thank you for all your answer, the babies are doing fine and the momma still sit on other eggs
I just feel guilty to the mommy chicken because she sit for 21 days and no babies.
I will let her raise the babies when she hatched her last egg, I saw only 2 eggs left, hope other chicken will net...
I have 2 momma chickens (1 year old buff orp and new hampshire) sit on bunch of egg together, my husband made few nesting box stack together, each box about 24"x24'x24", i called 3 stories nesting box, they are sitting on the 2nd floor, it's about 4 ft from the ground.
anyway last week I saw 3...
I just notice one of my hen ( 1year old buff cochin) walked like a penguin, I don't know what's happen to her but I thought maybe she had egg bound based on read few thread here.
I have not give any oil or check inside the vent, i saw her when almost dark outside, i just put her for awhile in...
Thanks for your suggestion, i gave them baby vitamin Poly vysol and one of the chicken is walking normal now
except one chicken (2 weeks old), looks like she had slipped tendon
Can I put something (such as sponge, band aid) on her leg to fix the leg.
I have 4 buff orp 1 year old, sweet and friendly bird, only one sitting on eggs 4 times in the past 3 months, but she's never finished her job, she quit after 2 weeks and move to other coop and sit again, she mean to other hens who wants to lay eggs where she sit, she scream at me every time I...
This morning I found out 2 of my baby chicks are limping when they walk, they are 6 days old
before they walk normal but last night one baby had problem with her/his right foot then few hour ago I saw another baby had the same problem but with right leg, I've never seen this problem before...
is it possible prolapse situation happen to baby chicks, i had 1 week old baby had something on her butt, I found it yesterday and dont know what to do
I have a week old chicken and had the same problem, it's bleeding and I try clean it but it's hard look like something grow, I didn;t see other baby pick on her/him, I just want to post the question but I saw you had the same problem too
please help, my baby still eating and alert but sleep...
Today I hatched 32 baby chicks from 41 eggs
their daddy are barred rocks and buff orps, their mommy are buff orp, new hampshire, cochin, black australorp, amercauna, barred rock, cornish and game hens
I don;t know what are they going to look like later but noe they are healthy and cute
21 days a go I put 42 eggs on my bator, from 42's only 1 infertile
on the day 18, all 41 eggs have babies inside, i am really surprise, I only candle them 2 times because I was away for 10 days
I almost gave up with the eggs because the temperature was high 3 times (above 104F) I thought I...
hope you have bunch of baby chicks
when i start see them zip the egg, I make a noise 'cheep cheep" and few hours later they popped up.
happy easter, God Bless you