Hatching baby chicks can be tricky. You need to make sure that the incubator settings are kept at optimum levels, you need to make sure that you don’t open the incubator too prematurely, and, you need to make sure that you turn the eggs during the incubation process. If you do everything right, and your […]
Shrink Wrapped Chick (What It Is + Why It Happens + What To Do)
Incubating, and then hatching, a chicken egg can be a nerve-wracking experience, mishaps can happen at any stage of the egg incubating or egg hatching process. Unfortunately, you cannot do anything about some of these mishaps. If your bird hatched shrink-wrapped then this article will help you learn more about what happened and why Shrink […]
Baby Chick Swollen Abdomen (1 Reason Why + What To Do)
Baby chicks are very fragile animals, there are a variety of things that can quickly, and easily, kill a baby chick. Not only are baby chick immune systems not fully developed, which can cause them to fall ill to a variety of illnesses, but they are fragile and can be killed with not much force. […]
Baby Chick Not Growing Feathers (3 Reasons Why + What To Do)
Feathers are very important to chickens, feathers act as a protective covering for these birds, without feathers, chickens wouldn’t be protected from the sun, rain, cold, and wouldn’t be protected from injury. It’s clear that without feathers, chickens, and growing chicks, would suffer. This article looks into why your baby chick is not growing feathers. […]
Sticky Chick (What It Is + How To Treat + Prevention)
Incubating, and eventually, hatching chicks can be a nerve-wracking experience. The chances of your chick hatching with no issues are quite high, but there are a variety of things that can cause your birds to not hatch, or, to develop issues while incubating. If you think that you’ve hatched a sticky chick then this article […]
Chick Hatching With A Dry Membrane (1 Reason Why + What To Do)
Watching chicks hatch can be a beautiful yet nerve-wracking experience. This isn’t always a smooth process, watching your baby chicks struggle to hatch can make anyone uncomfortable. This struggle can happen if your chick’s membrane is dry. If the egg has a dry membrane, and you’re wondering why, then this article is for you Chick […]
Chicken Bloated And Lethargic (2 Reasons Why + What To Do)
Chickens are not known to be sedentary animals, these birds are known to be active during the day. They keep themselves busy with activities like foraging and taking dust baths. If you know your bird to be very active, and it suddenly stops being active, you’d understandably be worried. This article explores why this happens. […]
Dead Chick In Incubator (4 Reasons Why + What To Do)
Hatching chicks can be tricky and it doesn’t always go smoothly. The fact of the matter is, sometimes, chicks die while in the incubator. Knowing why chicks die in an incubator can help you keep your next batch of chicks from suffering the same fate. This article looks into why your chicks may have died […]
Lethargic Chicken With A Dirty Vent (1 Reason Why + What To Do)
The health of your chickens should be a top priority. Unfortunately, a variety of illnesses can make your bird sick and a lot of illnesses can kill your bird. If you notice that there is something wrong with your chicken, internally or externally, then you should address it. If your chicken is lethargic and has […]
Vent Gleet Or Egg Bound (6 Major Differences)
There is no shortage of chicken diseases that can affect your bird, but sometimes, some symptoms of diseases overlap, because of this, knowing what disease your bird has can be confusing. If you’re wondering whether your bird has vent gleet or is egg bound this article will help clear that up. Vent gleet or egg […]
