I have a hen that went broody on 10 eggs inside the chicken coop. She is setting on them in a nest box and won't let me get my hand anywhere near her. I don't mind her hatching the chicks out but I'm afraid that the other hens or rooster will hurt them or they will fall out of the nest box and...
I picked out a few guinea keets from a man down the road that hatched a whole bunch out. I thought I was getting 5 but I only got 4---when I got home one turned out to be a Bantam chicken of some sort?!?!? I was just paying attention to color as I was picking them out and grabbed the white...
I candled my eggs tonight and I could see really good cause they are white eggs (never hatched white eggs). Anyway, so when I rotated them, some of the little embryos didn't float around they just stayed kinda stuck to the side. I've been turning them and some look ok and move, but I just...
I am so upset---I built a bator with miss prissy's instructions, loaded it up and it has been doing so good!!!! I had 100% fertility when I candled and then only 1 quitter the 2nd time I candled. The power went out around 1:30pm--we called the power company and they said "No problem" At 9:30pm...
This chick is from my Buff Orpington rooster. I thought his mother was a Black Australorp because he hatched out of a brown egg but now I'm thinking there's no way that a BO and a BA could make this. I also have a Barred Rock but the chicks got black feet. The only other option is that it's...
My 1 year old white Ameraucana hen has been lethargic and practically non-moving for 2 days now. She has barely eat anything and drank just a little bit. Today she wouldn't even get out of the rain when I fed them all--she just stared at me and sat there in the weather. Her poop looks sorta...
I so need to get off of this computer but I am so addicted to BYC. You guys are the only ones who understand my love of Chicks!!! I think my husband thinks I've lost my mind too---he periodically checks on me and says "Your still on BYC?!?!" HELP!
Ok, so yall have a facebook site, good-everyone needs more chicken in their life. What about Myspace--any page or club there? I hope so--I really prefer Myspace.
An egg started to hatch this afternoon and I had to leave for work---it's still not out now!! The hole is bigger but its not that far along HELP!!! Advice needed--never hatched before!!
I really want a guinea hen--or pullet-- or chick for a reasonable price if anyone in my area has any to sell. Color is not important. Thanks!! Selina:D
My one year old Ameraucan hen is limping on one foot--she will put weight on it but not much and when she runs she only puts it down to push off a little bit. I picked her up to see if she had something on the bottom of her foot or if it was injured, broken or swollen, but it all seemed fine...
My 8 month old Americana Hen has feathers randomly falling out and she looks kinda skinny. None of my other chickens look ill or are losing feathers like she is--i"ll try to post a pic--Anyone's advice would be helpful.
He's a 2 month old buff orpington and there are no other male chickens that we can hear. (we can hear everything for a half mile!) Is it something they pick up earlier if there are other roosters around? I'm so excited to hear him!!!!!