Is there a place like Meyers or TS in the UK where you can buy hatchlings?
I'm not after any by any means, I just wondered for future chicken math problems 🤣
Hi all! I was wondering if this feed would be okay for quails and chicks? I know it’s a stretch but just curious, I’ve heard some bad stuff about purina medicated feed and I want some advice from more experienced people rather than the internet.
My friend got me the wrong feed and I’d hate for...
I have had a broody hen looking after a number of 1 week old chicks (she hatched them out) and I have noticed a few have lice on them. I have treated the rest of my flock with Ivermectin with great success (and have applied the 1 week Egg withdraweral time frame). I wasn't aware my broody hen...
I have 5 Barred Rock chicks in the brooder right now. They are all about 1.5 weeks old (almost 2). There is 2 of them that don't peck anyone else at all, but the other 3 keep pecking everyone's feathers growing in, specifically on the two that don't peck. Especially one, Chickadee, who also...
Hey! I saw many people do this and thought it would be fun.
My SWGB red range & tuxedo celadons are going into lockdown tonight, and I have some banded blacks and silvers/andalusians that will be hatching soon too.
Here are some pics of the celadon eggies. I’ll follow up weekly, but I’ll take...
Good morning everyone!
I jsut wanted to know, what is your favorite incubator so far? Any incubators you don't like? Tell me your experiences and pros and cons. I will start:
Favorite Incubator: HatchingTime CT60
Pros:
excellent temperature and humidity control
Most accurate temp and humidty...
I'm so excited to say that 3 of my 5 fertilized eggs hatched!
They actually hatched last week on Friday/Saturday, they weren't 18 days like I thought in my previous post because turns out I was looking at a duck candling guide ha, silly mistake!
They all developed properly up until hatch day...
Hi everyone,
I am excited to expand my current flock and am looking to add an Olive Egger or Maran. If you have any chicks available or are considering rehoming one of your feathered friends, I would love to hear from you.
I am located in the Portland Metro area, so please keep that in mind...
Hello, I posted a thread maybe close to a month ago wondering if one of my new Olive Egger chicks was a male. I read about the males having a dog on their head, but I’m not sure the parents lineage so I was informed it cannot be determined if it’s accurate or not. Here are updated pics of my two...
Hello, I have four chicks, who are 3 weeks old on Saturday. Two are Buff Orpingtons, one is a Marsbar and one is a Cream Legbar.
I noticed this morning that there was some bright red blood in their poo- i'm not sure which one as whenever I watch the poo looks fine!
I immediately thought...
It's day 20 of chicks incubating under my big broody Orpington/Brahma cross, she started with 12 but one sadly stopped developing at day 3/4ish. So day 7 comes, candling shows great development, all 11 remaining eggs were showing spider veins and some dark eye spots as expected.
Day 14 comes...
I have two black Australorps and two Ameracaunas I purchased straight run from a backyard breeder. They are 11 weeks old, is anyone able to tell me if they are pullets or roos?
Hello friends! It's the weekend, for most of us at least. What are some things you would like to get done this weekend?
I would like to:
Clean the house
Do laundry
Clear out some brush at the new property
Clean out some incubators
Work on my truck
Hi everyone! I need advice with my update. I have a lone hen whose chicken friend died in early June. She was trying to flock with the kittens, obviously lonely.
I have two chicks that have been brooding in a tank in the same lean to as the hen, so she’s been able to hear and smell them.
They...
As the hatching season comes to an end for most of us, there are some things I like to do to ensure easy startup for next season.
1. Clean ALL the parts and pieces of the incubators.
I used two incubators this Spring. A Hatching Time CT60 and a NutureRight360. I start by completely...
I have two broody chickens, one farther along than another. One is a black chicken that I’m not sure the breed and the other is a silky. The black chicken has been sitting on her for far longer than the silky. I’ve tried the eggs, but I’m not sure if I could really see anything because it was...
As the hatching season comes to an end for most of us, there are some things I like to do to ensure easy startup for next season.
1. Clean ALL the parts and pieces of the incubators.
I used two incubators this Spring. A Hatching Time CT60 and a NutureRight360. I start by completely...
Hey BYC people! I was hoping you all could help me out with something.
So my nice Australorp hen, Elizabeth, has been broody for about 2-3 weeks now. She stays in the box all day and is pulling her belly feathers out too now. Our season is closing in here to it is not possible to let her...