is looking pretty sketchy. Her feathers seem to be disapearing and she seems to be at the bottom of the barrel so to speak. I thought I caught one of the chicks peck her very lightly, just...

I am just curious about this. We have 12 8-9 week old chicks, and our existing flock, which has become very depleted is 5, 1 year old hens, who are very docile. For the past 2 weeks, the baby chicks have been side by side the hens in a separated part of the run, but space is at a premium for...

Happened today...... My husband wants to post him on craigslist, if he's not gone in day or 2 he's getting it. Stewpot or mother nature's way. I have never had to cull, but I draw the line at my daughter. He goes after DH and I multiple times a day.....used to adore my daughter, but he just...

I am posting this for a friend of mine, and the pics are not great since they were done with my phone, but this is the gist... 3 week old frizzle, losing feathers....bald spots, almost hot to the touch all over body doesnt act sick and poo is normal. Has been separated from other chicks. She...