I wasn't sure what thread this would go under, so I went with this one. :) I have heard of people giving their chicks and or chickens toys to keep them busy. What do you give them? I am interested in hearing what people come up with.
It is day 22..and two of my eggs are chirping. Have been since 8 this morning. I know not to open and let out the humidity and everything. I am just wondering how long until they hatch after they started chirping in the egg, and when should I become worried? The eggs have been rolling and...
This is my first Hatch. :) I started with 24 eggs, 2 turned out to be infertile, and 2 never started due to what looked like a bacterial infection inside the egg.. So I have 20 Rode Island reds left :) Now I took them out of the automatic egg turner just now. SO do I still need to turn them by...
I have a friend, who recently hatched some eggs at her boyfriends house. Apparently some of them hatched, and where not walking correctly after...a day or so? So apparently, according to the Bf and his family, there is nothing that can be done, and they kill the babys. I find this to be...
Hello everyone! I am new to chickens, so new, I do not have any yet. I have an old incubator of my husbands from when we where teens,and from when he use to have chickens. It currently contains 24 Rode Island Red eggs that a friend gave me. They are 8 days in, and looking great :) I also have...