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I don't understand why our eggs; chicken, duck, turkey, etc, die the moment the humidity gets to 50-55. Here's a few data to see this situation lol : BATCH A (Silkies) - Set at 37.9°C and 45-55% humidity, all eggs developed well but only half made it past the first week BATCH B (Silkies w/...

I returned to one of my vaulted chicks flipped upside down in the pen earlier, our caretaker believes that she was attacked by our rooster. She's still very much alive and flailing but keeps crouching backwards with her whole body pointing up when she does so which in turn makes her flip upside...

We have a wide farm where we keep non-heritage chickens free-range, they've already established their teams and hierarchies as far as I've observed. I released two imperfect Silkie cockerels into the farm, one of them became a lone chicken eating with the waterfowl. The other one found a flock...

FOLLOWING INFO 1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) - Silkie Mix, 7 weeks old, Used to be the heaviest by a little 2) What is the behavior, exactly. - Loss of appetite, Less activity 3) How long has the bird been exhibiting...

I'm on day 26 with my Turkey egg, incubating it myself because my uncle gave it to me as it's mum didn't want it. I candled it yesterday(day25) without moving it and saw a lot of movement, I let it sit expecting it to pip by today at least internally but it didn't. No peeping too, just an awful...

I was incubating three eggs up until last week in a DIY Styrofoam Incubator, they were turned 7 times a day and kept between 37°C-38°C and 35% humidity. They all made it to lockdown and were very active when I last candled them but somehow after 5 days none of them hatched, I candled without...

Thanks for having me here! :) Here's my short intro: 1. I've been assisting my relatives take care of chickens ever since I was a toddler, so that makes about 12 years. 2. I have a flock of 18 but I don't handle them myself, we have a caretaker since I'm still studying. 3. We have Natives and...