one week old

So is sparring this early a good indication of being a rooster? They are exactly 8 days old. My one chick tried to spar today with its siblings, full kicks and neck poof. It was ridiculous seeing a ball of fluff karate kicking. Im already calling it a he because hes the most cuddly and bonded to...

Hi everyone, I have a group of 5 one-week old baby chicks and last night my chocolate sexlink (that we are now affectionately calling Twitch) started shaking her head and scratching at her neck/chin area. I have checked for mites and lice and I have examined her face and beak, and there is no...

I have 10 one week old ducklings of different breeds, and I noticed yesterday that my two buff orpingtons have both gotten a bald spot on the tops of their heads. It's a little worse than it looks in the picture. They're the only ones like that, but I'm not sure if that's normal "losing their...

Simple question, or so I thought, but I can't really find a clear answer. I'm possibly just not using the correct terms in my search: How high or low off the floor of the cage should I set the heating plate? I set the plate at an angle so that it is higher in the front and lower in the back. I...

Hi all, I have a baby broiler chick who is just over a week old. i first noticed him out of his brothers because I thought he had hurt his foot. He refused to walk on one side and held it up. I made him a makeshift cast using a cotton q-tip. I separated him and had him in with three other...

At what point can I move my chicks from their brooder to their chicken tractor? They’re a week old right now. Out temperatures are 30s-50s at night and 70-80s in the day. They’re out growing their brooder faster than I had expected.

I have a one and a half week old Easter Egger chick named Mikasa. Now, I know that this is far too young to tell gender. I just wanted to ask if their was a reason she is so bossy towards the other chicks, even though she is actually the smallest. She also stands very tall and acts different...

Hello Everyone, I was wondering if anyone could tell me what breed you think she is. When i bought her, they told me she was a White Leghorn. I'm not thinking she is. Pics are 1 week old, 3 weeks old, and 6 weeks old. Thank you, Jannene

Hello, I am new to raising chickens. I have two chicks. I read I could possibly sex them by looking at their wings over the first week. Based off the information I have seen it seems this may be a rooster. If anyone has any insight I would appreciate it. The chick's mom is a Black Ameraucana and...

I have 3 one week old baby chicks and I noticed when they eat their starter crumbles, they sneeze. Usually they don't like to eat the large pieces so I break them a little or wet the feed just to make it easier for them. Cause if they are large dry pieces they don't eat it as much. I have VetRx...

Hi everyone, my grandma has a flock of about 8 guinea hens. One of the females had about 15 chicks this year and every year the others of the flock just kill them all off. Well I couldn't watch that happen this year. I went and picked 11 of them up ( they are about a week old now ) and put them...