I had a buff cochin bantam cockerel 7months old, one night 2 days ago he was it the coop as door shut time and was acting kinda weird. so we brought him in and put him in a tote with fresh food an water, he want to town eating and drinking. he was very skinny but I know he eats I've seen him at...
Just had the check hatch almost 2 days ago now i had to help assist it in hatching but my question is its still not standing upright and it waddles/lays down to get around im pretty sure it doesnt have splayed legs. so what im wondering what could be wrong? im thinking weak legs due to the fact...
Im not sure if one of my chickens has cocci but has had some intestinal shedding going on they are 5wks old. IS it safe to give them corrid if they really dont have cocci?? Im just worried she is a lil fluffed up and has a lil watery eye going on. Gave them some electrolytes last night .. ANY...
Just hatched our first batch of chickens on sat I have one rooster who is smaller then the rest I am pretty sure he was the last one born. The reason I think something maybe wrong but then I am new to this so this maybe normal? He has a much different peep then the others and cant seem to rest...
Just hatched our first batch of chickens on sat I have one rooster who is smaller then the rest I am pretty sure he was the last one born. The reason I think something maybe wrong but then I am new to this so this maybe normal? He has a much different peep then the others and cant seem to rest...
How long do you wait til you intervene? (first time hatcher here have 6 eggs waiting to hatch) Have already had 2 chicks hatch this morning but there is a 3rd that has pipped but was wonder how long can it take for a chick to hatch once its pipped? The humidity is anywhere from 70-75% temp goes...
At what age can you tell the REAL difference between a male and female Muscovy? I have 4 of them one is 6wks old and the other 3 are 4wks one looks smaller then the rest but the oldest is huge! and the 2 middle ones are the same size. So I am having a real hard time deciding what I have on my...
Day 19 and the eggs are clearly moving!!! so what im wondering this is my first hatch so what do i expect next?what do i look for? .. super excitied and nervous!
here are my lav orp 3mo cockerel, 9 wkold lav orp pullet, black orp pullet and NH red in there in between pen/coop til I get my duplex done. does anyone know what a lav roo with a black hen makes?
Ok so its getting close to day 18 and have just done day 14 candling so my question is ... when it comes to the air sac is it going to be ok if its more round at the top then slanted on the side if that makes any sense? the eggs arent overly pointy so just wondering if the chicks will hatch...
What will you get if you breed a Lavender Orp roo w/Buff, Black, and Lavender hens?? First time breeding them and wasn't sure how much variety one would get?... If anyone knows it would be greatly appreciated!
Was just wondering what everyone's experience was with New Hampshire red with other breeds of chickens? I only have 1 pullet that is a New Hampshire Red and 1 Partridge Plymouth rock ..and a bunch of baby Orpingtons and a few Golden Sexlinks (If they hatch). So my question is will everyone get...
Hi there im new to the chicken world .. I have 3mo old Partridge Plymouth rocks and have roughly 6week old Orpingtons(there is 3 roo's and 1 hen.. The new ones are all pullets). So what my question is. Is 6wks to young to be introduced to the older ones? And how should one go about that and what...