I came home tonight and found one of my chickens lethargic. She is almost 3 months and shares a coop with 4 others. She just wants to lay there and tuck her head. I see no signs of obvious injuries except for some feathers missing from her back. But no injuries or redness to the skin. Her crop...
Yeah, they rolled over everywhere but, no real issues. I did open the incubator every few hours, when it was getting crowded. We were to afraid of trampling. I would usually wait to after a hatch when the humidity was high and then remove a few. Everything worked great and the chicks are doing...
I had to change my avatar to get the chicks pic on there. Can anyone tell me, I have 4 eggs left in my incubator that initially I thought weren't going to make it. But after that last surprise. Two of the eggs have pip breaks in them to where I can see the a part of the chick but no movement...
Final Tally. 34 Out Of 39 Hatched And Doing Well In The Brooder. There Are 13 Plymouth Rocks And 21 New Hampshire Reds.
For The Questions Above, My Wife And I Did It As A Lesson And Experience For Our 3 Year old. We Will Only Be Keeping 6-8 Hens. The Rest Will Be Going Back To The Farmer That...
I'm up to 4 and the first to hatch to be running all around the incubator. Should I be worried about trampling? Should I remove the chick to the brooder? It has fluffed.