Hello Everyone!! Happy Spring!!!! I have tried hatching 2 batches of silkie eggs. I only got 2 out of 13 on the first one. And 3 out of 13 on the 2nd one. Is there a something I should be doing different with them versus regular chicken eggs? TIA
I have a day old chick with curled toes. She can walk. I thought I seen a thread about this. If anyone can point me in the right direction Id appreciate it.
Hello Everyone!!!! Im having a lot of low temp issues with my hatches. I finally got the humidity issue figured out but eggs are still hatching really late and the hatch rate is super low. Im losing a lot of chicks and its breaking my heart. I want to know if anyone can advise me to the best...
I read you can give them oatmeal. Do you mean dry oats or a oatmeal liquefied? Also I heard its good to add a little sugar to their water? Is that true?
Just hatched out some adorable Black Sex Links. I was wondering if anyone could give me any advice on sexing them? Ive read about the white spot on the head and the length of the wing feathers also. I have buyers for them but they are really choosy about what they want. I don't want to sell...
On my 2nd hatch now. 2 have hatched fine. Its day 22. I had 2 pip through the shell but something happened they died soon after. I also have 10 that have done nothing yet. Is there something I should be doing?
My one day old rir has green poo. What does this mean? Should I be concerned? This is my first hatch. All the other seem fine. She is eating and drinking. She looks ok just has bright green poo. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Hello everyone. First of all a huge thank you to all that have read my posts and given me such good information. Yesterday was my first hatch of 11 eggs and they all survived. Including me!!!! lol What a cute fluffy bunch I have. 4 Black Sex Links and 7 Rhode Island Red. I do have one...
I have 11 eggs on the 20th day. Most of them are wobbling but no sign of pipping yet. Could there be something wrong? Is 70% Humidity too high in a still air incubator?
Hello Everyone. I am brand new at incubating. Just purchased a Fiveberry 48 Egg Incubator. The instructions tell me to fill one or both of the water chambers on the bottom. No diagram came with this product. There are several chambers in the bottom of the unit. Im not sure which one they...
I read you can give chickens cooked rice with cayenne pepper and garlic powder for worms and help for mites. If so is there anything I can substitute the cayenne pepper with? Or if anyone has any other recipes I would love the info. TIA
I have 19 week old chickens. Currently I feed them scratch and laying pellets. I have read that scratch is not that good for them. They are free range except for at night. Is there something better I can feed them. I worry about their nutrition. This is my first flock.
Hi My name is Tammy. I have a total of 14 chickens. New to raising backyard chickens. I was raised on a commercial chicken farm growing up but this is a whole new area for me. But one Im excited about. I have 7 Barred Rocks and 7 Rhode Island Reds. They are 14 weeks old. Im here to meet...