I hatched 8 silkies a month and a half ago. I was hoping some of them would be good to start breeding with. I'm not planning to show them necessarily, but I don't want to breed serious genetic problems. Anyway, 3 of the chicks have weird beaks. One is an obvious cross beak and the other two are...
So I order 4 polish chicks from McMurray Hatchery about 3 weeks ago and only 1 is completely healthy. I've lost 2😔
I lost these 2👇
White - failure to thrive
Silver laced - runt with deformed toe got trampled. Half the size of other chicks
White crested black has a crossbeak
Buff laced is the...