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I bought a new eastern box turtle and put him in my outdoor enclosure, but even though he can't see through the walls and has plenty of things to do inside his enclosure, he paces the fence back and fourth. He is eager to eat, but after eating, goes right back to pacing the wall. He eats live...

Hey BYCers!!! I have a duck egg in the incubator that has been candled and is still alive and active, but he externally pipped on day 26 of incubation, and now it is day 28 and he has only made progress by another small crack. 2 days and that is all the progress! Is that normal. As I said, today...

Hey y'all, how do you know when a duck egg has just begun the unzipping stage? How long after the unzipping starts do they hatch?

I have a baby duck named Finn being hatched under a broody hen and he was growing abnormally fast through incubation compared to other incubating duck egg. He is peeping inside the egg and chewing the membrane. He is hatching 3 days early. Is hatching this early dangerous? The other duck egg...

Hey everybody. Just a matter of minutes ago, we assume a dog attacked my hen. We were short of white leghorn hen, and called them to come and feed hoping they were all there after we heard an giant amount of squawking and screaming. About 5 minutes later, out of the same direction, the missing...

Hey BYC friends, my duck, Cocoa, has been sitting on 4 duck eggs. We found her today in the woods on her nest. I have no idea how long she has been there, but I think she is trying to collect a clutch. How do I relocate her to a safer location?

Hi, I need help right now!!!! My whole flock has crops full of moldy corn! Will They live? What do I do!!!!

My hen, Dixie, a 2-year-old white leghorn hen has been recently diagnosed with both Cancer and Water Belly. It is horribly sad to watch her suffer the way she does, and I cry every time I think about the pain she is going through. She can barely walk and her comb is so purple. She has had a...

I have a hen with water belly. We drained 64 ccs out of her! :eek: We are hoping to prolong her life for a couple more years. Right now she is in a clean kennel in a dark spot for recovery. Do you guys have any tips as to what we can do to help her recover and get back out with the flock soon...

I noticed this yesterday. I have a 2-year-old white leghorn hen named Dixie who has lost about a pound of weight and her comb is more floppy than normal. She is a little lazy and eats a little less than the others. I have given her 2 vinegar water enemas, hoping it is an ovary infection since we...

I have a broody hen and would like to put a mix of duck eggs and chicken eggs under her. Will she hatch the chicken eggs and duck eggs even though duck eggs hatch 6 days later. Chicks hatch at the speed of lighting, but ducks take forever. Would a hen be patient enough to sit an extra 6 days...

Hey guys, I think my silkie chick, Skipper, is having daily seizures. About twice a day, he will be running and playing, and all of a sudden just pause, roll his eyes, and slowly twist his neck a few times, for about 1-3 seconds. He doesn't fall down or anything? I am guessing mini seizures...

She has been trying to hatch since yesterday. This is day 24 of incubation and she is still alive and trying, but seems to be stuck. Please help me!

Hi everybody, this has been going on for about a week or two now. Our Rhode Island Ded hen Jokgu is an enlarged abdomen that is reddish. We tried messaging it to help sooth her pain, but I swear it feels like a bunch of sand in her abdomen. Also, her crop is huge and It feels like it is full of...