Posts by tjp1014

Thanks everyone for the help.The chick developed tail feathers within the first few weeks (not sure of exactly when).   We will just wait and see what we have

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We have a 10 week old chicken and cannot determine the sex.  We hatched it from an egg we got from a farmer friend who has many different breeds of chickens.  It appears to be a Delaware crossed with something else.  Its...

Should have posted here first, but accidentally posted this on the Incubating and Hatchling as well.We only had two hatch and one did not make it.  The remaining chick is doing great, but needs a companion.   Any local...

Well, we had only two from our first hatch and one did not make it.  The remaining chick is doing great, but needs a companion.   Any local place I found will only sell in increments of 6.   Is there anyone is...

Thank you all for the help!We hatched two buff orpingtons.  We got the eggs from a local farmer and incubated them in a Mini Dome Incubator.   I guess that we are very lucky to have a successful hatch after reading the...

Chicks have hatched!  They are wobbly but do stand for short periods and are quite vocal (but not opening eyes much).   How much do they typically rest in the first day?  Thank you.

HiI have searched the site but could not find a direct answer.   This is our first time hatching and it is day 21.  We have peeping and tapping but no pipping.  The tapping and peeping started around 9AM this morning...