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I have a chick who has continued to keep her stunted size. She is now 11 weeks old and has had three sets of hatch mates go outside already while she remains indoors with the heat lamp. She couldn't even handle the regular warmth of the house when our power went out for a few hours this past...

Has anyone here dealt with Angel Wing/Slipped Wing in a chick before? I had never seen or heard of it before, but one of the chicks that I got from a more local breeder has what I'm assuming is it and I have no clue how to deal with it. Not a cheap chick and he is beautiful already. It doesn't...

Sooo...I am on a local chicken page and someone brought this up with many confirming it as "good practice" from hatch to run...According to these people, they put Styrofoam in their brooders and runs to keep their chickens from pecking each other and feather picking. Now past the claim that the...

For those that don't have grass...How do you keep pens dry when there is constant fog? I have no clue what to do at this point...They're all ok right now, but their tails look horrible and their feet are always muddy...I was told that can cause bumblefoot? I don't know for sure, but I don't know...

I am thoroughly confused. I have nine older girls and only one of them is laying. My Ameraucana girls are 32 weeks old. They do not have mites, lice, worms, or anything like that to my knowledge. They get a good amount of protein, separate from their feed, since it lacks in itself. They have...

I don't understand what's going on. One of the breeds I have was, by nature, off balance, but I currently have three breeds of chicks right now. All but four are the same age, yet every single one is a different size and many of them have swelling on one side of their chests. The photo attached...

First thing I want to ask about in this thread is something I am confused by...I have never heard of an egg tooth NOT falling off in the first few days of life outside the shell, yet with the breed I have here, I had many die before pipping externally because they didn't develop an egg tooth at...

So...The chick is alive and has since absorbed the yolk itself, but I'm curious how many others have had chicks hatch with the yolk not fully absorbed and whether or not they survived? This little one is still in the incubator, which is not fun, because her being alive in there makes the...

Alright...I have done a lot of research on all of the black breeds(breeds that are just black feathered and the various breeds that are black inside and out) and I was excited at the prospect of, down the line, getting the various breeds. I have, currently, Black Ameraucana, Black...

My eggs were due to hatch yesterday, but none had even internally pipped yet, so I candled two just to make sure they were actually alright...Then this happened! From what I've read, it should be fine, because it wasn't an external pip, but that was pretty cool to see! It's now rocking and...

So I know a box is not the best option for a brooder, but I was just curious if anyone else had ever used a large box as one? I currently have 15 chicks(two are about 6 weeks old, the rest are 5 weeks today) and they have most definitely outgrown their brooder. Coop is not fully ready(protected...

Dogs have a natural instinct to eat chickies... Wait a minute... 😏 I know I'm not the only one that has an amazing dog that does great with all animals...Post pictures of your pups with your chickies! Big and small, I want to see 'em all! 💖

I have never incubated before, but am currently about halfway through my first hatch...Some of the eggs that are most definitely alive(Watching them move is so cool) have moisture in the air bubbles...What does that mean? Will they survive hatching if they all make it to hatch day? I'm very...

Well, I can't upload the videos for some reason, but I have found something that worked, at least for me, for candling very dark eggs! I ended up getting an actual candler(since I obviously couldn't see through these with a regular flashlight) and was still having trouble...Even after looking...

I'm noticing that my Black Ameraucana are doing something different to the Black Australorps I had and the Ayam Cemani I have in with them now...I am still relatively new to chickens and individual breeds, but was curious if it was just a breed thing... They are just over two weeks old right...

I have always loved black, especially with just a splash of color, so when I was finally able to start getting my chicks(very recent) I decided to be very picky. I will be starting out with four to five initial pure breeds(all black with their gorgeous shines) and laying different colored...