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I had a chick hatch yesterday. It was fine seemed healthy. Staying under its chick heater. (Not a lamp. The plastic ones.) all the other chicks I’ve hatched had been fine. The one born last night is also fine. But it seemed to have just passed away for a reason I can’t figure out. I’ve...

Recently, I realized one of my hens was a rooster. I have eggs that I think are fertilized. How long should I keep them inside? How old do they have to be in order to live outside in the middle of winter with my other chickens?

Recently we unexpectedly lost our favorite silkie rooster. He was absolutely perfect in type and my favorite color, splash. We affectionately called him Splish the splash silkie. When we lost Splish, we lost the ability to breed him. Our hens and roosters are kept separately from one another...

Hi, I posted a couple of hours ago. Just need to know if you guys agree that these could be worms, if anyone know what type they could be that would be beneficial as well My dog also plays with the chickens, I’ll be getting some for her as well 😢 on Amazon right now ready to check out some...

Hey all. I am having an issue with my Silkie Pamela, looking for some help. She's about 20 months old and going through her first molt. My husband and I noticed about 5 days ago that she didn't want to come back into the coop - she was under it. He got down and was able to scoop her forward with...

Hello! This is my first time posting here, so sorry if I mess anything up! Anywho, I bought 6 chickens from Meyer hatchery, one of the hatches didn’t go well so instead of a refund they gave me a standard Easter egger chick that was supposed to be female so it would mesh well with everyone...

My wife and I ordered baby chicks, supposed to be all female, and we are on day 3 of raising them. Now that our chicks are more comfortable being held, we started trying to look at their wings to determine sex. We absolutely are not able to keep a rooster as it is not allowed in our city. Would...

So almost a week ago, a fox attacked my 7 ducks and I thought i came out as it was just started since noone seemed to be badly injured. Although by the morning they were all silent and most of them limping. In the daylight i saw two of my babies had some sort of injuries that made them unable to...

hey everyone, i have a little hen who went broody last week. (i tried several methods throughout the week to break the broodiness) so now i’m trying the put them in a little cage away from the nest box trick… all that to say: she seems to be having balance issues on and off? she can stand up...

Our barred rock Alaska we just found limping around the coop this morning. She seemed energetic and stuff but she was slow and limp. We dont know what the problem is, so please help us if you can! Also we are pretty sure she isn't eggbound. PLEASE HELP!

My 2 year old Hen has been lethargic, not interested in eating much, and all around just not herself. One of her eyes is perfectly fine and the other eye is red, swollen, and stays at least half way shut at all times. I do not believe this to be an injury as she is rarely interacting with the...

My chickens going two weeks with an impacted crop. I’m feeding her yogurt, water with olive oil and massaging her crop hoping she’ll poop whatever she has stuck in her crop. I called some vets and asked about prices and it’s out of my budget right now, which I feel bad about it. She still walks...

Hello everyone, I made a post a few days ago about my Polish chicken. I thought she was on deaths door but after administering Corrid, she is starting to walk and act normal again! She is not 100% better but she has made big improvements! This morning though I found this worm in her poop (it is...

My 1 yo hen Sol, was being her snuggly mischievous self yesterday. This morning I was dusting the coop in diatomaceous earth and found her in the nesting box. She was standing so I thought she was laying or did lay an egg. She pooped a super smelly, runny, gooey, poop. She is super lethargic and...

I have an incubator I bought off of eBay which is pretty neat for how much it costs. It heats up, turns automatically, and has a candler light. Even has a water mister bottle, and a way to humidify the incubator. Picture of incubator is below. It has an external water control bottle. I don't...

Is this just pasty butt? It looks awful... This chick was just born this morning (finished exiting the egg about 5 hours ago) and its' mama proceeded to boot it from the nesting box. It is her only chick and she is new to this, as am I. We have raised chicks from a hatchery but none quite this...

Hey guys! I have a little sebright chicken and I’m not sure if it’s a rooster or hen. I love how small this chicken is! I read somewhere that male and female sebrights have similar feathers so they are hard to sex that way! The comb on this chicken is not red at all and hasn’t gotten red. 3.5...

Hi everyone. We are first time chicken owners and built our coop following some plans we found online from the Tangled Nest. We have three hens. We insulated our coop with foam sheets and styrofoam panels with reflective backings. The walls are layered: wood siding on exterior, then the...

Hi everyone I have a sick quail and have to wait to see the vet and wanting to know how to help her in the meantime. This quail has gotten herself sick by repeatedly dunking her whole head in water when she goes for a drink. I didnt know she was doing this until i saw that her white feathers...

One of our chickens in Colorado seem to not be growing back their feathers. They eat good, drink water, lay eggs, poop , etc like normal but seems to have bald spots with no new feathers sprouting. We have no roosters and have not seen this chicken or other chickens picking out their feathers...