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Hi all, I need quick advice about some chicks I have hatching, I have them in a bator and was wondering if I 1 - move the hatched ones to another bator while the rest hatch 2 - leave them where they are 3 - put them straight in the brooder box as they hatch and dry The first one hatched about...

Hi everyone,I need some opinions on what to do, here is the deal I bought 6 cochin eggs (they are very hard to get here so was really excited) only 5 survived the trip through the mail so I put them under my broody hen 20 days ago BUT she started to break the eggs then she decided to quit half...

I need some help quick, I put 5 cochin eggs under a hen on Sunday, I just went into the coop to check on here and saw 1 egg out on the floor covered on yolk so I checked under her and there is only 3 left, 2 of which are also covered in yolk, I am thinking she ate one, would they still be ok...

I have been reading alot about how to deal with bully hens as I am having problems after adding some new ones to my yard but most posts talk about dealing with 1 dominate hen and i am having problems with 2, my isa who is top hen and a SLW how has been moving up the ranks as others have died or...

Hi all, I just went out to turn the coop light on for the girls and noticed my tiny frizzle pullet is wet through, it has rained all day today. I was wondering if I should bring her in and dry her off abit as it it really cold tonight, well cold for my part of the world anyway :) She is not...

Hi everyone, I was wondering for those of you have a mixed flock (different breeds and sizes, including roos) do you keep them in the same pens? I have a small flock of 9 atm, 2 peking bantam hens,1 mutt bantam hen, 2 orpington hens, 3 other standard hens and 1 20wk old Sussex roo, they all run...

Hi all, i would just like some opinions on these eggs and wether they are fertile? i do have a roo but he only free ranges with the laying hens sometimes and i thought he was to young :)

Well it has finally happened, my Cochin Roo has started to crow!!! What I wanted to know is how old are roos usually when they are fertile and start smooshing the girls? I am not supposed to keep roosters but am hoping to keep him long enough to get some chicks from him, can anyone point me in...

I picked theses guys up a week ago as day olds for my broody hen, she wouldn't have a bar of them so I have them in the brooder, question is what do you think the first 3 are? All 6 were supposed to be light Sussex but we have 3 that are definitely not light Sussex, I an thinking the black is an...

Hi everybody, I am really worried about one of my hens, she is seemed to be waddling and holding her tail really low, she seems quite puffy in her belly but I can't feel any hard lumps to suggest an egg, she has laid in at least a week though, can any one help me out?

Hi everyone, i need some opinions on these 2 silkies, do i have 2 boys or 1 of each (i heard 1 or both crowing for the first time this morning but cant seem to catch them in the act) They are 4 months old

Hi everyone I am just wondering what day to expect my eggs to hatch under my broody, i know it is 21 days but i put them under her at 4:30pm on tuesday 10/09. She is a first time broody, quite young at 10ths old but she seemed fairly determined so i thought I would give her a go, i put 7 bantam...

Hi everybody, i have a question about my silkie babies, they are about 6 weeks old now and fast out growing the broody box i have set up for them, here is a pic of it all clean and ready for them to come back in from their afternoon outside At 6 weeks do they still need the heater? and how old...

I have recently bought an ecoglow brooder after reading about them here on BYC. Today I picked up 2 silkie chicks and set up a brooder for them with the ecoglow but I have a few questions 1. Is it safe to have it sitting directly in the wood shavings? 2. The chicks are only a few weeks old and...

I was just wondering what you guys are referring too when you say "scratch"

Just thought i would share my eggs for the day, one of my SWLx laid her first one today, not sure which girl it was but i have an idea, it is the tiny egg on the end (smaller than my banty egg, just 39gms) the second pic is of it next to my isa browns eggs. I also got another double yolker...

Hey everyone, just wanted to say hi and introduce my girls and see if i could get the pics uploaded ok. so here they are Penny the white one Henrietta the crazy bamtam somthing, not sure what as i rescued her and the guy had no idea Caramel the ISA Brown Molly and CC SWL x Barnevelders...

Hi there everyone, i am Vicky from Adelaide Australia. At the moment I have 6 chickens in my backyard, 1 Australorp, 1 rhode island red,1 White leghorn I think they are called, 2 barevelder x wyandotte and a bantam hen of some kind, all except the bantam (I don't know much about her) are less...