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I have Few Light sussex chickens, From past month I notice 2% of chicks are brown, I dont have any brown breed in my stock. why this happen?

Hi all! I've been incubating eggs for years now... the last time I let a hen hatch eggs, the chicks were extremely skittish (to the point of being untameable), so I bought an incubator for better handling results. Then a month ago, two of my hens starting sitting in a location I couldn't reach...

Hey all. I had a couple of chicks hatch yesterday, and they won't eat. I've been poking it, and putting a little on my finger and showing to them. They eat a little, then back away and/or run away. How do I teach them how to eat?

I had a couple of chicks hatch yesterday, and they won't eat. I've been poking it, putting it on my finger and showing them it. They eat a little then back up and/or run away. They also will not drink out of the waterer, I have to help them. How do I teach them to eat???

Okay so a chickwas hatching..today but apparently his mom packed the egg so now he's like really small and his eyes arent open he was hatching already so ...do you think he'll live so I don't know please reply

I just purchased 4 silkie chicks from my local tractor supply. They can't be much older than 24-48 hours. (in my opinion) There are so many videos on wing sexing and I'm a bit lost.....lol any help would be appreciated!!!

Hi guys! I am picking up day old chicks on Saturday (18 of them!) so I have a few questions. 1. How do I regulate the temperature with a brooder plate? I don’t want to use lamps as they scare me (fire hazard) 2. I have about a 2 hour drive with them. How can I prepare for them to stay warm...

Hey there! I'm brand new to keeping chickens. I have 10 chicks on their way to me, arriving tomorrow. My husband and I want to start out with them in the garage. We have dogs in the house and would rather not deal with the drama of keeping them out of an area. Our house doesn't really have a...

I am new to posting on BYC but have been using forums for over 4 years. :woot Anyways, I am really trying to find Buff laced Brahma hatching eggs or chicks for sale. They are the most beautiful breed I have seen and would love to raise some. Any help would be appreciated. 😁

As you can see above I'm wondering how long day-old chicks can go without heat. I'm worried they will get too cold when I'm driving home from the feed store. Plus I will want to pick them up and play with them in the future. Is there any certain time frame they can go without sustainable heat?

Hey everyone! We just had our very first hatch four days ago (yah!) from our own chicks..but I'm very curious what they will be.. our roo is a Americauna and we have a variety of hens (these three are the eggs the babies came from) Rhode Island red Australorp ISA brown I guess I'm very curious...

I’m concerned about some baby chicks I bought recently. I bought 5 and only 1 seems to have very little energy. She had pasty poo build up when I got her and cleaned it immediately when I got home. I’m worried she’s sick due to her poo not being able to come out. Anyone knows what is wrong or if...

Hi there, I am looking to start a small chicken flock in my backward and was looking for sources to find chicks in Nebraska. I know some are available and Tractor Supply and there are many online ways of ordering eggs, I was just looking for a local option to support. Do you know of any place...

This thread is for all Speckled Sussex owners (or soon to be). This thread is for questions like is my SS a roo?, what is the quality of my SS?, is my chick a SS?, and anything related to SS. This thread can also be used for posting pictures of your SS and discussing SS.

Picked up my surprise straight run from Ideal today all 13 survived the 2 day trip from Texas to California. I haven't sexed then yet trying to figure out breeds any help is appreciated. I have figured out there are a few different Murans in there. Thanks

Hello! I’m glad to be a part of the chicken raising club but definitely struggling along this far. I think my brooder is too warm, but yet my chickens are all huddled together. They are panting, and definitely to the side of the coop, but they are also huddling and seem to be trying to snuggle...

I just Rescue these two lil muchkin ..with my tootoo teetee BYC helped me growing tootoo teetee and I know all my dearest pals here help me again ..

So I have 5 babies in one flock and no idea what sex they are, all are displaying dominance My polish girl (I think) however has recently started trying to crow. Any help guys?

So a hen I have had a secret stash of eggs so you can probably see how I got caught off gaurd by the new babies. As this is only my second batch of chicks ever hatched by the mom I need some advice because i brought them inside and my mom hates the smell, and it gets to be 30 at night in the...

Hi, Sorry to ask a question straight away but I’ve searched the forum and can’t find anything specifically on this topic. I have a lovely, very maternal Light Sussex who went broody three weeks ago and I snuck 6 Barnvelder eggs under her. She sat on them like a champ but unbeknownst to me...