Hey everyone, my brother obtained 8 bc marans. We both have been trying to hatch his eggs. I have quite a bit of experience with high hatch rates, but I'm stumped. The chicks develop a bit or completely develop, but don't hatch. The membrane is rather thick, and I wonder if that could be the...
Well, I got my new babies today!!! Chicks4my family hooked me up with foley/foley and sterling blr wyandottes. I also got double lace barnvelders. Brooder finally up and running again!!!!
Hey everyone, I have been feeling like an old pro lately when it comes to hatching chicks. I tell you what just when you think you have seen it all, bam something new. Anyways, I hatched my first bantam egg. A b.b. red and omg is it the tiniest little thing I have ever seen. I'm proud of...
I recently aquired new chickens, that have been kept in a small cage. Needless to say that their feathers took a serious beating. I thought I would just ask if anyone had any tips on how to get those feathers back fast.
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I just had a question, maybe it can be answered. I can look at most any chicken or duck and give a pretty good guess on age. With a silkie on the other hand, I just got my first pair and I have no clue. Could anyone help on this subject?
Well everyone, I must say that I am having quite the week. First off I lost a few birds to a red fox. Now that I have solved that issue for now, my 6 week old birds seem to be getting sick. They are very lethargic, and die within a few hours 6-12 it seems. Did a thorough inspection of coop and...
Ok, here we go. First off I am new here at byc, although pretty much every question I ever ask google brings me here. I hope you guys can help. I have a flock which had two roosters until about 2 weeks ago. The rooster that was not alpha, became alpha when we lost the other rooster. I took in a...