I have a barnyard mix bantam chick that hatched in the incubator early this morning. It is having a hard time walking. It can't extend it's right leg out very far and just scoots around in a circle as it tries to walk. Can I put some kind of a splint on it to help it use its leg better?
I have 14 six week old chicks in the brooder. I have been so proud that even though this is my first flock of chickens my chicks have grown up trouble free. That is until a few days ago my delaware hen started acting kind of funny. When she walks she holds each leg up for a second before she...
I have been noticing a lot of diarrhea droppings in my brooder since yesterday. At first I thought it might be my 3 week old chicks but then noticed that it is from at least one of my 1 week olds. It seemed like my 3 week olds went through a couple of days where they had diarrhea at about 1...
I have a young white silkie chick and a young blue silkie chick. I think the white one is starting to look like it might possibly be a cockerel and the blue looks like it could be a pullet. If they were to breed when they got older what would the chicks look like? Would they come out blue...
My order of chicks came this morning from Efowl.com. I ordered 10 chicks and got 8 extra packing peanuts. I talked to Efowl and asked themif they had any idea what the extra chicks are. I ordered all pullets except the bantams that are st run. They said the red ones are most likely RIRs or...
We just got our day olds today, and the silkie keeps picking at her feet feathers. Her one foot is bleeding. I put vapor rub on her feet but it doesn't seem to be helping. What should I do???
I am expecting a batch of chicks tomorrow and am fairly new at brooding. I have a few questions about the chicks water.
1. My two 3 week old chicks poop a lot in their water. Can they get sick from drinking their "poopy" water? How often do you usually change it?
2. Do you always...
My order of 10 new chicks is shipping Monday. I already have 2 3-week old Golden Commet chicks I got locally. Will the older chicks pick on the new ones if I just put them into the brooder together? Do they need to be seperated for a little while? Help! I want to have a healthy happy new flock.
I ordered 10 chicks from Efowl.com and they will be arriving on Mar 23. Has anyone ever ordered chicks from them before? I am hoping that everything will go alright. I already have two Golden Commet chicks I picked up locally. They will be three weeks old when the new chicks arrive. I am...