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  1. B

    House Hen Panting but not hot

    Howdy, Today I noticed my young hen, who sleeps in the house (I am aware this is odd), has been open mouth breathing at times. She is about 4 or 5 months old and from a mixed flock so no idea whay her breed is. I live in Texas so it can get quite hot, the problem is she is panting inside the...
  2. J

    THEY ARE HATCHING

    Two of three eggs have externally pipped and I can see the beaks gulping away at whatever it is they're eating. My question, I'm keeping my humidity up 70%-75% but will the membrane dry out because it's now exposed? Should I do anything to stop it drying out? What is it meant to look like...
  3. C

    Chick screaming

    I have 2 chicks that just hatched a few days ago and one won't stop screaming, they have heat, water, food, I even put a stuffed animal in there so they can cuddle it. Ik people say to just leave them alone and they will stop eventually but I literally can't when he's screaming all day and...
  4. PossiblyPekin

    Accident During Medicating

    Hello everyone, I'm brand new here, but this website has already been a huge help with many things. I recently got a beautiful rooster and have been quarantining him for about a week. Whenever I get new chickens, I always give them probiotics and medicine before introducing them to my flock...
  5. GoldenBlossoms

    Bump or growth on polish chickens head

    I'll post a picture of her later. But I noticed there is a bump or maybe growth on my polish chickens head and I'm super worried. Idk if it's from the hair ties I put in her hair so she could see better or from something else. She is acting normal, she is running around with the other...
  6. C

    Yokohama chick acting weird!!

    Hello! I recently got chicks for my backyard and got two Yokohamas with the ten chicks I got. Sadly one already has passed, I tried every efforts to bring her back to recovery but on day four she was gone. But now I’m left with my last Yokohama who is showing similar symptoms but at the same...
  7. A

    Worried..Newly hatched Silkie Chicks

    First time posting...hope I'm doing this right. I hatched 3 silkies this morning( first hatch at around 330AM, last two hatched at approx. 9 & 9:30AM.) Shipped eggs. They hatched on day 21, as they should, but 1 of my babies pipped sometime early Friday morning and he was the last to hatch @...
  8. EriLynCap

    Newbie with potentially deteriorating chickens

    I apologize in advance for the length and for any future clarification questions. I am terrified of making things worse due to thinking I understand and being wrong. I have 4 chickens and a rooster. When I got them mid July they were this year's hens to my understanding and seemed very healthy...
  9. R

    Please help! We got the wrong chick!

    About two months ago we bought some new baby chicks for pets and from the start I knew we were given the wrong breeds but I didn’t mind because I’d love them no matter what. I’ve just come to realize we were given a Cornish hen, nothing close to what we had wanted and I’m very worried for her...
    • Rolive
    • Thread
    • cornish chick cornish cross cornish cross pet diet help keep chickens cool meatbird over feeding urgent help needed worried
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  10. Eigen

    Lump on chicken's leg

    Hello, my little chicken Coki, a wyandotte has weird lumps on her legs that we thought was bumblefoot, I am asking here to maybe identify what my chicken is going through right now and if we can do something ourselves before going to the vet, (it's pretty far and we're young so we don't have...
  11. -Shade-

    Cheeping egg, no pip. Is the shell to thick?

    I have a Maran egg that is in my incubator right now. We had lost track of the days before lockdown, but today when we checked it, the chick was cheeping inside the egg and we can feel it moving, but it hasn't pipped. We just had a chick die inside the egg, although we are not sure why. The hen...
  12. P

    URGENT female duck prolapse

    Hello, my one-year-old female duck was found prolapsed? this morning two hours ago, no idea when it occurred but most likely not more than a day ago. Since I found her she's been soaking in a bath we've been applying Prep H, removing stuck feathers from the area and just trying to get it as...
  13. luckysamara199

    Please help me I think my hen is sick:(

    Hi thank you for reading this can someone please help me with my chciken she is a red Rhode Island and is 1 year old. I notcied today she started wheezing and stretching her neck. But I don’t understand why because yastedday she was completely fine. Can someone please help me what’s going on...
  14. luckysamara199

    IS IT NORMAL FOR MY CHICKS BUTT TO BE BIG? (Picture)

  15. luckysamara199

    Is it normal for chicks to have green poo??

    hello, thank you for taking the time to answer and read this question. I have 3 polish chicks. They are 2 months old I noticed that their poo was a dark green today. I’m not sure if it’s normal or not and I was wondering if anyone has any advice or tips if this is normal or not? I’ve never seen...
  16. Greystone farm

    Very pale egg

    Hi there! I have 4 Rhode Island Red hens who typically lay brown eggs, but for two days in a row, I’ve gotten one strangely pale egg that is a pinkish white colour. I don’t think this is normal and am worried for my girls... all of the other eggs are normal and fine, and I’ve never had anything...
  17. M

    Intro and help please!

    Hi I'm Heather New mum to a human baby (8 months) and 2 aylesbury ducklings they hatched 5th april. I brought home 3, but We have sadly lost one a few days ago, one is really small and one is huge.. We are now worried about the small duckling as she doesn't appear to be gaining weight. They...
    • Mills83
    • Thread
    • advice aylesbury duckling help poorly small weight gain worried
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  18. Chirpy_Girl

    Black streak, should I be worried?

    One of my girls has a black streak in her beak. It’s not raised or textured, but it has grown in length. She is perfectly happy and it doesn’t seem to bother her at all. Should I be worried?
  19. J

    Newbie Chicken Lady

    Hi! I’m new here. I love farm life. Have always wanted to live on a farm, but settled for a small house with a couple acres. I just got my first two chickens from my bestie who lives on a farm. I’ve been wanting chickens for years but wanted to learn more before I jumped in. Now I have to learn...
  20. P

    Black growth on duck's foot?

    I just became aware that my duck has bumblefoot on his left foot that has progressed farther than I'm embarrassed to admit, but it's being treated properly (I bring it up in case it's related to my question). While making this discovery, I took a look at his right foot as well and it had a...
    • pothospathos
    • Thread
    • bumblefoot ducks feet health question worried
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
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