I had a hen that was setting on eggs that were due to hatch Thursday. Unfortunately, over the last few days she has been trying to steal the chicks and the nest of another hen. She's been off her nest so much and for so long I didn't hold out much hope that the chicks could hatch especially...
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I am in California an am seeking 2 Olive Egger chicks either day old the week of 6/9/25 OR 6 to 8 weeks old the week of 6/9/25.
I want to bring in pullets that will lay dark green eggs, speckled one would be a bonus.
Our electricity went out and before It came back on, about 20 minutes, it dropped to 92 degrees before it came back on. How will this affect the chicks? Only one had pipped and 3 had hatched.
This seems to be a severe case. Is this hopeless or something else?
The chick hatched hours ago. I was able to get cuffs on each side, but I can't figure out how to tie the legs together correctly. He is still sitting on the ground and can't stand when I try to tie the cuffs together.
I have a month old chick with a leg problem. She had had a leg injury (cut) which was treated, but now she appears to have another problem with this same leg.
Her left leg seems to turn inward at the knee and some of her toes may not be straight.
How do I treat this? How long will this take...
I ordered French Black Copper Maran eggs and the chicks just hatched. The four chicks that hatched seem to have feather issues. Unlike most baby chicks who fluff up these chicks seem to be missing a lot of down feathers on their backs and some have frizzy feathers. - They are also much smaller...