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My newly hatched pheasant chick never made a peep during the hatching process, and continues to be silent the next day. He will tilt his head up and make gasping motions with his beak as if he’s struggling to breathe. Occasionally a very small, very strangled sounding cheep will make it out of...

My mandarin ducklings have been in their aviary for about a week now, and are growing fast. I don’t know how old they were when I purchased them last month, but I think it’s possible to sex them now. I’m thinking they’re all male, but one of them does have a duller beak than the other 2. Any...

The nesting box I ordered for my pair of mandarins arrived today, very happy with the quality of it. Ignore the purple one on the right, my cousin wanted to try making one herself out of cardboard. ;) I’m a bit confused as to whether or not the ramp I’ve added (since my birds wings are...

My mandarin duck pair arrived 2 days ago. Their outdoor enclosure isn’t quite ready yet so they’re being kept in a renovated horse stall (added a small pool, tree limbs, and lots of hiding places) They seem to be settling in, but I can’t tell if they’re eating, and it has me worried. I’m...

I butchered my very first chicken today, and it took me around an hour and a half from start to finish. Definitely was a lot more difficult than I thought, but now I know what to do next time. :barnie I periodically hosed down the chicken with cold water while I worked, but I’m curious if it’s...

Yesterday I purchased some emu eggs and set them in my incubator at 97 F. Today I replaced the thermometer in my incubator and it’s reading 99.5 F. I bought another one just to make sure, and it’s definitely 99.5 F. If I lower the temperatures now by such a large amount, will it kill the egg...

I ordered 6 mandarin duck hatching eggs a few days ago. They arrived today, but I’m really confused. They’re dark brown eggs, and Google as well as all the videos I’ve seen of fellow farmers incubating mandarin eggs show them as being white… Did I just buy $300 chicken eggs? :he Pic below shows...

After getting trampled, a turken chick of mine had ballooning in his air sac and crop. At first I assumed it was sour crop but massaging while he was upside down did nothing, and nothing came out either. I looked it up on BYC and I think it was subcutaneous emphysema, so I followed advice given...

I purchased this silkie chick from Tractor Supply today because of the condition it’s in. Most of the chicks were sick looking in their new brooders— I know it’s not good to buy animals in stores that are kept this way, as it only supports the business, but I gave in. But I digress. The chick...

Yesterday I hatched out this call duckling. He is absolutely adorable! I’m wondering what color he is. I’m new to call ducks and can’t find any examples of how to identify what colors babies are. :)

Looking for pigeon eggs available for an incubation project. I have raised newly hatched birds before (such as tanagers, house finches, starlings, diamond doves etc) so hand feeding isn’t a concern.

Lately I have been having a lot of my chicks hatch out weaker and smaller than usual, and poor hatch rates. I suspected my thermometer was broken, so I bought a new thermometer, and low and behold, my incubator is 96 F instead of the 99.5 F it was set to be. I currently have a batch of call...

Hey everyone, my first time incubating call duck eggs. They’re 21 days old (set March 18th) but don’t look nearly ready to hatch yet to me. My chicken eggs are all looking like the embryo has filled up far more of the eggs. I can still see plenty of thick veins, but something just doesn’t seem...

For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been stumped as to why my hen hasn’t been laying any eggs. Well... Turns out she’s decided to hide them underneath our barn! Upon accidentally going underneath it myself, I found a treasure trove of abandoned eggs— about 30. I feel so bummed about all these...

Hey all, this evening I picked up a male and female pair of call ducks. I already adore them. I’m curious to know what color these charming fellas are! :)

Hello! I need some help identifying the chickens from an assorted pack of hatching eggs I hatched a few months ago. I think the rooster is a dark brahma, but I hatched a few of these black chickens as well (one with weird tail feathers, thought she was molting but it’s never grown in more) from...

Unfortunately with this batch of blue Swedish and call duck eggs I ordered, they all had detached air cells and only 4/12 showed any signs of development after day 4. Now its day 14 and one of them looks like this, while only one egg looks like it’s developing okay. Hoping at least 1 hatches...

I’m having trouble sexing my 1 1/2 month old black copper maran chicks from my incubated eggs. Here’s my guesses. I’ve given photos for every chick. Pic 1 — Rooster Pic 2 — Hen Pic 3 — Hen What do you guys think? I hope they’re not all roosters, but I do see red. :hmm

My 5-6 month old chickens that I’ve raised since they hatched have begun staying in their coop all day. I have 2 brahmas, 1 red sex link, and 1 silkie. The temperature is 65 degrees during the day and they’re definitely not cold, I’ve seen them out hanging around in much colder. They seem...