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I was wondering if anyone knows how I could get hold of a hat for my Polish chickens, to stop the other chickens pecking their heads raw. It might sound like a crazy request, but I thought, if there are chicken and duck daipers and saddles then someone must make hats! I just want to protect...

I have made a incubating box as a mad hatch (thanks for the idea, walkswithdogs) to see what i can get from some leftover eggs that won't fit into my brinsea eco. I would otherwise throw these away. I have the brooding ceramic lamp as the heater over a polystyrene box made up of the egg boxes...

I have a variety of different eggs and not enough room in the incubator so I want to be really choosy about picking the best ones to go in to have the best chance of hatching. My last time (first time) hatching was a complete disaster so I am really keen to get it right. All eggs have been...

I have seen loads of amazing pics of coops here, some of which I see have food and water in the coop itself. I don't put any food or water inside the coop. I let my birds out in the morning and lock them in when they go to roost at night. They get food and water outside. For one thing, my...

Ok, it is day 21 and this is the first time I have used an incubator to hatch. I have 4 eggs in there, 2 of which I think are good, and 2 I am still not sure about, but have stuck with just in case they are ok. Egg#1 Jersey Giant - big chick inside but huge air sac that was shaped like a...

This is my first hatch. I have made some rings from paper towels to stop the eggs rolling around and knocking each other in the incubator. I am about to go into lockdown and don't know if i should leave the eggs in the rings or let them free to roll around. Does it help the chick to rotate if...

My eggs are in a brinsea eco and i cannot get the humidity to stabilise. It wants to be around 60% all the time and i can only lower by running it completely dry and it goes down to 40%. They are on day 9 and this is my first time. Is there anything i can do to get it to stay at 50% And will...

I had 4 runner ducks, 3 girls and 1 drake, all adults. I found a new home for my drake and 1 duck. My remaining 2 ducks have reacted very badly which i had underestimated the impact on them. They free range with my chickens. 1 duck seems fine, but the othet at first wandered around totally lost...

Hi folks, I have set some eggs in the incubator and I am a first-time hatcher, having previously left the whole thing to my broody hen I want to monitor the eggs and the temperature and humidity closely and hopefully learn a lot from this hatch so if I do it again, I will get even better at...

Trying with an incubator for the first time. Previously used broody hen. Borrowed equipment from neighbour. Brinsea eco holds 10 chicken eggs. Going to set jersey giant, bantam silver laced wyandotte and buff orpington. Machine has been running for 2 days and temp stabilised. Although that is...

Ok, so here is the problem. I have ordered some hatching eggs: buff orpingtons, jersey giants and wyandottes. I really only want to keep 3 hens out of these and the incubator is small and holds 8, so I will incubate 8 as a selection of these and see what I get. I only keep a small backyard flock...

Hi All, Just thought it might help others who face this situation in the future, if I describe my experience on the forum. It is still an ongoing story so I will try and update it every day until we reach a conclusion, one way or the other. I long suspected my Light Sussex/RIR cross hen...

My duck has what looks like a bumble on his foot. I followed the advice I have found on this forum and cleaned and soaked it, then tried to pick out the scab. Thing is, the scab is not black it is foot-coloured and it is in several bits. It looks and feels just like hard skin. When I picked at...

Would it be OK to add sexually mature and really horny drakes to ducks who are 15 weeks old? Thought I had better check!

Hi Guys, One of my 2 drakes has gone a bit loopy. My ducks are 7.5 months old and have just started laying about 2 weeks ago. They have been mating for a few weeks before that. Quaver (the naughty boy) has started chasing the chickens around and really terrorising them. I thought it was him...

One of my hens is quite poorly and very underweight. She is 3 years old and a RIR/LS cross. She has been unable to fly/jump up to the roost for the past few days and this was what alerted me to her illness as she otherwise looks fine. She has really fluffy feathers so I didn't notice how thin...

Hey Guys, Been bursting to tell everyone, but not had pics so I wanted to wait until I could illustrate my news. Actually, STILL not got pics but just had to post this anyway or I might explode with excitement Two momentous events have occurred this week at Ducky Towers (my house )...

Hi All, As many of you regulars know, I will need to rehome one of my runner drakes soon, so I have posted an ad on the sale pages https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=435142 There aren't many UK BYC'ers so I am hoping that I can reach those that might be willing but may not...

I have a beautiful pet Indian Runner drake who needs to find a new home. He is 6 months old, hand reared and friendly. He has been free ranged and fed on grower pellets, wheat and fresh veg/ greens. Diet supplemented with vitamins and niacin. He does stand a bit more upright than the photo...

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