so i introduced about 11 new chickens to my currents chickens.... we know about the pecking order.... but 2 of my newbies are bleeding... Is there anything i should do>> the 11 chickens were from 2 different places, 3 from 1 and the rest from the other flock... should i not have introduced them...
my eggs were due to hatch this passed wed the 16th of march.... i see no signs of hatching!!!!!! i floated them... and they all passed as viable except 1 that sunk..... praying i get some sign....
this is my 2nd time hatching... we went into lock down this passed monday which was 18 days after i initially put the eggs in the incubator. they were "due" on weds... its now 3 days after and nothing!!!!! I did the float test and all but 1 floated correctly to make me believe they are all...
So i had my first successful hatch in my reptipro 5000! I have 4 healthy chicks... but i am looking to do a big for me hatch this time around.... I have approx 24 eggs being shipped to me and was wondering about another incubator to use as a hatcher! I didnt have too many issues with this last...
i went into lockdown saturday and the chicks were due to hatch tuesday. I got 5 chicks between sat and sunday... i still have the rest incubating... when do i stop hoping theyll hatch?
i think my baby has splayed legs.... and ofcourse because of its defect it is my favorite chick! i read up online, and it seems that only the one legs is splayed... i cant cull it.... i just put the bandaid on its legs... otherwise seems very healthy and sooo cute! is there anything else i...
my babies were just hatched on sunday and 3 of them are walking and 1 isnt.... the one that isnt is kinda scooting around and it looks like its leg gets caught on its wing.... ones that were hatched after him are walking and are fine... what do i do with him???? besides his leg he is fine....
i woke up this morning and my first chicken was hatched!!! the baby is chirping, but its on its back!!!! should i flip it? i dont want to do anything cause none of the other eggs are hatching yet! i went into lockdown yesterday... wasnt expecting them to come till tuesday!
I have the reptipro 5000 and this is my first hatch! I didn't know about a hygrometer till now, but I did have water in the incubator the entire time my eggs have been in. I am to go into lockdown Sunday morning and got a wired thermometer/ hygrometer from lowes. I just set it up an put in a...
so i got the reptipro 5000... my first fertile eggs, cochins and frizzles came this morning in the mail... what temp should i have the incubator set at? how long will it take to hatch and what is "lock down" ?
i got the reptipro to start hatching my own chickens and ducks... i have frizzle eggs coming ... what do i do now!!!!???? what do i set it at? water? turner? oh my!!!
So my last batch of babies i had no luck with! Out of 8, 3 have survived. Now out of the last 3, 1 lost its beak.... not totally, but most of it is gone.... There is a small nub if u will. It is eating, but not much... its not growing like the other 2.... Any advise?
I was told the last batch...
so about 3 weeks back, i bought a total of 8 baby chicks.... 4 australorps and 4 barred rock.... they looked a lot smaller than other times that i had gotten them... but never thought anything was wrong! We lost 3 about a week after we got them.... no signs of sickness... looked fine, went to...
So i am pretty new to raising chickens.... My first 6 chickens are very friendly and basically come to me when i call them.... the next 6 are a lil skiddish when i try to round them up... I know i handled the first 6 alot more than the 2nd 6... Is it that the 2nd set wasnt handled as much as the...
We are newbies to the chicken world... and my husband and I are learning together! My hubby started an 8ft by 8ft coop and we are still in the process of building! we have a heavily wooded yard and needed to cut back on the bugs in the yard! let me know what you think of our chickies new...
I am new to the forum and to owning chickens! We just got 12 chicks and i can not believe how fast they are growing! I already have my favorite! LOL My husband is in the process of building an 8x8 ft coop in our yard! it is his first solo building project and its coming out AWESOME! so happy to...