Posts by Queen of the chickens

Hello New Franklin!  I live in Northern MO, but camped in your lovely town a couple of years ago during a KATY Trail adventure.  We have chicks about the same age or a little older than yours.  A couple of them are also...

Thanks for the Advice RedDrgn.  That's kind of what I did with my SL Wyandotte Roo and my GL Polish Roos.  I didn't handle them all that much, but I did hand fed them a lot.  They are very nice, polite gentle men and...

I have learned how to approach a strange dog from the the side to show I'm friendly not threatening and not to run, etc.  Are there ways to interact with roosters to keep them from feeling threatened and attacking me?  One of...

    My Little Soldier Chicks.  These Bearded Golden Laced Polish were hatched on Monday.  They are so sweet.  I think incubating them in a classroom of Toddlers has made them very calm.  They are...

Just an update.  I did leave it and it had improved by the time I had to leave.  I brought it home with me and the four chicks I am keeping. One toe was curling up. I sort of splinted it with a bandaid to hold the position....

Leave them.  Do not open the incubator while chicks are pipping or they will start to dry out and stick because of the reduced humidity.  If you absolutely have to open it, have a warm spray bottle of water ready and spray...

My DH is building A-Frame chicken tractors.  He has built four so far and needs to build about 4 more.  Then we are also going to add another big coop.  Thinking we will just get a metal shed from Home Depot and modify...

I just hatched a clutch of eggs in our incubator.  On chick was zipped half way around it's shell and then stopped.  I guess it got sticky although humidity was at 75% or higher all day.  When we moved all the other...

  Quote: Originally Posted by Queen of the chickens  Hooray for you new little ones!  Our hatch is complete!  We have 26 chicks in a brooder and I chick still in the incubator drying off.  It was...

Oh! I almost forgot, the D'Uccles are usually bearded D'Uccles, so you can look for puffy little cheeks.