What to do when you have a lone chick?
Had a mama hen with 2 chicks. Something broke in last night (still not sure what, strange situation) and killed hen and 1 chick.
2nd chick escaped, lucky booger, and got in my other broody pen right next door. (And yet the predator didn't...go figure)...
Today is day 18 (counting up to 21).
Just now I opened up the incubators, removed the eggs (gently), removed the egg turners, and started putting the eggs back in.
So, one egg starts rolling across the counter. I snare it and put it back. And it went "CHIRP". And then it rolled again. And I...
Hi all,
I have been seeing some low hatch rates and would be very grateful for advice from you experienced hatchers. :)
Here are some details, and possible factors I can think of. But I'm sure there are more.
Currently using a Brinsea Mini II Advance. Temp set to 99.5, auto turner set for...
Question on crested genetics:
My rooster is Silver Laced Polish. My (non-crested) hens are Buff Orpington, Easter Egger, Australorp, Golden Laced Wyandotte, Jersey Giant, & mixes thereof.
My broody hen just hatched a clutch, and more are pipping in the incubator. I am very curious how genetics...
Hey all!
I have 7 eggs in a Brinsea Mini II Advance. Put them in lockdown on Monday the 30th. I realized THIS MORNING (hatch day) that I am an idiot and forgot to remove the egg turning disc at lockdown. :(
I did shut the auto turner off, so they are not being turned. But the disc is still in...
This chick is a Mille Fleur Leghorn, hatched Saturday the 23rd. Yesterday I noticed it holding one leg up in a funny way, and it won't walk on it. It's struggling to get around. But I can't find any marks on the leg or foot.
It's the left leg, toward the camera.
Anyone have any clues...
This is my second hatch with my Hovabator 1588. The first time, they started pipping and hatching on day 19. (10 out of 12 eggs hatched.) So this time I lowered the temperature. It has been between 99 and 100 degrees throughout. 99.5 is the goal, correct?
Put the eggs in lockdown on Wednesday...
I hope this question is in the correct section.
My hens hid a ninja nest in the weeds a couple days ago, and I just found it. Yesterday we had a pretty big rainstorm. The eggs aren't floating in water, they're fluffed up on grass. But are they hatchable after being rained on (and stored in...
We just hatched barnyard mix eggs (to learn how before we get into expensive eggs). The rooster is a Barred Rock, and the hens are Barred Rocks and Buff Orpingtons. We have some of both kinds' eggs in this batch, but I didn't keep track of who hatched from which egg.
What would a Rock male x...
This is our first hatch. We have a Hovabator 1588. Here's the timeline:
March 8 - set 12 eggs (evening)
March 26 - lockdown
March 27 (day 19) - first chick pipped in the evening
March 28 (day 20) - first chick was hatched when we woke up; second chick pipped during the previous night and...
We just had our first chick hatch out of a dozen barnyard mix incubator eggs. So far there is one more pipped egg. I'm crossing my fingers for it to hatch, but if it doesn't, what do I do with only one chick? Can it be brooded successfully?
Our feed store doesn't get chicks for at least...
If you have a Barred Rock rooster and Buff Orpington hen, what would the chicks look like when they hatch? What might they look like when they grow up?
I hope this is in the correct forum. I would like to mark my lookalike hens so I can tell apart the ones that started laying first. I read a great many pages here about using zip ties, but my number one question I didn't find an answer to.
My chickens run around all day on 10 acres, with...
All my chickens appeared perfectly healthy yesterday, then I found one of my 4-month-old Barred Rock pullets dead inside the chicken house this morning when she didn't come out with the others.
My husband said it looked like she had a little bit of blood on her backside. Other than that she...
I got 3 roosters from my neighbor, who has a big flock of mixed ages and breeds. They are freakishly wild so they'll probably go in the freezer.
Obviously mutts can look like anything. I just wondered if any of you experienced people out there recognized anything on breed? Just curious. They...
I was just curious what happens if breeds with different egg colors get crossed. For example, a Leghorn (white eggs) and an Orpington (brown eggs). What color eggs would the offspring lay?
Does the combination of parents make a difference? I.e., white egg rooster over brown egg hen, versus...
I have a group of 7 Barred Rocks given me by a neighbor who had too many. She said she couldn't tell if the littlest one was a pullet or cockerel. I don't know how to tell either. Hoping some experienced people will chime in.
This one is significantly smaller than the rest. Is it maybe a...
I hope this is in the correct category...
So I have this Cochin or Cochin mix rooster, 4 or 5 months old, who was given to me last week. He has been rehomed 3 times and nobody liked him. He was aggressive when he got here. He has pecked our shoes and tried to flog a couple times. After a...
We were given a rooster today by a guy we know. The guy said he is a Cochin. I hadn't ever seen a Cochin with his coloring, but he sure is pretty. I looked at a bunch of pictures online and the one he looks closest to is a Silver Penciled Cochin.
Anybody recognize his type? Also, is there a...