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    Broody hen and hatching eggs 14 days after setting

    Hello all, I have a Cochin that is a little under a year old and has gone broody for the first time. She set about 2 weeks ago and I bought some hatching eggs that unfortunately are coming later than I wanted due to the holiday weekend. If I was to put them under her tomorrow is it likely she...
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    Can chickens eat powdered feed?

    I ordered two bags of kalmbach crumbles for my 9 week old chicks and they came in about half the bag as powdery looking feed. I checked carefully for mites and saw none but now I am wondering, can the chicks eat the powdered food or are they unable to pick it up with their beaks?
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    Pine shavings killing chicks?

    Hello everyone, My wife discovered one chick dead with no obvious reason last night while I was at work. No pasty butt, no swollen eyes or enlarged crop (if I’m checking it right), no weird behavior before hand. I have another that I am worried I sent to the grave trying to clean its pasty butt...
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    10 Day old chick breathing rapidly, slower to move

    Hello All! We just received 17 chicks from a big online hatchery last week on Wednesday and have had an awesome time until last night. I have a chick that I am worried is not doing well. It is not moving as much as the others and seem to be breathing rapidly. I am posting a video to see if...
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    New and excited!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Very new to chickens, just got our first chicks after months of reasearch (including here in BYC) (2) How many chickens do you have right now? We have 15 right now (3) What breeds do you have? 6 speckled sussex 6 Buff orpington...
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