Recent content by AshVal09

You’re right. I’m just curious since every silkie mix we get always has the black skin. This time was different so that is what got my gears turning. But either way, she’ll be a beautiful chicken

She’s very cute or at least I hope she’s a hen

Hi guys. I’ve got a mystery in my hands. I have a baby chick that was born a day ago from a very small egg. I got her from a mix of barnyard eggs so I have no idea what she (or he) is. The chick is yellow fluff but I noticed it has five toes. It didn’t have black skin that I saw when it hatch...

I really don’t know. I’ve been trying to research it but it’s like there are zones and you need some number that I have no idea what. There’s a horse ranch not too far from here so maybe?

thank you for the advice. No one in our neighborhood has complained about the chickens and crowing. In fact, two of our closest neighbors told us they love them and we give them fresh eggs each week since our hens produce a lot for us (about 9 eggs each day at best). It’s the fear that someone...

Hi everyone. I have a concern that I need lots of help on. So I have a rooster that is crowing and I tried everything to keep him from doing so since we live in a neighborhood. We did like a collar that supposedly lowers the volume of his crow but I get afraid because last night, there was a...

You’re right as well. I got all my shipped and it’s hard to know how long they have been on the road. I think that’s one of the biggest factor as to why eggs don’t make it. But that doesn’t mean it’s the only one. Lots of variables to consider and hard to control as well. All we can do is make...

You never stop being nervous about hatching chicks. The only thing that changes is that you understand that you can only do so much. For me, I checked the eggs ever so often and if I question one, I leave it for a day or two in case I’m wrong. For hatching, I give the egg at least 20 hours or...

That’s good. I always tell myself that it happens sometimes and it’s out of our control. All we can do is help them as much as we can without hurting them. There’s so many factors involved that might kill the chicks before they hatch. It’s hard to control all the variables. But we hope for...

That’s good to hear. I hope they hatch well. Crossing my fingers with mine

Thank you very much. I’ve hanged their diet so it’s only they natural pellets. I hope it helps

To be honest, it depends on what you’re comfortable with and where you live can have an effect on humidity. I live in California so for me, I’ve kept 60% at 100.4 degrees (average) for incubation and then increase humidity to around 75% with 99.5 degrees. It has been working well so far with...

Okay. I might cut down on the oyster shells a bit and see how they do

But the fruits and salads are added as well