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28 days incubation period last 3 days have been lockdown Made a safety hole this morning Externally Pipped slightly by the safety hole I assisted by chipping some of shell away to better understand what was going on yolk is still being absorbed Chirping Beak motions still present (chewing)...

I'm not sure of the exact due date for this egg. I thought I logged it in but went to go check and I did not. Any suggestions on it would be greatly appreciated. I've taken a few pictures while candling. Is the little thing on the right track? Pipping or not pipping? Assistance needed? Any...

Does anybody have tips on how to hatch eggs or just useful information that I might need? If you do, please say, as I'm new to raising chickens. I also have pets I need to teach to not try to eat the chicks/eggs. 1. An older, gentle black cat. 2. An excitable rottweiler. 3. A loving...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm new to chickens, but currently I have some eggs I am hoping to hatch, with help from you guys! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Well, none currently, but I have twelve eggs! (3) What breeds do you have? I have silky...

Hi everyone! I’ve been making some modifications to this prefab coop and I was hoping I could get some input! We only have four, 3 week old bantams so far and my plan is to beef this up so we have something ready to go and not stress, but also build a bigger coop and run. It sounds like having...

Hello all! 1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?2) How many chickens do you have right now? Excited to be here! My name is Kimberly, and I am new to backyard chickens (and ducks)! I have not gotten the little guys as of yet, but I am picking up some chicks (and...

Complete and utter newbie. My grown son has been taking care of the neighbors chickens since he was a young teen, when they vacationed. I helped a couple years ago when they had new chicks and they went out of town. We were hit by a freak snow storm and luckily none on the chicks in the...

Hey BYC, I am looking at building a run and coop with the Magidome bracket set. I think am going a full 8' for the dome pieces to allow for the largest run and enough space for a coop while also not going too crazy. I have a couple of issues that I cannot think of a solution to and would greatly...

Symptoms: 》small but noticeable loss of appetite 》hint of lethargic (still follows flock. around. to swim & rummage through. the garden for bugs) 》begining to not want to stand & use one leg 》weak First time I...

Hello folks,,, I am a newbie to chickens and have 2 roosters (given to me by a neighbor) that are about 18 months old and now have 11 hens. This is all new to me. I have 11 girls in the garage now, 6 in two large dog kennels with 5 babies in a mesh style pet pen. The roosters have been...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? My family always had chickens growing up, but this is my first flock that I am fully responsible for! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 9 - 2 three/four year old roosters, 7 four month old hens (3) What breeds do you...

Good morning! I am a chicken newbie of one month. My mother raised ducks but I never liked them because they were mean to me as a toddler. We have three single-comb, brown leg, three Columbian Wyandotte, and two Barred Rock. The Wyandottes are the calmest. The three brown leg remind me of the...

Hi all! New to chicken raising, and I can’t seem to find the right diagnosis and treatment for my 8 week old Maran, Darcy. Two weeks ago I noticed my Maran had a swollen, red upper eyelid with minimal feather loss surrounding. I thought I figured out what it was and found a TS still selling...

👋 my family and I are first time chicken keepers We have 5 hens, we are raising from chicks so they are just pullets. We have: an Americana, a Buff Orpington, Lavender Orpington, a Salmon Faverolle, and a mystery hen that we think is an Amberlink. I have always liked the idea of raising hens...

Hello, all. I'm new here, like many others. However, I've resourced this website many times in the past, looking for answers to various chicken-related questions, and have found some very useful information. I'm glad to be a part of the community here. I currently have a flock of about 60...

I'm a newbie with ducks. I recently (about a month & half ago) purchased 4 at a farm store. 2 pekin & 2 Cayuga. Not to sure on sex.This illness has came on all of a sudden with 1 of the pekin. One morning(a few days ago) I let them out to the pen in the yard then later on that evening he/she...

Hi. I actually don't have chickens yet or even a place where we can own chickens as we currently live in a residential area in San Antonio Texas. I have a corporate job that I used to love but no longer get the satisfaction that I once did. I dream of a different life and this is the first...

Hello! I am a newbie chicken mama out of NE Florida and I am looking forward to being here! :) Hoping to get a little more insight and knowledge here than my local backyard chickens FB groups have been providing (fingers crossed) I am fairly new to chickens, we were given 2 one-two year old...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Not exactly, we had chickens when I was young. I just got some new chicks 8 weeks ago I remember how fun they were. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? three (3) What breeds do you have? Barred Rocks (4) What are your...

hello all. We as a family have toady received our 3rd set of allegedly fertile Silkie eggs from another different supplier and getting ready to try again. I am a complete newbie to chickens. i came across here as my incubator keeps turning and found a thread discussing it and after looking...