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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 […]

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 […]

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.  […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Chickens can get diseases quite easily, these birds can become ill if they aren’t eating well, if their environment is not ideal, and if they are under stress. If your chicken is swollen under its vent this may be why: Chicken swollen below vent: The vent is what your chicken’s waste products come out of, […]

Chickens can’t talk and tell us when something is wrong, but we humans can tell when something is wrong with our birds by looking at their behavior and appearance. A change in your bird is a sign that there is something going on with your bird. If your chicken has a swollen vent this article […]

Chickens cannot communicate with humans to tell us what they’re thinking or how they’re feeling, but we can determine what’s happening with the bird through their actions and their appearance. If your bird’s appearance starts to change, if it develops black scabs on its comb, then you’d be right to worry  Black scabs on chicken […]

Apart from an increase in size and feather color, chickens will more or less look the same as they age. The slightest change in the behavior or appearance of your chicken can be a sign that something has changed in your bird. If your bird suddenly develops sores on its comb you’d be right to […]