Hi,
I posted the other day about my 4 eggs that were abandoned by their momma and I tried to save by putting them in a homemade incubator because it was all I could do at the time.
Well, the other day I had to assist a chick hatch... she lived for about a day and then passed in her sleep.
Two...
I had 2 broody hens, who after several failed hatches, decided to abandon their eggs. I was able to save 4 eggs and quickly made a homemade incubator to put them in. I had no idea really how far along the eggs were, but I knew this one "big blue" was very close. This all happened about a week...
I have 11 hens that free range. I only have 1 easter egger and I haven't been seeing any colored eggs so I thought maybe she hadn't started to lay yet ..... however today I found that she has made a nest in the yard and has layed 8 eggs in it!! and to make it worse another hen who had been...
I need to rehome 2 of my polish chicks :(
They are approx 7 wks old, and unsexed although I'm inclined to think they are roos
They are very friendly and outgoing with people but very dominant with other chicks..... not a good fit for us
They are free to a good home but you must be able to pick...
I bought 6
new chicks tonight at local feed store with good chick reputation..... when I got them home I noticed 3 were having some issues.....
1) I noticed my polish has bald red spots on the crest.... my other 2 polish of the same age, 4 wks (this new one was from same batch but got the...
Ok, so I know it may be too soon but I am wondering if anyone is able to make an educated guess about the gender of my chicks. They are all approx. 3 weeks old.... 1 bantam blue cochin, 2 bantam polish and 3 silkies
Hi everyone,
I am a new BYC member.... I have 18 amazing chick ranging in age from 2 weeks to 12 weeks
4 rhode island reds, 4 black sex links, 1 easter egger, 1 jersey giant, 1 barred rock, 1 white rock, 3 silkies, 1 bantam cochin, and 2 polish