Hello. In May my current lease will expire and I'll be moving. I currently live in eastern lake worth where I'm technically not suppose to have chickens, but I have awesome neighbors so no problems as of yet. I know there are undercover chicken owners all over the city and surrounding area...
So back in mid June, I hatched 12 eggs and ended up with only 3 hens in the whole bunch. One just started laying yesterday and they are all three large birds.
I recently found a feed store around 45 minutes from me that sells sexed baby chicks. 95% should be female. I like those odds much...
Hello. I'm nearing the end of my first hatch.
Of 17 eggs, 13 have hatched between 2 days ago and yesterday. The chicks are about to be moved to the brooder and I now have three eggs left and one more that pipped last night.
I was not aware of the paper towel trick, muffin trick, or any...
Hello. So it is the end of day 19/start of day 20 and I was surprised to have my first egg pip early! Only it pipped at the wrong end :(
I heard a peep before it broke away a piece of the shell, but I don't see its beak exposed and I don't hear anything else. I'm worried about it drowning...
Hello. For the past couple of weeks I have been monitoring my first ever attempt to hatch some eggs. They are due to hatch on June 17th and up until yesterday everything has been great! Out of 19 eggs, only 1 was infertile and 1 was bad - I think it had already started developing before I got...