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  1. PantherWaltz

    Day 22- No pips, movement, or peeps

    So I put some eggs to hatch on the 4th. These were the last fertilized eggs from my rooster, and I was hoping to get some of his kids (we had to get rid of him because he was picking on one of our hens.) Everything seemed well, heartbeats and Development seemed to match. This was day 18. It is...
  2. livlogik

    Sexing help please!

    Hey everyone these chicks are 10 weeks old. I was wondering if I could get some help figuring out the sex and see if it's a hen or roo. I numbered each one. I'm not sure of the breeds. Thanks everyone in advance!
  3. A

    What sex are these?

    Hi, So we got 4 ducklings beginning of May, they are almost 6 weeks! They are khaki Campbell and welsh harlequin. Can you help me figure out what sex they are? This is the first time I’ve been around ducks so it’s all new and learning as I go. Thank you!
  4. Chicku

    How lethargic is too much? (New chick tender)

    Hey all! First, preface this by saying I did try a couple of searches but I don’t seem to be using the right keywords. I just know I’m not the only one asking this. My chicks are 4 weeks old and the heat wave just broke a bit, so I put them outside rather than in my tiny laundry room. They got...
  5. R

    Help! 22/23 week old Chickens! Breed/gender?!

    Hi everyone, This is my first post, however I'm a long time lurker! I've only been keeping chickens for a year or so and could really do with some help identifying the breed and gender of these two! Hatched mid January from dark dark eggs. They were in a mixed batch and I've not a clue what...
  6. remicuties

    eBay egg arrived with deceased chick inside.

    So the title explains things nicely but a few days ago I got three emu hatching eggs from someone on eBay, today my second egg went bad of the three meaning I have just one left, I was going to clean this egg out and upon opening I realized there was a fully formed emu chick inside! It was...
  7. E

    🙏 Please help! baby serama with leg issues 🙏

    Hi, This baby was born 5 days ago. I thought it was straddle leg so I did the standard glass therapy, splint, selenium B it's etc. Unfortunately, no improvement. Her legs actually point out to the sides in an l shape, perhaps from the hip. She is otherwise thriving, but I am worried for her...
  8. PeepingK

    Incubator experts please help!

    This is going to be a long question but I’d be very grateful if you stuck around to the end and offered your advice. Where do I even start? I purchased 3 dozen BCM Marans hatching eggs for $200 from a fantastic breeder a couple weeks ago. They are currently on day 17 and doing pretty good...
    • PeepingK
    • Thread
    • farm innovators gqf-still-air-hovabator hatching help hova-bator 1588 incubator advice lockdown advice temp drop
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  9. remicuties

    Is this normal for humidity to do this?

    So I have a govee and I like watching my temperature and humidity with it and I noticed this trend of “spikes” going on.. I have a humidikit and have it set where under 30% humidity it will turn on, when it does the humidity goes up to the 40s and drops back down creating these spikes. Really I...
  10. bumblychicken

    This isn’t coccidiosis right? 🙏

    I took two photos of the same stool, one is how I found it and the other is opening it a bit. I am hoping this is just pigmentation and it’s the only one I’ve found like this It’s about 8am and it looks somewhat fresh so it might just be a weird poop from waking up, I know those can look funky...
  11. bumblychicken

    Is this bumblefoot or just a scab?

    9 and a half week old pullet, she isn’t limping or anything but would like to take care of this if I need to It looks like a scab that reopened almost but if you have an idea please let me know ❤️
  12. PeeppeepXO

    help! outside coop built… please see pic &read description!

    i’ve attached a pic of what it looks like now. partner is just planning on getting a metal roof and covering the sides with tarp….. he’s not going to do it i’ve been with this idiottttt for 13 years. i know for a fact he won’t. can’t i get on a ladder and just screw thick waterproof tarps on the...
  13. N

    Rooster or Hen? 6 Week old Silkie

    Trying to determine if this is a male or female. It’s a 6 week old (born april 28th) silkie mix. Please let me know what you think. Thanks!
  14. K

    Chicken closing eyes

    Hi, I’ve only had my chickens for 3 weeks so could do with some help/advise with one of them 🙏🏻 One of my chickens ( an emerald) closes her eyes A LOT, even when she’s held. she’s the bottom of the pecking order. She’s very nervous, but will stand still and close her eyes even sometimes peck...
  15. Chicken_Trainer2007

    Help does my chick need to be culled

    he Piped on the side over the egg, all of the other chicks of his breed hatched two days before him. I fed candle his egg he was moving but still had so much vains and twelve hours later he didn’t break the shell but was in the right spot so I helped him. When he was out his head was wobbly and...
  16. adriane5798

    Bumble foot or something else?

    This is my 2 year old free range rooster..I noticed him limping about 5 days ago just managed to catch him this evening. His toe appears to be broken also has the black spots at an injured toe nail. I don’t know if he fell and injured his foot/feet or what is going on. I did isolate him and...
  17. ElGoose

    Devastating bird flu culling

    I’m uk based and live in a beautiful area where I was lucky to be able to watch and interact with many wild geese for years living here. I’ve watched many of them grow up from goslings - however just today I realise that there isn’t a wild goose in sight, I’ve come to find out that they have...
    • ElGoose
    • Thread
    • avian influenza bird flu help
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Geese
  18. M

    The naked hen and the one who might be confused.

    Hello! I wasn’t sure where to put this thread. So here it is. I have a little Frizzle hen she is sebright frizzle mix so she is teeny. And she is loosing her feathers. Molting? Maybe. however this has been a slow and steady process and she is still laying. I’m posting this to get to the...
    • Maka
    • Thread
    • chicken acting like a rooster chicken acting strangely chicken behavior chicken help help hen help losing feathers what is going on
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  19. G

    Sick Chick

    One of my thirty 8 week old chicks has diarrhea and has for the past 5-6weeks. I started giving it electrolytes as soon as I noticed it was sick but it hasn’t improved. It doesn’t seem to be lethargic and eats and drinks regularly as far as I can tell. Any diagnosis or suggested treatment...
  20. K

    SOS SICK 14 WEEK OLD CHICKEN

    I walked out to the coop to see one of my cream leg bars just nestled up on the coop floor. They like to do that sometimes so I didn’t think much of it until she didn’t get up when I came next to her and touched her. I tried to get her to stand and she was weak and wobbly. She just seems SO...
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