Hi everyone, I just had a batch of baby chicks hatch and one of the chicks is much smaller than the others, weak, and has a strange foot. She hatched a few days later than the others and needed assistance. Her foot is off to the side and I don’t think it is a pulled tendon. I have been giving...
Hi everyone! I have 3 amber links that I bought as all pullets, but I am 100% sure I have a cockerel. What do you guys think about the other 2?
My rooster, and here are the other 2.
Chick number 2, I think she is a pullet but she is a bit larger than chick 3.
And chick 3, which I think is a...
Well, I can’t choose a chicken breed. I want one that’s friendly but that’s pretty much it, I have my chickens for pets and pets only but those eggs are a nice bonus. If I still can’t decided then I will probably just get all of them… If you have any other suggestions or color recommendations...
Hi all! I have chickens and I was thinking pigeons might be a fun addition to the family as well. I want to keep them inside, since I don’t have too much space left in my yard for an aviary. Could I use a large dog crate or is that too small? If anyone has any suggestions to cage ideas or...
Hi all! I have a broody silkie sitting on a batch of eggs currently, and I am not completely sure what week it is but I think it might be past week 4… I thought the eggs would be dead by now and have no chance, but I candled some of the silkie eggs and they seem fully developed and are moving...
I have been raising baby chicks from the incubator that seemed completely healthy but today two of them seemed weak. They both died, and I am left with just 1. I have called numbers of stores but none of them had baby chicks right now. Does anyone know a place that I could get baby chicks at? I...
Hi all! I just had my first egg hatch, a baby silkie. She had fluffed up so I took her out of the incubator, I noticed a strange water-like liquid coming out of her vent? It’s very watery and i need help ASAP! I really don’t want anything to happen to her.
Hello! :frow Today is day 21 with my very first batch of silkie eggs! Every egg but one has externally pipped, but i’m not worried since it hasn’t even been 24 hours since they first internally pipped. One egg has a strange pip, and I think she hasn’t pierced through the membrane yet, since...
Hi all! I’m currently on the evening of day 20 with my very first batch of eggs (silkies) in the incubator. :D They have been internally pipped for about 9 hours as far as I am aware of.. but I was out for a while so could have been longer. I was wondering about when should they externally pip…...
Hi there :frow! I’m paisley from San Diego. I have 7 chickens + some in the incubator at day 20, mostly silkies/showgirls but an easter egger and polish thrown in there too! I’ve been scrolling thru backyard chickens for almost a year now and finally decided to sign up!