Search results for query: *

Sher - hope the hatch went well. For future reference, there are a few discussions out there on when to help chicks out of the egg. You might do some searches to see if you can find them. If not, PM me and I'll see if I can find them. As I recall, some folks never help, others do after x...

Most folks only give the tiny chicks small amounts of treats and usually only oatmeal and yogurt and scrambled eggs and often only after a week or so. When they get bigger, you can add more scraps in, but the balanced diet issue is a concern. Protein needs added for sure if you give lots of...

Welcome. So sorry to hear about the ones that didn't make it out of their shells. One thing to do is put marbles or small rocks in the waterer so if it falls asleep there it doesn't drown. The rest of your issues - incubation not hatching well, gooey eye and weak chick are outside my...

The most certain way I know of is to wait until the cockerels start crowing. You can also take pictures and post them on the what breed or gender is this section (https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewforum.php?id=15). You might get some input there. The other thing to do is to some...

Quote: Welcome! Yes, egg production by the broody hen stops until after she stops being broody and her body gets back to normal. Have you seen the "how to break a broody" thread?

Hurray for finding a good answer! Most folks on the forum pick up the babies often to socialize them with humans. Some say not to for the 1st 3 days...well, I only saw that once. You are doing great! The are cute too. Just a heads up, they grow fast, so you will need a bigger box very soon...

From what I have read, and it makes sense to me, watching their behavior is a really good way to judge if the temp is too hot or too cold. You want them between the hot spot under the light and the far corner of the box. That way you know if they get cold they can move in closer to the light...

Cadde - I have only put little chicks with an existing flock when they had a Momma hen. It has worked well so far. I don't have a rooster though. You might do a search to look for other threads too. This forum is getting so big I think some threads get missed.

I see quite a few of you newbies posting here. Welcome aboard! It doesn't look like this thread has the experienced folks replying to it, so you may want to post a new thread with your questions. Someone asked about a check-list... you might try raising chicks 101 as a starting point.