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Good morning! I usually hatch chicks in the spring, either in incubators or with a broody, but this year I am trying to hatch duck eggs for the first time. We had ducks when I was a child, so I have some memories of caring for them, but have never hatched any before. I received 15 Mallard eggs...

Lemondrop the Orpington has been the most dedicated broody imaginable, not leaving the nest box at all. I've hand fed her the last three weeks. Today is Day 20, and I went to check on her and discovered a chick just hatching. Lemondrop discovered it, too and instantly began to attack it...

By this age, one should be able to tell! I am pretty sure I have three pullets (Svart Hona, Sebright and one Appenzeller), and from the red wattles, I suspect the other Appenzeller is a cockerel... but (he) shows no cockerel behaviour. Just acts like the other youngsters. Thoughts? I also...

Hello! This chick hatched 7 1/2 weeks ago from a shipped egg. It was supposed to be a Lemon Cuckoo, but it looks white to me. The breeder says that perhaps the line has a white recessive gene that shows up. Thanks! -Cerise

Hello! When my 2 week old Sebright suddenly had a big reddish comb and wattles, I posted pics and the general response was that this was possibly a cockerel developing early. However, it seemed very sudden and abnormally early. At three weeks old, the red comb and wattles have receded and...

Hi, friends! I had hatching eggs shipped from a Olandsk Dwarf roo over Cream Legbar hen pairing. Only one hatched. Here's the chick at two weeks. It should have been sexable at birth by a cream spot on the head, I believe, but the chick hatched with all cream down, so that didn't work. Now...

I have eight chicks that are two weeks old, and one of them has developed what looks like pink-red wattles, and also has a reddening comb. This is a little Sebright. I've never had a chick develop distinct wattles so early, so I was worried that this might be some kind of problem or swelling...

After many years of turning eggs, I finally bought an autoturning incubator with overwhelmingly positive reviews. However, after the first night I checked the eggs and found that two had jammed into each other. One had a big hole caved in it, and the other had the shell chipped but the membrane...

Hi, friends! Anyone is welcome to join this little hatch-a-long for chicks due in mid May. I find I can get a bit overwhelmed by the really busy hatch-a-long threads, so this one is bound to be a bit smaller and maybe easier to manage because of the narrower time frame. Right now, I have just...

Hello, BYC friends! I've done well with incubating shipped eggs, and have a half-dozen in the incubator now (Cuckoo Lemon Orps, Jubilee Orp and Crested Cream Legbars). However, I noticed that my Sebright has been broody over a clutch of (infertile) eggs, mostly LF from her flockmates. She's...

These babies are just five days old, but I have heard some BYCers say that can spot a frizzle this early. I hatched them from shipped eggs that came from an Easter Egger pen that has a couple of frizzle roos in it. I have notice that the wing feathers on these chicks look different. -Stormfly...

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Hi! I was sent to this thread by a hatch-a-long buddy, because one of my Easter Eggers that hatched today has giant feet. Ordinary chick is on the left. Chick with huge feet is on the right. Both EEs. Since EE is not a 'breed,' I'm guessing there is wide variation in characteristics and...

My handsome Silkie cockerel, Captain Jack Sparrow, just let out a lovely crow this morning. I need to find him a new home, and would be happy to place him with his 'girlfriend,' a splash pullet. If you can come to Salem, Oregon to get them today, they are yours for any small trade you care to...

Hi! I hatched 3 Dark Brahmas in late January from shipped eggs. One chick was smaller and slower to feather. MY BYC friends have confirmed they are all pullets. At 8 weeks old, that smaller chick still looks very different from her sisters. At the top of the pic are the larger...

I know. This sounds like a tabloid article, and perhaps it is. However, there has been some discussion over whether lowering temps during incubation merely causes temp-sensitive roos to not develop, resulting in a higher percentage of hens in the hatch... or whether somehow the embryos that...

These little cuties were born yesterday! I got them to keep my sole peachick company. I hadn't ever thought I would have beautiful French Black Copper Marans, but they were the only two chicks for sale in town last night, and they are so sweet. Now, I don't know what I'll actually end up with...

Hello, peafowl folks! This very sweet, strong and healthy peachick hatched yesterday from a shipped egg. No one hatched with it, and it's not looking good at this point for any little buddies. This chick peeps and fusses when it is alone in the room, just loves being held. S/he needs company...

I am so thankful that I have one perfect, fluffy chick. She is in the brooder now, and very strong and healthy. I had to quickly take her out because she was not drying off in the incubator after 12 hours. I was running high humidity and it remained stable when I took her out. However, it is...

I am closing in on 24 hours since I first heard sweet peeping sounds from this peafowl egg. I was relieved to see that little crack in the shell this morning, right where I marked the edge of the air cell on lockdown... but nothing has happened since then. I am worried that the tiny pip maybe...