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Thanks all for your help! After these last photos I continued to ‘zip’ for her, leaving the membrane intact and just removing the egg, I did about 3/4 and put her back in the incubator at 1am, so slowly removing the egg for her over 2 hours, she was still trying really hard to get out so I put...

Not sure if these blood vessels look a big too big to be ready? It’s been a solid 30 hours now, would they have been absorbed by now?

Now well past 24 hours, still not moved at all so I’ve started to help by removing the shell with the membrane kept in tack. Baby is still chirping loudly but I’m very nervous to harm any blood vessels, what are your thoughts on this photo?

Hello! I need some advice, this little bantam Orpington chick started hatching about 24hours ago, maybe 20 hours ago from when I noticed the initial Pip. It’s not gotten far but I can hear it in there chirping. Should I help! I’ve helped in other batches and I really don’t want to open this...

update: We had our vet appointment, no respiratory infection, apparently the discharge is due to the lump pushing on her sinus. They think she’s hit it/been pecked and it’s developed from there. They drained it, gave her anti inflammatory medication and an antibiotic

Yesterday afternoon her eye started to open again so I thought we were on the mend, but this morning is closed and the swelling is getting worse, it’s now a soft/squishy lump all along the right half of her face. She looks like she’s got some discharge from her nostril too, it’s clear. She has...

I had a look, no pus in her beak. It’s been about a month & a half since I got her

Thanks for your reply, no, none of my other girls have ever had anything like this & I’ve had them from eggs. I’ll take her to the vet and ask about some antibiotics but she’s not showing any other signs of illness, and her other eye is completely clear.

I’ve had her for about 1.5-2 months and she’s only started with this lump in the last 2 days, I’ll take a photo of inside her beak & post it

Hello, I recently purchased a bantam Orpington hen, she’s been with me about 1.5 months. None of my other chickens are displaying any sign of something similar. It started with a lump kind of between her eye and jaw, and she isn’t exhibiting any respiratory symptoms. A day later & it’s now...

Thanks, I will look into the electrifier. I hadn’t even considered that.

Thank you!

That’s the issue. This neighbour doesn’t seem to care that there are rats in his shed. He only cares when they die & he’s got to remove the bodies, and then finds out they’ve eaten his camping gear - although he won’t do anything to reduce them. My partner is worried about the rats in general...

Hi all, I’m after some opinions because I might be biased and I’d like to know if I’m being ridiculous. Long story short, we live in suburbia, we have 8-10 small bantams that we’ve made a run for but mostly free range. The coop is secure (mostly) and the feed is locked up at night, and the...