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We had a 3yr old hen that was super lethargic, acting like she had an impacted egg and we were instructed to put her down. We dissected her to make sure we had the right idea of what was wrong, and she basically exploded with an ammonia smelling fluid. Her large intestines were filled with what...

We have 55 chicks in a 8'x16' brooder (they're about a month old) and we have 7 of them that have had their butts pecked to the point of bloodiness or one has been plucked bald on the butt. What could cause them to be doing this? We haven't sexed them, but from looking at them it looks like all...

We actually JUST lost her, she was alive when I started posting but didn't make it to the end of the post. I want to make sure that it isn't something that is contagious, we have 400 chickens on our farm and we can't afford to lose them. Monday one of our chickens was acting wrong. She was...

So I'm trying again... hopefully this time I will actually have some hatch and I have 4 or 5 eggs that are looking like they are going to hatch the 22nd... or that is the day they should hatch. My incubator has been a little cool the entire time and the chicks are still alive, growing, and...

I know silly question... but I'm pretty positive that out of 6 eggs that are supposed to be hatching soon, all of them have died. I have been really anal about heat and humidity and all that jazz (yes I don't have a hydrometer so humidity is more guestimated) but I am fairly sure I have not done...

So.... I don't have a hydrometer and prob wont be able to get one for a while. I've had issues in the past with humidity (no successful hatches so far but we'll see how today's hatch goes). Does anyone have any tricks for finding the humidity with out a hydrometer?

I have at least one, hopefully 3, eggs that should be hatching saturday-ish. I JUST noticed that this night's turn was the last one and that, OMG, they are hatching soon and I'm not 100% sure exactly how to make the incubator perfect for my little chicks. 0.o Should there be bedding already in...

Hi! So this is my first hatch, and I will admit I have been a small bit obsessive with candling.(once a day since they started showing signs of development) I have 3 eggs that are developing! I decided to not candle for a bit (since I started having the embryo's react to the light and I was...