One of my chicks has been laying down all day and doesn't seem to have much energy when it does walk. When the chicks drops it head water pours out of its mouth, but it keeps drinking like it can't get enough. It was 107 here yesterday but its only 96 so far. The crop is huge a swollen with...
Okay I have a 2 day old sticky chick that has a swollen foot. It was fine yesterday and today its foot is swollen and hot none of the other chicks have this. What could it be? I don't see a scab so I don't think it's bumble foot.
** Chick is three days old now, and I've wrapped it's legs but...
Just wondering if anyone knows if the following traits are dominant or recessive:
feathered legs
Bantam size
naked necks
Millie Fleur D'Uccle coloring
Thanks for your help!
So I have a question about shrink wrapping what causes it? I have 3 eggs that didn't hatch and I'm wondering if it is because my DH opened the incubator. The eggs did not have pips in them but when I did the eggtopsy I noticed that one of the chicks had internally pipped. The other two had...
Ok so I have a Mutt that hatched on Sunday and I'm just curious who it's mom was. So far the chick is mostly fuzzy black/grey with 2 reddish streaks by its eyes charcoal colored legs that are going to be feathered. Because of the feathered legs and its tiny stature I have no doubt my Millie...
Okay so Mother's Day 2010 my bird dog killed the mom to these chicks the day they hatched. My husband and I rushed out and scooped up all of the chicks 13 in all, and brought them into our kitchen. I made a makeshift brooder, and hand raised these little ones until they were old enough to be...
Ok so these were products of the wild chickens around my neighborhood. And I haven't been able to get a definite answer...
But I think this is a Turken
Here they are as chicks...
Quick question ... How long will it be until the eggs start to hatch if I can hear the chicks chirping inside?
OKay quick update... the egg is completely open all the way around (see pics on my last post) but the chick hasn't hatched do I need to help?
** removed top, chick passed
Hi there, I'm new to this coop but I've been raising my own chickens for over a year now. Let me tell you a little about me... I'm a mother to 3 very lively children (2 boys and a girl ages 3,2, and 4 months) , 3 horses, 3 goats, 3 dogs and a cat. My backyard chickens came to us Mother's Day...