Yay i have got 7 Hatchilings!!!!! the 1st one is about 15 hours (if it was born at midnight - it was born thru the night) and the yougnest hatched about 15 - 20 minutes ago!!! im so excited the others are roughly 1 - 4 hours old :) All except for the 7th chick are 3/4 dry! i cant wait to hold...
Hey Everyone! So basically on this thread i am going to be sharing my experience with my chicks that right this very moment are supposed to be hatching! I am so excited plus i wanted to share my story about chicks :) This is kind of also a bit of a school project. Keep checking this thread to...
Its awesome! how long did it take? do you have tilly and Magic? i am going to call my chick tilly for a girl and either magic or blaze if its a boy YAY! btw this really REALLY helps
I haven't heard that u have to. So I. Asking to. also, JUST GOT A NEW CHICK HATCHED WITH 4 MORE PIPPING!!!!!!:lol: :) :D so do we have to put water in?
Hi again lol i just read on the url (it may be useful):https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/416126/how-to-clean-fertile-eggs
"When a hen lays an egg it has a protective bloom. If you wash that egg it takes that protective bloom away and can allow bacteria to enter the egg easier than if it were...
Um im not really sure sorry. I know we didnt clean ours (we forgot) but im not sure as its healthy but im not an expert but i just looked on google and found another few pages ;) if you look at these it might help :) Good luck with the chicks...
Hi. we candle our eggs at night (for a few seconds) because its dark or during the day in a very dark spot. We saw a chick moving in the egg one night (day 16) so that was exciting but we're not by far profesionals lol good luck with your chicks :)
how did the hatch go? How many chicks? sorry i know im a little late replying i havent been on for a while haha. sounds like your roo is pretty good with the hens. My rooster greets me at the gate and flies up, lets me pet him then jumps down so i can let him and the hens and ducks out. He was...
Hi, we have eggs in the incubator and they are on day 14 - we candled them on day 12 and saw veins and dark patches so i was wondering when i should candle them next. I have no idea what breed they are as they got given to us because the last ones gave up and didnt hatch :/ anyway... i also...
I too would like to see pics. We have 3 ducks and 8 chooks and there isnt one piece of grass left in their pen. I am using a kids plastic pool for ducks but so hard to keep it clean. The pen gets quite muddy also. They free range of an afternoon.
be careful with your roo..... um my bantam/aracauna grabs onto the hens and holds until they pull away - i might have to get rid of him anyway though GOOD LUCK with the 40 hatchlings are you using an incubator??? or no? i just love little chicks lol its to cold at the moment and after being...