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  1. FloweringFeathers

    Introduction :)

    Hi everyone, thought I'd make a little introduction post since I just made this account. I've had chickens my whole life, but got more in to them recently during Covid. I have somewhere near 40 right now, but that number will be growing shortly. I have many breeds, standard size, bantam, and the...
  2. macmac955

    Feed lifting ideas? Lol.

    Okay… so I’m experimenting with different things to see if the chicks can spill out the feed. I tried an old brick from my garage. Thoughts?
  3. MandyMusshafen

    DIY chick brooder

    Not sure this is the right category for this but I wanted to share our DIY brooder! The property we own looked like a hippy commune dump ground when we bought it. There was random junk everywhere and a little 2 room A-frame cabin that needs A LOT of TLC so ignore the mess and the graffiti on the...
  4. My girls ❤️

    My girls ❤️

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  5. Aki no niwatori

    Paulie's Parade

    Hello, Figured I'd start a little thread here as I grow my flock. I warn you though this will have ducks too. I will begin by welcoming my newest additions. I just got in some Belefielder, Welsummers, Andalusian, a silver wyandotte and a mystery chick courtesy of the hatchery. In the duck...
  6. _meels_ the chicken mom

    MY CHICKS ARRIVED!!! 15 HOOVERS HATCHERY BABY PULLETS

    OMG! thie morning at about 9:20 i got the call from my local co-op. OMG! ALL PEEFECTLY HEALTHY BABY GIRLSSS. All the right breeds, and all alive! Hoovers hatcher was great! Cutest babies too. I was wxcited to find i got a black turken! I have two adult turkens but both brown. Heres them all...
  7. _meels_ the chicken mom

    Ordered chicks from hoovers hatchery, how do i make sure they they survive ok?

    I ordered 15 chicks from hoovers hatchery and they will be here next week. I own chickens already but i have never ordered them. Ive heard a lot about them dying in shipping. What do i do to help them survive once i get them? I have a homeade brooder, and i am getting medicated chick feed...
  8. Stellasmomma

    What breed did I get?

    HI Friends! I just picked up some new chicks as my flock is getting older. I picked several breeds but three are dark in color I am supposed to have barred rock (love this breed!) Silver laced Sussex (new to me I have speckled Sussex and love them!) and Black Australorps (also new to me) From...
  9. BrittnyChicks

    🥚 Lockdown hatch-along! (+ Chicken eggs!)

    Friday February 14 2023 10:50P.M Hi all! So first beginning of this hatch-along, I'm going to fill you in a bit, about what its about. I have three eggs going into lockdown in two days. Today is almost the end of Day 13. I can see definite movement in two of the eggs and just pitch black on...
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  10. BrittnyChicks

    LOCKDOWN TOMORROW FOR MY 1 EGG - THROW LOCKDOWN INFO AT ME

    Hello all, I hope your evening/morning/afternoon is turning out well. The egg is a coturnix quail egg! I have 1 egg due tomorrow, my plan is keeping humidity around 50-55% (because I have 11 other eggs (NOT DUE TOMORROW) ) and I think when it starts a pip, I'll raise to 60% as max. I will put...
  11. Stellasmomma

    Hoping to tell gender

    HI All, I posted earlier trying to see if anyone had some guesses on gender of these chicks they are silkie mixes so I know that can be hard one of them is 14,5 weeks the other two are 12.5 weeks. I am hoping that if it is thought these are males that I can rehome them while they are still...
  12. Stellasmomma

    Can you tell what Gender they are??

    HI ! I had two broody hens this fall and one of my Barred rocks managed to hoard 3 eggs (long story) she hatched one and then left the other two so my very good always broody silkie took over the nest and hatched the other two. I know who the dad is but not sure who the actual momma is, two of...
  13. gquiltbird

    Incubator Temperature too low - Day 22

    Hey the last two hatches I did in my Brinsea Incubator have hatched early day 19 and 20. I didn't think about the temperature possibly being wrong till it reached day 21 and no pips. Found out the temperature has been sitting about 35.8 Degrees Is there still a chance they will hatch? I'm...
  14. NRHobbyFarm

    NRHobbyfarm Coop

    Good morning from Texas. Just an update on what is hopefully four girls and not cockerels. Too early to tell they are only about 1wk old. TSC was selling them as Lavender Orpington sexlinks time will tell. I love them regardless and if they are boys we will just have a bachelor pad Lol. We have...
  15. DeeMeow

    Black Japanese Bantams

    I am hoping to find something that could help me tell the gender of my black japanese bantam chick. I'm new to the breed and I want to be able to tell what the gender is and I could only think of maybe someone knowing on here. Please and thank you 🙏
  16. L

    Fertilized Eggs?

    Hey everyone, I have one Rhode Island Red hen and two Crévecœurs one of which is a rooster (they are separated from my other hens as of now). My RIR hen just started laying eggs at about 6 months old all of them are the same age btw. My parents have told me we canNOT have anymore chicks (I...
  17. Chicken poppy

    Answer of the day #004 Chick Checklist

    Hello! This is answer of the day #004 Chick Checklist where i do some information topics daily. (Or try to) last post i ended up making errors and getting some information wrong, im not going to be doing major topics because i dont want to upset people or have potential errors. So i’ll stick...
  18. Chicken poppy

    Looking for silkies

    Hey! So im possibly looking for silkies, which im intrested in getting some. at the moment not looking for eggs (got rid of our old incubator) so just young chicks. Im in love with the splash/white but every single color is beautiful and would love to look if anyone has some for sale 🔵I most...
  19. Chicken poppy

    Answer of the day #003 Pasty butt

    Hey! So ive already talked about pasty butt on my profile before but i figured pasty butt is just a really common thing that needs to be treated, so why not talk about it. (awnser of the day is a thing im doing daily to help with whatever i can in overall flock issues! This is #003) Pasty butt...
  20. H

    help!!

    Hi guys I need some help this is my first time hatching fertile eggs and we put 3 eggs under 2 Brudy silkie hens their due dat was yesterday and 2 of one of the hens chicks have hatched and another started to pip, but the other hen we have has not had any eggs started to hatch or pip why?
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