I live in NKY close to Cincinnati and am hatching some banty chicks. I have some eggs due to hatch at the end of the week.
I do have 2 banty chicks that are about 4 weeks (not fully feathered out yet). They are a white/yellowish color. They're just a mix, nothing purebred. Let me know if...
I have four light brahma chicks all born the same day. One is extremely bigger than the other three. Not quite double the size of the other ones, but definitely a lot larger. Does this mean the large one is definitely a rooster? It also has tons more feathers on its feet compared to the...
We have 5 easter eggers and got our first GREEN egg today. I was so excited because two of them are only laying brown eggs. Can't wait to see what color the other ones lay.
How long after a hen's chicks are "weaned" from mamma before she will start laying eggs again?
Had my first broody hen hatch one chick about 8 weeks ago. I just put mamma back with the rest of the flock. So how long does it normally take before they start laying again?
She's about 1 year, 1 1/2 years. Rest of the flock doesn't sound like her, she's the only one. Just noticed it last night.
Nothing's changed with their coop or around our house.
Is a respiratory infection serious, could she die from it?
anyone know what to do if your hen sounds congested? she's still walking around and eating. doesn't really act like she doesn't feel well. but when I listen to her breathe you can hear like a congestion.
any suggestions?
They're both out of their eggs now!! However, one looks like it still has some of the egg lining stuck to it's vent/butt. Do I leave that alone or do I try to peel it off?
They're both chirping and kind of laying around. I know that's pretty normal for the first day or so, right?
Thanks for suggestions.
I have them kind of in a wire dog crate like you were talking about. So the rest of the flock is seeing them now.
So will the hen kind of let me know when she's ready to kind of "wean" the chick?
I have a banty with only one chick. I have her and the chick separated from the rest of my chickens.
At what point should I separate the hen and chick? Will she do this herself? At what point do I introduce the chick to the rest of the chickens?
First chick hatched from a broody...
Hope you get some babies! We have 2 hatching right now. I took 2 from the nest nobody was sitting on and put them in an incubator. Both are hatching. So excited!!!
Have quail eggs that are due to hatch Tuesday. I hope most of those hatch too.
Good luck.
My banty hen keeps switching between two nests. Any suggestions?
She'll sit in one nest for 2 or 3 days and then I find her in the nest right next to the one she had been sitting in. So I take the eggs and put them back under her. Will they still hatch? Why would she keep switching nests?