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I got 4 new chicks today. Could anyone tell me what breed they may be... Stripes down back Stripes down back Has a solid white butt Has black butt

I am hatching quail for the first time. I know that chickens can take up to 24hrs after the pip to hatch. What is the average for quail?

Out of curiosity, I am trying to decide on a radiator or base board heater. My husband built me a chick nursery. He took part of the barn made a small room and insulated it, so that I would have a safe and temperature control room for them. But I can not decide on which heating element to use...

I have a silke that hatched early this morning. She is pretty freshly hatched. She is still wet. She seems to be okay, but there is a perfectly shaped yolk still in her egg. What now?

I have two hens and a rooster that I am not sure what they are...

We are looking into hatching coturnix quail. And right now, we are in the planning process of building their pen/coop. However, we are trying to figure out the size we are needing. 24 quail would need what size pen/coop? This would be for long term housing.

I loaned one of my incubators to a friend, and she is hatching a barn mix. When I went over to help with putting them into lockdown, I noticed she had the temp at 97. Apparently, this is where she has been keeping it. After candling, we noticed that there is still movement in the eggs, but...

I have a d'uccle that is 2 days past hatch day. So I pipped for him. Found that he is in a lot of very sticky liquid and can't move well. I have a second one that hatched, but no extra liquid and was not sticky. No I didnt open until now to check the other egg. Humidity is at 65-67%. Temp...

I went to collect eggs today and found the below egg (pictured). I put it beside a bill and my hand for size comparison. This was from my Brahma mixes. I have never had them lay an egg this large. I am incubating D'uccles and silkies right now, so my husband wants to put this big boy in...

Today is day 18, moved an egg to the lock down incubator. I candled it yesterday and it had a small air sac. When I candled it before placing in the LD incubator tonight, the whole inside is blacked out. I can not see any air cell now. Did it possibly pip inside early? I keep a record of...

I had a brahma hatch. She lays on her stomach with her legs stretched straight out behind her. When I hold, I make her pull them up and stand on them. She does fine, although a little wobbly, while I am holding her. After I put her pack in the brooder, she will stand on her legs and move...

I have a 6 day old chick. She is a showgirl. She has a curl foot that we made a "bandaid" cast to help correct. However since hatch day, she has been very lethargic. She sleeps 24/7. She just lays in one spot. We are giving her the "sav-a-click" solution and she is having regular bowel...

Hahaha...the sales girl at TSC told me something and I was like..."you got to be kidding". I picked up 3 ducks, my first. Wasn't to worried about breeds, so not sure what I got. However, the sales girl held up the ducks by the skin, between the wings. Said if their feet are paddling its a...

All that is available near me is Dumor Poultry Chick Starter 24%. Is this fine or do I need to supplement? I am working on set up before I get my first ducks.

Moving eggs to lock down incubator, one of the egg rolled and hit the ground. I can see it moving still cause of the huge crack int the shell at the air sac end. What should i do?

I got a few bantams a few days ago from TSC. I was told they were booted bantams by fellow posters on here. One has wings developing differently. I have not seen it before. The one on the right ...her wings a coming in kinda spiked. You can't tell from the pic very well, but they don't...

One of the chicks I got from TSC today, appears weak..stumbles and just lays there. The chicks were due in on Monday, But they were just delivered today (3 days late). I have given her electrolyte water. But I am not sure how much or how often to feed her. Just recently, she tried the...

My brahma hen went broody for the first time. She sat on the weeks for about a week / week and half, then gave up. I have been working some overtime and had my teenager son feeding. And he neglected to say she was camped on a nest. So, not sure on the actual time she started. I moved the...

I have a 7 new showgirl chicks. All doing well. However, I have one that I have to continuously clean its bottom. Her poo builds up on her butt. I had to trim her fluff to get the last build up off. Why does it do this?

Help, Baby silkie was born with a bump (fluid filled) on her neck and a swollen stomach. She is breathing fine and active. The bump on the neck is starting to go down. What is it? What do I Do?