I have 8 new chicks that are now 9 weeks old. I introdused them to my other 4 hens at 5 weeks old. they have been cohabitating in the coop and run for 3 weeks now and the chicks all roost in the nest boxes. I have three and the older hens only use one , the babies have commondered the other two...
I am hoping this is not a desease but, I have RIR's one of my hens comb has black on it. looks like mold or something can anyone help me with a diognosis and cure ?
Thank You
Rick
I have 8 chicks 6 weeks old, moved them out to the coop in there own cage with a heat light @ 5 weeks. all seemed well. took the lamp out last night, one seemed to be very week today. only the one. I went out this morning and she was laying in the corner away from the rest. I picked her up she...
Well We did it!! we have 8 new chicks out of 11 in the bator. 2 we had to help out at the last hour. now a week old. When can we introduse them to the outside and the rest of the flock?
6 hatched out of the 11 .
2 more alive but there shells cracked with all the others bouncing them around the bator. I will leave them in for a few more hours to see what happens. all came out of the fridge.
We resisted the urge to help. This morning 4 of the 6 that pipped hatched. they are so adorable. What to do with the others? The 4 are all over the bator rolling the other eggs everywhere.
All of my first hatch failed. out of 11 , 4 grew to chicks but never hatched. last night I put in 11 more at 100 degrees with water in the botom of the bator. I have a turning schedule for 3 times a day, morning,afternoon , and evning. this is all i need to do , right?
I am sad I have eggs in the bator that are from 3/30 4/2, 4/3.
I candeled one from the 30th 2 day's ago and it looked dead so I opened it and it wasn't. how long do I wait before I end it?
I have been reading and reading this morning. and most shares say we should not open the bator. How am I to turn the eggs myself with out opening bator?
Well the time has come like you all told me, I am building a bigger coop to hold more chickens. This one is going to be 6x8 and about 6 feet high at the rafters. I have taken a look at a lot of coops both here and in the real word and am winging it:) no plans per say just a thought and move on...
Last Year I had this crazy robin at my work that would show up on a branch outside my office at the same time every day and for about an hour, some times more, he would fly at the window and back to the branch. I thought this a little wired and no one at work knew why he did this. well a year...
I have 11 eggs in the incubator. a few 14 days, a few 12 , 11, 10, 9.
candeled all tonight and found the oldest with no air on the ends and black in the center no movement the egg looked full of chicken . the younger ones were spots , the ones in the middle were nickel sized spots with air on...
It is a mirical. I bought 3 male bunnies last summer and this morning I have 6 babby bunnies. I have not payed to much attention to the nest box. I go out every morning to feed,water and pet the bunnies. They come to the door when they here me coming. This morning I noticed a little one...