Raising Baby Chicks - Notable Topic Index - Please Review

[Handmadens]

We have pretty much determined that one of our chickens is a rooster. My first instinct was to find him another home but my 13 year old son wants to try and get some baby chicks. We have only had chickens for a year so having a rooster is very foreign to me. Should I keep the rooster seperated with only 1 or 2 hens?

Thanks
Diane

 

[Robo]

Don't keep it separated the hens should be fine.

 

[Debbielucia]

twinmom+1VT :

Is there a chick checklist? A list of all the things one needs/should have before chick arrive? That would be really helpful for first-timers like me.

Hi Im new too my question is what age do you my chicks need vaccines , they are five wks old ive had them for nearly two weeks now , hope im posting this in right place

thank you
Debbie​

 

[Debbielucia]

Hi IM new to chicks I have 3 silkie chicks 5wk old ive had them for 2wks , when do i get them vaccinated ?

Debbie

 

[Bobby Joe]

thank you so much i was looking for this exact info before i posted to ask the same question
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[alabamamott]

Hi now to forum. Hope it will help me along the way with my chics, hens, etc. I have a question or two.

Is it normal for my incubator to smell and my eggs apear to be leaking air. Is this normal?

 

[tmoore8595]

It is not normal for your incubator to have a bad odor, and I don't know what you mean when you say your eggs are leaking air. How long have they been in the incubator?

 

[alabamamott]

They were getting bubbles on the out side like when you put water on a tire to find a hole. I also spoke to my grandmother this morning and found out that they were no supose to have an oder so I chunked the whole batch.

Will try again in a couple of weeks . If one of my hens wanted to sit I wouldnt even try to incubate.

 

[tmoore8595]

Sorry about your bad luck but I think you did the right thing. Better luck next time.

Don"t give up. PM if I can help.

 

[bluere11e]

Ooh, I agree.. If they have been in there a long time and have had the smallest crack.. bacteria get in and in the warm, humid environment you'll have stinky egg.. throw them away.. using a 5 parts bleach, 20 parts water mix.. soak the inside. If it's a styrofaom one.. put it outside in the sun to dry the heat will help as well as the sun will bleach some of the stains as well.. You have to disinfect the incubator too because the next eggs you set might do the same thing.. or even worse, when the babies hatch, they'll be infected with the nasty bacteria.. \\Good luck on your next batch.. It's not easy, waiting.. but eventually, You'll get a good hatch!