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As long as they have heat they will be fine.

That chick is probably dying. In my experience they gasp near the end. With chicks that young it’s hard to guess what might be the problem. It could be a respiratory disease or just something wrong internally. If you have more than one pass away you could try to get one necropsied by the state...

If you are in the US, your state probably has a vet lab that can give a diagnosis. Call them and see what they require and how much it will cost. Every state is different. Here in Georgia the NPIP testers will come out and test for Mycoplasma and other illnesses along with the NPIP tests for...

I’m glad you were able to end any pain or suffering she was experiencing. Sorry for your loss.

I’ve never hatched them myself but I’ve read that call ducks can be hard to hatch and may need assistance. You may have more losses haching with a broody if that’s true.

I’m sorry about your chicken. If you decide to put her down, the broomstick method is very fast and painless. This video is how I learned how to do it. Broomstick Method

You could add some curtains on your big open nest to inhibit her view of the eggs.

Yes, that would make it easier for someone to help you.

Eggs freeze really well and are useful for baking or scrambling. I usually separate them and have jars of just whites for scrambling (my husband prefers them). The yolks I use to make egg noodles which I freeze and use in all my pasta dishes. This is especially nice because my husband has to...

Yes, that’s the stuff. It seems thinner than you’d expect but a few coats have worked pretty well. We get a lot of rain and so far the panels I painted in the fall are still waterproof.

If you don’t mind having to do some maintenance periodically you can paint plywood with roofing paint. You’ll need to repaint and/or replace the plywood once in a while depending on your weather. It was a nice solution for my broody hen coops, the paint I chose is white so it helps the little...

I get my blank cartons from EBay.

In the best of all worlds yes they should be vaccinated and quarantined. There have been studies that the vaccine is effective when given to older birds so that part of your comment doesn’t match what I’ve read and experienced. There are also studies that giving booster shots of the vaccine does...

If OP can’t give him pain relief then it’s not really a fair situation for him. From the description there is more to the injury than just the scalp. A vet would be best. Barring proper vet care, sometimes euthanasia is the more humane option.

If it is Mareks, vaccinating the chicks COULD provide some protection against symptoms in the future. I’d keep your hen, vaccinate the chicks and give them to her. It won’t turn out any worse than not vaccinating them and like others said, if it’s Mareks it’s there pretty much forever. Since...

If you really want to save him, take him to the vet for proper pain relief and antibiotics. Current pain relief recommendations are that chickens need meloxicam which is not available over the counter. I personally would euthanize him because he is in pain and stuck in a weird and stressful...

I’m sorry about your hen. It can be hard to know what to do. If you think she isn’t going to get better don’t let her suffer until she dies naturally. The broomstick method is fast and humane. Euthanizing a young chicken is emotionally hard but even if her life is short, she’s had a better life...

Your hen needs to see a vet. She is probably in pain. She may be laying internally. I had a guinea hen that walked like that and the xray at the vet showed a huge mass in her abdomen. I euthanized her and did an at-home necropsy and she was full of egg matter. If you can’t afford a vet visit or...

I had a situation like this once and I took a small water bowl to Mama and tried to get her to drink. She wouldn’t at first but I dripped some water on the tip of her beak and it eventually went I to her mouth and she decided she would drink after all.