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I found out today that one of my Polish chicks got some weird stuff grew out from her nails/feet. At first, I thought it was just dirt stuck in the feet, I tried to wash it off but it didn’t come off, and the chick cried as if it hurt her when I tried to pick it off. Does anyone have any ideas...

I have a Phoenix hen that mated with a RR roo, and she is sitting on some of her (small) eggs now. My question is will the chicks that she hatches be the size of Phoenix or RR chicken? And what determine the body size of mixed chicks (when they are full-grown)? The mom size or dad size?

I just bought a brand new NR360 incubator, and will do an experiment hatching pasture eggs from grocery store. I got 2 dozens of Happy Egg Heritage brand, they have beautiful color eggs. Will candle first to make sure there are no cracks and things like that then will set them tomorrow.

This is one of the two survivors out of 36 old eggs I set in the incubator. Today is their day# 22. This one pips in the morning, poke a pretty large hole but stuck at that for half a day. I reached in and found out the fluid came out from the egg kinda glued the egg to the paper towel I placed...

These are the 3 survivors out of 5 eggs I hatched out in the middle of December. Two of them are obviously roos, but the smaller one in the middle (hatched 3 days later than the other 2) is the one I’m still hoping to be a hen. Am I wrong? Their mom is RIR, dad is Phoenix

I have a Welsumer hen I raised from chick that is almost 5 months old now. Her comb is all red, she squats when I put my hand on her, she sings the egg song and makes noise like my other laying hens, but no eggs anywhere. How? I looked all over, and they free range inside my small backyard, so...

Hi all, We will be on vacation for 2 weeks. I have fertilized eggs I've been collecting and keeping on the counter (house temp at 68F) since Nov 24 (1 to 2 eggs a day). When we leave for vacation, I will have like 3 dozens on the counter. By the time we get back home, the eggs will be between...