raising chicks

  1. A

    Chicks & Red Poop: should I be concerned??

    Hello BYC. So i have been raising 15 chicks for 2-3 weeks. I bought them from MyPetChicken.com and they have all been doing splendidly, with no deaths so far. I've been keeping them in a kennel/cage (perfectly sanitized new) with towels (changed every few days) pellets, medicated chick feed a...
  2. ChitownChick

    The Ultimate Brooder Design! BUILT-IN DUST FILTER

    I posted this in the coop design forum, but realized it may be more useful here. My husband and I are designers and fabricators, so we decided to take our brooder to the next level this year. It came out really well so I thought I'd share with you guys! We keep the chicks in a spare bedroom...
  3. ChitownChick

    The Ultimate Brooder Design! BUILT-IN DUST FILTER

    My husband and I are designers and fabricators, so we decided to take our brooder to the next level this year. It came out really well so I thought I'd share with you guys! We keep the chicks in a spare bedroom that I use as a dressing room/big closet. Last year I realized that the chicks...
  4. S

    First Time Ordering!

    So this is my first time ordering chicks. They will be shipping out the first week of June. It says that the shipping will take 5-8 days and I feel like that is just too long... I am ordering from Murray McMurray and I am in Florida. Are there any Floridians that have ordered from them...
  5. C

    Helping them get to know me - scent??

    I recently got some pullets (exciting right??) and unfortunately I feel like I’m missing out on them so much already To clarify, I got them on the 24th and the day I got them, I held them nonstop in their box which made them seem to love me But my schedule with work is having me work all through...
  6. jessjackjoey

    Building a Brooder out of a kids Wagon.

    Has anyone built a border out of a kids wagon?
  7. Raising Chicks -- All You Need To Know

    Raising Chicks -- All You Need To Know

    It's spring and chicken lovers everywhere are getting ready to raise new chicks, whether they're bought from stores or raised by a broody hen. It's a very wonderful, fun thing, and I'm getting "chicken fever" (as I call it) since soon I'll be getting a new flock of chicks. Whether you're new or...
  8. Allie Grace Sanders

    Babies coming in 19 days!!! What else can I do to prepare for them?

    Super nervous! I plan on keeping 18 chicks in the brooder. I also plan on giving the fermented non-GMO chick starter (to promote feather growth). Also, maybe (if they seem weak) giving Justin Rhodes' recipe for "Magic Water". I want to raise them really naturally, so I don't want to use Gro-gel...
  9. heartsandwings

    Could this be coccidiosis?

    I have 6 chicks (Plymouth rocks and wyandottes) and I found this poop on their heat mat this morning. This is my third brood, and I have never had an issue with coccidiosis in any of my adult chickens, or chicks before... So I don't really know what I am doing... I have begun adding coccidiostat...
  10. Natanya

    Silkie not laying yet, can I convince her to brood?

    I've ordered 3 one-day-old chickens that will be ready to be picked up February 24th, a silkie pullet named Marshmallow, and a couple golf balls. Marshmallow is currently 5mo 3wks old, will be exactly 6mo old when I give her the golf balls, and will be 6mo 3wks old when the babies arrive. She's...
  11. S

    Reptile Heating Pad

    I lost all my chicks and hens in a fire caused by a heat lamp several months ago. I'm about ready to start again but am wanting the safest heat source for chicks. Has anyone tried a reptile heating pad? I've seen some that say they warm up to 85 or 125 degrees Fahrenheit so logically I think it...
  12. Raising Chicks, Step by Step

    Raising Chicks, Step by Step

    Everything you Need to Know, Step by Step | TBN Ranch Research, Plan, and Prepare Raising chicks can be easy if you just do your homework before you buy. Knowing when to plan for your chick's arrival is also something to take into consideration. Of course it makes good sense to have your coop...
  13. DaviJones

    Chick Age Estimation

    I have been brooding some chicks for about a week and a half now and one chick is quite a bit bigger than the others and much more feathered. I think she's older and if anyone has an idea of age range or anything I would love to know! She isn't turning roo is she, I don't think she is but I...
  14. alohamade

    No Heat Lamp Brooder

    Hi Everyone! I recently picked up a flock of 10 silkies about a week ago, and 3 of them are adorable little two week old chicks. I've never had experience raising chicks (and it's definitely not my last!). I wanted to go with a different route on the brooder set up. I decided on raising these...
  15. Dylan Lindsey

    Weird Water behavior 2 1/2 week old chicks

    I have 4 Golden Buff chicks and they have been doing very well up until recently. All their environmental have been perfect, but the last two days, they seem hell bent on removing their water from the waterer is-self. Ill come in to check on them, and a few of them seem to be wet and their water...
  16. Audrey Watson

    My firstborn baby chick cannot walk, however my secondborn can. Is there a problem?

    My firstborn baby chick cannot walk, however my secondborn can. Is there a problem? The firstborn is noticably larger than the secondborn, and the firstborn is only a few hours old, the secondborn even less. Is there a problem or is this normal? Help!
  17. hannahsflock

    Introducing my flock

    This thread is going to be dedicated to photos of my flocks of chickens, as well as updates as I incubate and raise chicks, and try out new breeds. I will start off with the story of my journey up to this point - The very beginning - 2009 We moved to a small farm in December 2009, and...
  18. blmack

    Chick disappears overnight

    My hen hatched only one chick about 5 days ago. Everything has been fine until this morning. the chick is gone. The mama is hanging around in the hen house looking for it. When I closed them up last night all was well. This same hen also had two of the fertilized eggs that I put under her...
  19. Gracie123

    Chicks been attacked

    We recently put some eggs under our broody hen and sadly only one of them hatched. She spent the first seven days keeping it in the coop (an old shed that we converted, but a large area to run around etc... with food and water) and then the last three days she has been taking it out to forage in...
  20. jennajolynne

    Raising a rabbit in with chickens?

    Does anyone have any experience raising a rabbit in with their chickens? I have read a few articles where people have done this. They have had the rabbit have its own hutch to sleep in at night and the hen house for the chickens and they all share a run. Does anyone on here have any experience...
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