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  1. Crazy Duck Lover

    Raising/Rearing Procedures

    Hey y’all! This is my first time raising ducklings and I need some help. I had 4 ducklings hatch 3 days ago, and 5 more in a separate incubator have pipped today. 2 days ago I moved the four to their brooder. I just want to know.. how do you rear you ducklings/chicks and get them acclimated to...
    • Crazy Duck Lover
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    • brooder chicks day old ducklings first time rearing
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  2. casschumama

    First time outside

    Here is one our EE chicks, Henny Penny. My 3 year old son and 5 year old daughter played with her outside for half an hour before she went back to the brooder. :) Henny Penny is 4 weeks old!
  3. Madamegato

    First Cull! (No pics)

    Hello all! TLDR: I butchered two of my layers tonight who were tormenting my younger girls. They were killed cleanly and easily and are now resting in fridge camp for a couple days before they move to freezer camp and then a stew pot. My first slaughter! The long version! We started keeping...
  4. TrishRodemich

    Hello fellow chicken friends

    My name is Trish, I have wanted chickens for the longest time! My husband and I moved to a rural area in Indiana so I was pretty excited to finally be able to get some! We have three boys, age 10, 3, and 1 and a 9 year old Belgian Malinois. I love and love off coffee, love cooking, and staying...
  5. taylynp

    New to Quail hatching, Any tips?

    Hello! Just recently we hatched 4 out of 6 chicken eggs (one was unfertilized) and my brother was so happy he decided to buy fertilized quail eggs. We have had chickens for 5 years now and recently have started branching out with breeds like bantam, silky, and lavender. We have done our research...
    • taylynp
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    • first time new addition quail advice
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Quail
  6. C

    First time chicken owner-best breed?Brahma?

    Hi there, I'm thinking about adding chickens to the list of animals on our little 40 acre hobby farm next year, in Alberta Canada. I'm doing research before we commit. One of her biggest considerations we have to look at is what breed would be the best for a first time owner in our climate...
  7. C

    Help! First hatch with not the best incubator, could really use the help :)

    Hi! Tomorrow I'm starting my hatch with my 7 egg incubator unfortunately I found out later it isn't the best incubator but I really wanna have a successful hatch. So if you could help out I would be so grateful! 1.) the eggs are pictured standing vertical; should I place them like this or find...
  8. K

    Foraging

    Hello, new here! Please forgive me if I ask a million questions! My ducklings are about a week old (hatched on Monday, arrived to me Thursday AM). I would love to take them into their finally finished pen to forage (under my supervision!), but I am not sure at what age I should begin doing...
    • Kelseycita
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    • chick grit duckling feed first time forage foraging kale new step by step treats
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. C

    Multiple Twins when candle lighting at 10 days!

    Help I’m a first time egg Hatcher. We got our eggs for free from a friend. We are trying to hatch 8 blue Swedish ducks. When I did the candle lighting yesterday I was surprised that I have 6 that are definitely twins! Anyone have this before! I have videos I just don’t know how to share.
  10. montanafarmlife

    New Chicken Owner Here!

    Hello everyone! I'm a brand new chicken owner and proudly raising 6 hens ( 3 barred rock and 3 light brahmas ). I just found this website through a google search and am looking to share my story with other chicken owners and learn about how to best take care of these chickens . Thanks...
    • montanafarmlife
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    • barred rock chickens chicken chickens forever first time first time chicken owner light brahma montana pullets and hens
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: New Member Introductions
  11. montanafarmlife

    First Time | Chicken Hens

    Order chickens online they said. It will be fun they said… So we did. We went to craigslist and ordered six starter pullet hens of two different varieties. Three Light Brahmas and three Barred Rock hens. We got our coop cleared of wasp, and set up an electric fence around the perimeter of the...
  12. S

    Disaster with broody and incubator

    Hey all, this is my first post! I am desperate. Please, please, help me. We got chickens about 18 mos ago, on a whim, bc we are silly. But we really liked it and are trying to learn and do well. We originally had 12. 11 hens, 1 rooster. Last fall we lost our rooster and 4 hens to a predator...
  13. DiscoverwithDave

    First time. Any tips?

    I currently have 3 chickens and 2 Guinea hens. My Red cross chicken has been broody on and off. I should be receiving 6 fertilized eggs this week. I want to put them in the coop for her to hatch. I wanted to make sure that the Guineas and others don't bother her or the chicks so I made a cage...
  14. Coastal Quails

    Quail Piping?

    So today is about 6 hours into day 17 of my first ever incubation for Coturnix quail (and in general!) I’ve been sitting around the incubator all day checking for pips and whistling to see if I could hear any response. Nothing! But just now, as I was refilling the water in the incubator before...
  15. MMS2134

    Duck Won't Start Pipping!!

    Hello! I'm so worried. We have one egg left and it is still moving in the egg but is not pipping. Today at 5:30pm starts day 28. The humidity is staying consistent as well. The air sac is a good size. Help!
    • MMS2134
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    • ducks first time incubated eggs
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: Ducks
  16. Nibarlan

    First time Picking Up Chicks

    We got chicks for the first time at our local general store The breeds are Buff Orpington, Cuckoo Maran, and Ameraucana. I'm about 3/4 done with the coop and have been documenting it as I go. I'll have that fully up in video and text/picture format once I'm finished completely. For now a short...
  17. Pictorhens

    Small Farm Chickens

    Hi, I’m on a small farm with only 5 chickens at the moment, looking to get some more through the coming year and having a variety. Wondering if anyone had any advice on going the extra mile with caring for them, their coop is a large stable with lots of straw ready for the winter. Few different...
  18. Safiya44

    Introduction!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens. I started in August with chicks that were a week old. I grew them out and they're now about 14 weeks old. In September I hatched out some quails and silkies in the incubator. They hatched on about September 23rd...
  19. M

    Help! Chirping inside egg then nothing

    Good morning, This is my first batch of hatching incubated eggs. I've done research and think i have a good idea what to expect. We had a power outage for seven hours the first day of lockdown but it's been a couple days now and they started chirping inside the egg yesterday, wime up this...
  20. M

    Raising baby quail inside for the first time.

    Hello! So I want to start raising quail and I have researched a lot but still have a few questions! Hoping I can get some help here. I know when you get them (I believe they are a week old at the store near me.) they need to be under a red heat lamp for 5-6 weeks until they are fully feathered...
    • MamaBear228
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    • baby quails city first time help quails
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Quail
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