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  1. Y

    baby chick genetics

    So I have a rooster who is mixed with a silkie and a kikiriki hen. He has 5 toes and feathered feet on both legs because of his silkie side. I recently bred him with a kikiriki hen who has 4 toes, and no feathered feet. I was only able to get one chick out of it but the chick came out with 4...
  2. N

    Do I have the heater plate set too high?

    So, hi! New here, new to chicks and chickens in general. We’ve had our chicks a week today. I think they are doing pretty good. A few of them have had pasty butt which I’ve been keeping cleaned up. My question is, do I have the brooder plate heater up to high? There are 3 height options, but the...
  3. Y

    Silkie color breeding

    So I have a black silkie rooster, a white silkie hen, and a buff silkie hen. I know that when breeding my black rooster with my white hen, the chicks will all come out black because the black is dominant and the white is recessive. But, when breeding my black rooster with my buff hen, what color...
  4. K

    Gendering and Breed Identification

    We had some chicks be left on our door step AND we have a bantam bundle we ordered from Cackle. I need help figuring out their breeds, they’re small so I’m sure it’s still too hard to gender them, but if you can I’ll appreciate it!
  5. K

    Best Chick Feed

    So my chicks will be 2 weeks old tomorrow and it’s time for me to get a new bag of chick food. I have Easter eggers, bantams, and a Partridge Cochin. I used the Dumor chick feed but I think it’s upsetting their stomachs. My Easters have been fine but my bantams and my Cochin have battled pasty...
  6. Mirrium

    Weight data for buff Orpingtons & Pekin Ducks?

    Hey all! I'm just curious, and figured I as well ask. I weigh my chicks and ducklings the the same time daily, so far that's 6 Buff Orpingtons and 4 Pekin ducks (all female). Does anyone else do this or similar? Would this data be of use to anyone? I'd be more than happy to share it if it...
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    • barred rocks black australorps buff orpingtons chicks data development ducklings isa browns pekin ducks rouen ducks
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  7. megjessen

    One Surviving Chick From Hatchery Order

    Hey guys! Looking for any help and suggestions possible. I got my order in this morning from a hatchery. Picked them up at the post office this morning. Out of 13 chicks, there were only four alive. I am now down to just one, who seems to be doing fairly well. No feed stores by me have any...
  8. lillykew

    2 week old Chicks not using heat at night

    Hello All! I have 3 chicks, 2 weeks old, who have been transitioned to a larger brooder box after being in a cardboard box for the first week. I made them a homemade heat plate with a metal cooling rack and an always on heat pad, and while they were in the cardboard box they used it all the...
  9. Ohio Duck

    Adding new chickens after your flock may be carrying a disease? What if the disease is likely present in your soil? (Blackhead)

    Hello, Does anyone have experience bringing in new chickens after dealing with disease in your flock? There's lots of advice for how to avoid bringing sick birds into a healthy flock, but what if your girls are the problem? Over the winter I lost three of my six 4-month old pullets to...
    • Ohio Duck
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    • blackhead blackhead prevention chicks disease flock additions illness immunity
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  10. K

    Help With Garage Brooder - Arizona!

    I live in Arizona and have had chickens before but never as chicks! We have our first flock of chicks and they are currently in the garage because I have cats and small children so I don’t have a truly safe place for them that my kids won’t accidentally let the cats into. It was perfect for them...
  11. peachRN

    From a pack n play to a camping tent

    We have 10 three week old chicks that have been doing just fine in a pack n play brooder, but they're getting so big! I sent my husband an Amazon link to a tent and he said "hold on, I have a 3 person tent in the garage that I've only used once." Say less! I could easily fit several more birds...
  12. BrahmaBaby

    Lonely chick with weak legs?

    Hello, I got chicks yesterday, some from a fleet farm and some got brought home from I believe a runnings. There’s one chick in particular, an Appenzeller Spitzhauben pullet that is acting strange. She cheeps louder than the other 10 chicks combined and constantly, but she doesn’t usually go...
  13. N

    Which is what breed?

    I just got 6 chicks yesterday. I know what each is supposed to be, but I'm not positive which one is which. I got a sapphire gem, lavender orpington, silver laced wyandotte, speckled sussex, barred rock, and cuckoo maran. The speckled sussex is the only one I am fairly definitive on, but I'm...
  14. LoloCluckCluck

    Picking up chicks 40 minutes away… what do I need?

    Hello! First time raising chicks! I pick up my 5 chicks in two weeks (so excited) but I’m realizing - do I need to have a way to give them heat for the ride home? They’re about 40/45 minutes away. Is the car heat enough or should I bring a big cardboard box and something to heat them in there...
  15. J

    My incubator Temperature dropped to 22c HELP!

    Hi, I really need some advice! My chickens eggs are currently on day 13, and I just checked my incubator and saw the temperature is at 22c and 56 humidity. I last checked my eggs 12/16hrs ago and the temperature was at 37.6 and humidity 45. So, my eggs could have been sat in 22c temperature...
  16. Univecal

    Everyone's favourite game -- pullet or cockerel?

    Hi everyone :) I bought these 6 little cuties from a private flock in February. They're approx 8-10 weeks old. They wrre sold to me as Silkies and Polishes, but all of them are Silkie/Silkie x (all have an extra toe, black skin, feathered feet). I think the smooth feathered babies  may be...
  17. LoloCluckCluck

    Can you give chicks herbs?

    Hello! This is my first time raising chicks (they arrive in three weeks!!) and I am in the midst of gathering all of my supplies. While at the store a stranger recommended the herbed bedding to help with smell and give the chicks a treat. However, is that actually sound advice? Can chicks eat...
  18. saving grace

    You CAN Raise Chicks Outside in Cold Weather

    When I first began raising chicks in 2021, I was misinformed that the only way to raise them in safefully winter/spring was to keep them inside for the first 4-6 weeks of their life. I was told that the cold of an outdoor coop, plus any drafts, would be dangerous for young chicks. Boy, is that...
  19. Lemon-Drop

    Chicks in Western WA

    Does anybody know about availability for chicks in the next few weeks in King/Snohomish County, Washington? I'm hoping to add to my flock and help some friends find chicks but it's been difficult this week. I'm assuming the bird flu is having quite the impact and now everyone wants some. After...
  20. L

    Polish going after momma hen

    Hi everyone! Here’s my issue..I need some guidance. I’ve had bantam chickens for about 3 years now. -November 2024 I added a bantam polish to my flock to accompany my other Polish. That polish integrated well with the group -February 2025, my only silkie, who is also top hen, goes broody...
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