Need some help please! What is this on one of the baby chicks that just hatched? The other 5 are doing well but this one is still not thriving, not fluffing up at all either. I have fed it chicken yolk and tried soaking the butt in some warm water. then the other chicks started pecking at...
Best double Fibro test for Cemani future breeders:
Hi everyone.
I have a question that I hope someone with a good grasp on chicken genetics can help me with.
I am looking to test breed my Cemani flock to establish single or double Fibro status of individuals before adding them to a selective...
Have one little chick who stays standing and huddled up. I have tried feeding egg yolk to her and she seems a bit better, she also have some garlic and honey water. Definitely shows no interest in eating the crumble. Her poo was just yellowish white and now has some more solid darker poo in...
So I am at the 14 day mark and planning on candling eggs tonight. Photos for reference online are really messing with me. You incubate with the pointy end down - got it. And from what I have read the air sac should be at the top (round end). In photos the air sac in on the bottom but I am...
New here at BackYardChickens. Started taking care of a hen several months ago after she showed up in my yard and decided to stay. Building a proper coop for her now. She currently has one I made out of a plastic storage container off the ground that gets covered at night with a towel. She...