My temp is at 99.1 with a humidity of 64%. This is my first hatch and I have another batch going on lockdown Friday so I want to make sure things are right so the next batch goes well.
This is my first hatch and we are now on day 21. Of course I would love it if at least one would hatch today since it is ny daughters birthday lol. My question is do I leave them alone or should I open up the bator and candle agai? I had seventeen go into lockdown. Of those 7 of them I for sure...
I picked these two up at TSC. I saw them and just couldn't resist but I have no clue as to what they are.
The first one is yellow with grey spots on its beak, feet and head, with an all grey back. The second is moslty black with a little yellow on the belly and a black beak and feet.
This is my first time with any sort of flock and I was wondering how long they should be penned up before letting them free range so they no where home is?
Getting my first chinese brown goslings on Friday. We are getting 4 1 month olds. This has been my first year raising any kind of birds and I started with chickens and ducks who are about 2 minths old right now. I would appreciate any advice on how the care of these geese will differ from my...
Ok so due to the cost instead of one big coop we purchased two small ones. My chickens are only 11-14 weeks old and there are 12 of them. At night they all go into the same coop and crowd into the back of it on top of each other. As they continue to grow will they eventually figure out to go...
You have to be careful with a dog crate cuz if it is a metal crate the small chicks can fit through the bars. We just wrapped some cardboard around the crate until they were too big to squeeze through the bars.
When it gets dark I lock mine in their coop, which sounds like the same thing you are doing. I don't even have to chase mine into the coop anymore they go in there o. Their Own and settle down and all I have to do is close the doors.
Thanks for the replies. She is the prettiest bird of the bunch with blue and light tan feathers and she is so timid. Glad to know that it won't inhibit her.
One of my 3 week old Ameraucanas has a bent wing feather mixed in with her other feathers. Is this something I should be concerned about? Will it work itself out?
These are my 3 week old babies. They were advertised as Ameraucanas but we all know that they can really be EE's. This is Bella
This is Beatrice
This is Chipette