raising chicks

  1. S

    Pasty Butt

    I have been checking my chicks for pasty butt since I got them April 1st. They have been all good this far but today I noticed two had just a bit of poop stuck to the back downy feathers. Not on the vent or around. I cleaned them both up to prevent it from getting worse but did I really need to...
  2. PippinTheChicken

    * Pippin's advice *

    Lots of people ask me about the things I know a lot about so I've decided ot make a thread where you can ask me questions about any of these things: Broody hens Hatching Helping to hatch Raising chicks Saving weak chicks Sexing silkies Raising chickens (specifically bantams) in general Any...
  3. MaybeMay

    2 week old chicks scared of me still.

    I have 9 Australorp chicks that are about 2 weeks old I got them last week. I don’t think they got any form of human interaction from the guy I bought them off as they are still scared of me. Is there anything I can do to help make them more friendly? I have side access to brooder so I’m not...
  4. Diveks

    Tips on raising a nice roo

    hey everyone so im raising 5 chicks and 3 of them turned out to be cocks, 2 campines started crowing and my one brahma started growing a comb somewhat early. They are now 6-8 weeks. well i am thinking of keeping the brahma as my roo as my two campines keep terrorizing the pullets, while the...
    • Diveks
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    • hens mean rooster nice rooster raising chicks raising roosters rooster
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  5. Firsttimecrazychicklady

    pasty butt

    Hi :) So I have 6 baby chicks who hatched last week. They are doing really well except one little chick had pasty butt which I noticed on Friday and treated with warm water and a paper towel. The pasty butt is back again today so I treated it again today. She is the smallest of the chicks. The...
  6. RainValleyFarm

    Brooder & any raising help appreciated!!!

    Hi guys! I am picking up day old chicks on Saturday (18 of them!) so I have a few questions. 1. How do I regulate the temperature with a brooder plate? I don’t want to use lamps as they scare me (fire hazard) 2. I have about a 2 hour drive with them. How can I prepare for them to stay warm...
  7. SaltyOldDog

    Do I have a rooster?

    I recently purchased six Blue Maran chicks from Tractor Supply. One of the things their associate did tell me was just because they were sexed does not mean a rooster doesn't sneak in once in a while. During my nightly "poopy butt inspection" one chick triggered my what's out of place here...
  8. floral_chickadee

    How long will a bathtub brooder last 6 standard chicks?

    I’ve ordered 6 new chicks (technically one is a bantam), and I’m planning on using my extra bathtub as a brooder. I’m currently buying things and getting everything set up so I don’t have a picture of it but I’ve got a while til they will arrive (they hatch April 12th and will be here soon after...
  9. A

    Help! Chick with slipped tendon

    I have a chick that arrived to me through mail. The hatchery I got her from told me (based off the videos I sent them) that she has a slipped tendon. It took days for them to respond telling me this. I then had a hard time finding resources on how to fix this. By the time I found out a way to...
    • AlexandraF
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    • chick leg injury leg injury in chick raising chicks slipped tendon when to euthanize chick
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  10. Z

    Chicks are pecking at pine shavings when good is right there

    Hey everybody, I have 5 chicks in this brooder. One 2 month old, and four 4 week old chicks. The small ones seem to be eating the pine shavings. I just switched to this feeder from a much smaller one. I did see them peck at the food but then left. Should I be concerned?
  11. G

    Need help with best brooder option for new chicks

    Hello - I had a small flock of laying hens before but never raised chicks. I have 5 coming in a couple of weeks and I’m starting to worry. Having read a lot of posts and advice I’m now very confused as to best method for caring for them. I had thought to put them in my unheated garage (SoCal so...
  12. I

    Chick is having a seizure

    My chick is 13 days old, she's been always fine and way active but today she was kinda standing weirdly, I watched her for a while she fell on her side and starting moving her head frantically and couldn't stand up 😟 any idea what that is ?? It's the first time I have seen a chick doing this and...
  13. ramzroost

    Ramzroost: Another Day in Paradise

    The 2-year-old hen has done well with the 12 new chicks in the coop and run. They scatter when she comes nearby...Unless I'm around. Then they huddle around me. If I sit in the run (Yes. I have a spot to sit) They are all over me! If you didn't already know this about me, I eat the eggs and I...
  14. mandymcg05

    I know I have too many roos, help?

    I have a question for ya'll. This is the first time I'm raising backyard chickens and I have at least 5-8 roos around 6-7 weeks old. Obviously, I can't keep them with my flock, it's not big enough. They are BR and RIR. My question is, should I find them homes NOW or wait until they're bigger? I...
    • mandymcg05
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    • backyard chickens flock building flock control raising chicks roosters and chicks
    • Replies: 43
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  15. B

    Help with hen and chick adoption!!

    Hi, We are are our third round of chickens and decided to let our silkie who has been Brody forever finally have her chicks. To avoid roosters, we got baby chicks. We moved all 3 hens into our garage in a little nice area we made (including the broody one and her eggs) and waited a day. next...
  16. tacCab

    Six Chicks Hatched from our "Feral" Hen - Now What, if Anything? Suggestions, Please.

    Good Morning Backyard Friends! I hope your morning is as Glorious as ours, here, in Central Texas! Good news this morning from our lil' homestead. We have our first hatched baby chicks from one of our rescued hens (Henrietta). She was and continues to be feral. Henrietta's History: Henrietta...
  17. Quailobsessed

    Broody for the forth time in a row. Do I stop her?

    I have a king quail hen who has been broody since July. She went broody on eight eggs and hatched out three chicks in July. One chick was rejected the moment she hatched so we hand raised her. The other two were rejected at two and a half weeks old. One died, the other we found half dead but we...
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    • broody hatching chicks king quail raising chicks
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Quail
  18. C

    Cold weather for pullets

    Hello, So, I got nine baby chicks. They were hatched on Dec. 2. I have a broader set up in my heated garage and they're doing great. My question is about when I can safely move them to the coop. I had chickens for years and then stopped for a few years and now I'm starting again so I do know...
    • ChelsieW
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    • brooder chicks cold cold winter heat pullets raising chicks winter wool hen
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  19. ValerieJ

    Reptile heat light in coop?

    For all the wrong reasons I am raising 4 chicks in the fall. I want to move them out to a coop in a few weeks, but I will need to heat it for them. Has anyone used one of these lights for heating a coop? How did it work out? I'm going to use my smallest coop and don't think I will be able to...
  20. Wonderling

    Helping Broody Hen?

    I've got two broody hens, one went into mama mode once the eggs started to hatch and the other is all about the eggs and doesn't care about the chicks. I have moved Coco (the mama hen) and chicks into a separate section of the coop so they can be together. Gucci the other hen is still on the...
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    • bantam big chicks little hen broody broody help broody hen heat lamp mix breeds mix chicks raising chicks silkie polish cross.
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