Hi everyone I have a newborn baby chick which just hatched yesterday the rest are very active but unfortunately one is very weak and is gasping I have left this one in the incubator separate from others is there a way to save him?
Dear everyone
I was wondering if anyone could give me some tips on a successful duck egg hatch? E.g Humidity ideal temp etc... I’ve incubated ducks before but it’s been at least half a year or more since I’ve hatched ducklings through my incubators... so I’ve slowly forgotten everything on top...
Hi I have had some weaker chicks hatch which seem to be very weak and breathing fast and to be very inactive can I give it nutri drops directly to the mouth to give some energy? Or is it for adult birds only many thanks
Hi everyone I’ve just had a silkie chick hatch 2 days ago and it has been very unsteady since hatch and has not gotten better even after two days the chick is currently under a heated brooder plate but cannot seem to walk in a straight direction or walk/stand at all without falling to one side...
I’ve done several hatches some with my own and currently some which are shipped usually my own eggs hatch on time so day 21. But my shipped eggs tend to take longer? The shipped eggs have only internally popped yesterday which was day 21 so I’m expecting them to hatch day 22 /23 has any one had...
Hi everyone can any Silkie experts give me some advice on Gold Silkies and their genetics? How would I go about keeping their skin dark and darkening the gold colour on their body overall? Any advice appreciated
Can anyone help please I’ve just had a chick with splayed leg hatch I used the rubber band method to help correct this issue but it’s been 2 days and he’s still not walking or drinking or eating and is getting very weak now! What else can I do for him ?
Hi guys I have a mamma duck sitting on around 18 eggs at the moment since Monday I’ve noticed she’s definitely broody but gets if the nest a couple times a day with longish breaks she swims for ages and takes along time to go back to the nest is this normal? For a broody to do she goes back to...
Hi guys.
I have just brought home a Chocolate cukoo Silkie (Miss Coco)
I have been told she has been broody and raised a brood of chicks before and seeems to be very broody. She initially was sitting on eggs up until the point I collected her home. She was getting use to surroundings etc. I...
hi there I have a chicken egg on day 20 today that has internally pipped since last night now. No external pip yet and I’m worried as my last two didn’t survive after internal pipping. Can I give safety holes will it hurt them? I just don’t want to them to die in the egg... after all that. Any...
Hi there I’m purchasing a chocolates cuckoo silkie hen soon. The seller stated she has had babies before does this mean she will be broody or extra broody ass I need a broody hen... thanks
Any one crossed a silkie with an ISA brown hen? If so what would they look like? As my white roo silkie started mating.
Any photos would be appreciated
i have some fertile developing eggs from my small white call duck x Magpie does anyone have any idea what it will look like? What size would it be? Just curious thanks