I literally spent over $400 on hatching eggs, have hatched over 50 eggs from different breeders & now the chicks are randomly starting to die. I’ve never had this many chicks die.
I checked my heat lamp to make sure it wasn’t teflon coated but swapped it out for a brooder plate just in case...
I’ve easily hatched 30 chicks. The last batch I hatched one was born with a slipped tendon.
Just had 4 more hatch & 2 of the 4 have a slipped tendon.
Is this something to do with their parents, incubator, or just random? Idk what to do. I’ve tried splinting them. Ones leg is bleeding & I feel...
i hatched 9 chicks & all of them seemed to be okay & then I lost 2 of them to what seemed like the same thing. Both shaking heads, one closed eye, I had 3 other catch whatever it was & make it through very well.
I just hatched 2 more chicks & one is 3 days old, I put pine shavings in the...
My week old silkies are sneezing, some are shaking their heads and itching their faces. What can I do. I assume it’s somehow an upper respiratory infection. They’ve never been outside. Someone please help. How do I treat this?
My 9 month old silkie rooster died this morning, yesterday & the day before he was kinda lethargic. He’s usually the one that is always alone and strays from the crowd so I didn’t notice anything different 3-5 days ago, my daughter noticed he was kinda lethargic 2 days ago and yesterday he came...
my smallest silkie chick is acting weird when drinking water. How do I know if it’s not able to drink water properly?
It’s the one with its head tilted back
I’ve noticed when my chicks pip like they the membrane gets stuck to the chick & I’ve lost two like this. I hear it chirping. I don’t want to lose it. What can I do?
Before & afters of my roo. He’s 9 months old.
Is he molting or something else? I don’t see any bugs on him at all. I added a new Roo to the flock & they seem to be getting along great but also wondering if there could be bullying when in their coop at night. What do y’all think?
Last pic is what...
The other day my chick started missing some hair on its head & its eye was closed. I rinsed its head off bc they were covered in chick feed bc I’ve been putting water in their feed & they dunk their heads in it. Its eye opened back up & looked fine, now its bald spot on its head is swollen. It...
My new chocolate satin silkie hen & my chocolate satin frizzle silkie roo
Breeder said they were full Silkie but I’m suspicious.
are they just non bearded & that’s why I think they look weird?😂
One out of the 9 silkies I hatched is extremely sleepy. Eating & drinking still. But seems very weak. I don’t know what to do. I’m getting very nervous. I separated her bc they were all trampling her when she would sleep. I’ve done the sugar thing & given poultry cell. Idk what else to do...
I feel like this pip is very big. & it’s not zipping in a circle. Any advice? My last chick that did this died bc the membrane dried to it & it couldn’t get out. Humidity is currently 54%
I just had some eggs shipped. They’re warm from being in the box, should I go ahead and let them sit & get to room temperature (it’s like 70 degrees in my house)
I’d hate for them to get cold & die bc they got too cold
TIA! My other shipped eggs, I set for 24 hours but they weren’t really warm...
A LOL for your day : this is a funny post, I don’t have friends that have chickens so no one to talk to about this. Lol
My husband does not understand my love for silkies 😂
In my head they aren’t a money pit like my horses (bc I don’t breed horses or compete with them, we trail ride & do play...
I have 15 eggs in the incubator! My first one pipped last night between 11PM-4AM! Is it normal that non of the rest have pipped? They all were active when I put them in! Now she is hopping all over them & it’s stressing me out. Is it okay to take her out once she’s completely dry & move her to...