Hello! I bought several chicks from local farm store. Was told the black chicks with feathered legs were maurans. One of the black chicks had a yellow spot on his head, so I thought that may be a sex-linked rooster… I needed a rooster, so snatched him up. He was the only black chick with a dot...
Have Brinsea advanced mini with 3 eggs that had live embryos. It is day 22. 2 eggs still show movement when I quickly candled them. I thought they were dead.. I do not see an internal pip, though. I filled both water pots 2 days before hatch, as instructions said. Humidity has risen to 77%...
Hello, I have a baby chick that is mouth breathing. He stretches his beak open wide sometimes and shakes his head every now and then. He eats and drinks small amounts and does not seem to be thriving as all the other chicks are. Chicks were purchased on April 6th, hatch date was 3rd. I...
Help! Was looking at other threads about scaly leg mites! There are so many ways to treat! I am looking for the best solution! I have sprayed with WD40 - works but worry about toxicity. I've dipped legs in cooking oil and that was a big mess, but it worked.. I am now trying canola cooking...
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Remember those buff braham bantams I ordered back in the summer, along with the cochin bantams??? Well, even if you don't - It is time to decide which ones I want to keep..... I don't know anything about brahmas. The Brahmas in question are bantams - I have 3 roosters and 3 hens...
Hello Everyone! I received my chicks 3 weeks ago and other than losing two within the first few days - everything seems to be going well. However, I have noticed a couple of things going on with 2 of my chicks.
One of my auracana bantams seems to be acting a little puny. Stands around with...
I received my baby chicks on Friday and all seem to be doing ok until last night. I discovered one walking around but breathing with his mouth open - not panting like chicks do when they are hot - it looked more like it was having trouble breathing. I noticed this chick drinking a lot of water...
Just received new chicks on Friday. I have been checking on them around the clock to make sure they are doing okay. A couple of times I saw one flip on its back and he could not turn back over - wondered what would have happened if I had not been watching or checking on them so often!
I was...
Just to let everyone know who read my post a few weeks ago regarding my heartbroken experience of receiving dead chicks - I re-ordered from Cackle Hatchery and picked them up this morning from my hometown post-office! They are 100% alive and all seem to be doing well, eating and drinking. Very...
Greetings to all from Georgia. Just registered to this forum. I am feeling really sad right now. I ordered 14 chicks from Ideal Hatchery. They arrived today, all dead but 4. Out of the 4 that are alive only two look like they are fine - one of the other two is close to death and the other...
Greetings to all from Georgia. Just registered to this forum. I am feeling really sad right now. I ordered 14 chicks from Ideal Hatchery. They arrived today, all dead but 4. Out of the 4 that are alive only two look like they are fine - one of the other two is close to death and the other...