hi !! so im currently incubating 12 eggs (i just started today) and im a bit concerned with the humidity . so earlier, i did a bit of research and found out that the humidity is supposed to be 50-55%. i thought i was going to avoid the problem of it going over that , because earlier the...
So im incubating chicken eggs and I had an egg pip almost 24 hours ago now and it still has not hatched. Should I be concerned or should I wait? I’m not home and I wont be home until tomorrow mid day but I had my brother who is home, check for me if the chick had hatched yet but it still hasn’t...
I just received an order from Mt. Healthy for 7 chicks. Like usual they included one extra. All chicks arrived safe and sound, and are very healthy and lively.
I believe I have pinpointed the extra chick. In this picture there is an Australorp at the bottom, and a Speckled Sussex on the right...
Hi. I have two babies right now that has hard hatches. Both were stuck for about 48 hours before I helped them out. The small one hatched still attached to the shell. It has dried out significantly so im hopeful it will fall off soon, but it also has curled toes. If it survives, I'll brace the...
I'm looking for a connection for well-bred (not hatchery quality) Cornish Game chickens. Either hatching eggs or chicks. Anyone have a direction to point me in? Please and thank you!
Hey friends!
I’ve begun my hatching for the year, and I wanted to try something just for fun!
What are your favorite/silliest/most interesting “tricks” for early sexing of chicks?
I don’t mean anything tried and true, and I don’t mean once the obvious signs are there, like saddle feathers and...
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I picked up some new chicks from a farm about a month ago, so they are 4-5 weeks old. I feel bad for not putting them on medicated feed. Because I’ve never had a problem before but I have learned my lesson and I feel absolutely TERRIBLE now.
I found bloodly stools in the brooder this...
Edit: put a new video and it doesn’t look promising. Any tips for helping her accept them? She’s done it before and is a crazy broody hen. I’m unsure what’s going on. Will trying to give them back to her tomorrow morning make any difference?
I gave purchased chicks to a broody momma and need...
Hi everyone! We have two broody hens who are trying to hatch eggs. I am in the presses of trying to break them but haven’t yet. We weren’t able to collect eggs for a few days and have ten partially developed eggs now. We don’t have the space for them so I was wondering in anyone in northern...
Wanted to take a poll because I was not sure if 2 of my chicks were boys or girls I have five Rhode Island Red's total.... 3 have long wings and Tail feathers but 2 of my road Island Reds don't have tail feathers and their wings are shorter wanted to take a poll to see if y'all think they're...
Hello my name is Nichole I have 10 chicks I believe that are about 12 days old 5 Rhode Island Reds and 5 Amber links I heard that you can possibly tell by their wings and tail feathers if there boys or girls but Im not really sure .... all 5 Amber links have long tail feathers and long wings so...
Warning: poop picture
I have chicks, they are just under a week old. Currently on unmedicated feed since there are waterfowl also in the brooder. I put them in a box while I was cleaning the brooder and noticed this reddish poop. It looked a little different than the pictures I saw online so I...
Hey everyone,
I've lurked the site A LOT over the last year of having chickens for the first time. Now I have a question that I have not found the answer for yet.
I've got two laying girls (silver phoenix) and just got two chicks (mystic onyx) two weeks ago.
Now one of my girls has gone broody...
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This has been a very heated topic in my experience. Cages or grass? I am in the middle of building a quail tractor for my birds, because that is what I think is the best option. I have had my quail in cages since I have had quail, because I read that they were much healthier. I disagree...
I got these three Ameraucana chicks from tractor supply they are 7 weeks old now and I don’t know if they are potentially true breeds/ what genders
Chicken hawk (black)- has hardly any tail feathers
Owl (second image) (pecks me a lot)
And whitey (runs up and flogs at everyone)
I know the pictures are not good to be able to tell, but if possible, can anyone tell me the breed of these chicks my sister got from TSC? Their yellow with black on their wings. She can't remember what they were.
I have a broody hen. It's her second year going broody so I thought Id get her some baby chicks. I got them, put them under her late last night, removed the eggs and she took the babies.
This morning I went out, shes in the run clucking like she's still broody, but the babies are running around...
I have the last three Silkie Bantam chicks left. All are DNA Sexed cockerels and healthy. Awesome personalities! Hatched on February 6th, 2025 (2 months aka 8 weeks old). All are Frizzles.
Two Lavender aka Self Blue including Showgirl. Both are Pet Quality based on 6 extra toes. But other than...
Hi there! I’m a new chicken mama. A month ago, I bought two silkies, 3 jersey giants and 3 cream legbars. They are all thriving and doing wonderful. I’m jumping on the hatching wagon now as well.
Today, I picked up 12 eggs to begin incubating. Some Serama/bantam mixes and some colored layers as...