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  1. Barnette

    What should I do about flies?

    I've already tried a fly trap (attracted predators) barn lime (not working) louse spray on the walls (I just had it on hand and thought I'd try). What else should I do? I've read about hanging up herbs but not sure which herbs. There are still too many flies it the coop. I clean in once a...
  2. M

    Egg rocking then nothing

    Hey there this is my first time hatching chicks and I was almost at 100% until I saw an egg was rocking like it wanted to hatch… then no movement. It was doing this for two days. No pip. Should I pip for it? Or just cut my losses?? I really have no idea what to do.
    • Maka
    • Thread
    • chick stuck in egg egg advice egg help hatching hatching assist hatching help what to do
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  3. M

    What to do with a roo

    Hey guys, I just found out I have a bantam (cockerel) that I cannot keep. I don’t know what to do. I was going to call the feed store I bought him from to see what a solution is but I’m pretty sure they won’t take him back. I can’t butcher him because he has a name (little dude) and I am just...
    • Makjo
    • Thread
    • cockeral getting rid of rooster help rooster what to do
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  4. Wandering_r0gue

    Quail chick with injured toe

    I have one quail chick that looks like it has dried poop stuck to the tip of one toe. I tried to carefully break it off but it is very hard, and seemed to be causing the bird distress. Now, it is walking fine, but it looked like there was some blood underneath it, so I am thinking now it injured...
    • Wandering_r0gue
    • Thread
    • injured insights quail toe treatment what to do
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Quail
  5. Wandering_r0gue

    Quail chick with injured toe

    I have one quail chick that looks like it has dried poop stuck to the tip of one toe. I tried to carefully break it off but it is very hard, and seemed to be causing the bird distress. Now, it is walking fine, but it looked like there was some blood underneath it, so I am thinking now it injured...
    • Wandering_r0gue
    • Thread
    • injured insights quail toe treatment what to do
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Quail
  6. Z

    Chick dropping with a lot of water

    Hello, I am very new to chick rasing. I don't know how to judge if my chick are fine based on how their dropping looks like. I also don't know the breed. I have two ( two week old) chick. One of them drinks a lot of water. I don't know if this is because of hot Weather or some sickness. From my...
  7. Weeg

    Rooster question regarding Pinless Peepers

    There is a surprise Rooster who we have decided to keep but I have a few questions about him, 1. He will jump at people with his talons out but not showing major signs of aggression. He's has had contact with us only a few times and have some questions on whether or not we can break him of...
  8. OneRedHenKevin

    Gasping sound in pullet! Gapeworm or respiratory issue!?

    Hey ya’ll this morning we woke up to one of our pullets making a gasping wheezing sound with her mouth sort of open (though she has always had a sort of open beak). she ocassionally shakes her head, not sure if it’s a sneeze or just a head shake with sound. She does not appear to have any...
  9. S

    Day 22

    Hey everyone we are at Day 22 of 6 eggs in the incubator. I candled them about 6-7 days in and saw development in all but one (because I couldn’t see through the dark, hard shell). Well here we are at day 22 and there is no pipping or anything going on. Temp and humidity are where they should be...
    • Sjc114
    • Thread
    • eggs about to hatch help incubated eggs incubator chicks lockdown no pipping what to do
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  10. G

    Thirsty Chicken?

    I have a chicken who seems to be breathing/heaving hard, as if she's thirsty, but I check the water level every 2 hours and I have felt her sack and nothing seems to be wrong, when I do separate her from the flock and put water in front of her she doesn't want to drink it. What could be wrong?
  11. Rosie0550

    BIANCA Update! New question!

    Bianca needs a home update- my mom called- her flock is in need of a rooster(s) But they are standard hens. I’ve read that bantams can do ok with standards, and she is introducing 12 3 month old pullets now to her current 6, 2-3 year old ladies. Would now be a good time? Would sending both...
    • Rosie0550
    • Thread
    • bantam with standard help me i love y’all rooster introduction what to do
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  12. G

    Baby pigeon

    I have a baby pigeon who is only 2 or 3 days old but for some reason when I went to check on it, it seemed to have been pushed away from the nest. The parents were near it but it was as if they kicked it out and were getting ready to lay more eggs because they were sitting at the nest but the...
  13. C

    Insullated Chicken Coop Wanted and Suggestion for Chain Link Roof Lift

    Hello Chicken Lovers, I am fairly new to this site, so I hope I am posting in the right area. Posted previously and included my location and my thanks to the individuals that contacted me. Still looking for someone to build (or finish an existing) an insulated chicken coop. If you read my...
  14. Lifeiseasy

    Hatching Failure. What to do Next?

    I currently have 15 RIR eggs under a broody on about day 8. I just candled them with our new Brinsea high powered candler only to find that not a single one had veins or any other definite sign of growth :hit. My guess is that they were unfertilized due to my rooster not feeling his best. The...
  15. Quackers3211

    CROOKED DUCK! !?!?!? HELP!!!

    I adopted 8 sick ducks recently and they are starting to improve. The previous owner kept them in a dirt patch with no water. They lost their ability to make normal duck noises but seem to be regaining that. I have one though that is just crooked! It walks around and swims just fine. He also...
  16. Allie❤️Chickens

    Broody hen problems

    One of our bantams has started sitting on our other chickens eggs. She puffs her feathers out and let’s out this horrific sound until we go away. It’s gotten so bad that we have to pick her up and move her off the eggs. We don’t even have a rooster so the eggs can’t be fertile. We know that...
  17. TheBadaWingClub

    New babies

    Sooo.. here is my story, I was gifted/pranked one night at 3am., 2 hens and a rooster with a semi broken, but manageable coop, about 1.5 months ago. I have no idea what chickens do, what they are about, nor did i expect to ever own one. But someone thought it would be funny to leave them on my...
    • TheBadaWingClub
    • Thread
    • age of identification aggressive rooster baby chicks cleaning coops how cold is too cold new chick momma new owner selling chicks seperation what to do
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: New Member Introductions
  18. M

    Coop mate?

    Today was a sad day as one of my two chickens died. They both were 7 months old. The one that died never layed an egg. The one that's alive layed an egg every day since the she started laying and was the dominant chicken. She did not lay an egg today. They were together for seven months. Should...
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