Were also coming! I have way to may chickens, at least thats what my husband says : )
Weather looks grim but it is usually ok in the morning please please please mother nature be kind
We are bringing
baby silkies black blue and buff 2 weeks old
2 pure white nice silkie roosters born on...
This is a good thread for someone who has had a beloved roo that went to the dark side :(
My first hatch included this chick that stood out from the rest. Always the first to jump into your hands and just really stands out and craves humane attention.. I of course had no clue if it was a roo...
Thanks everyone.............. I guess I knew the answer already.
I think I was just hoping that by some slim slight chance maybe they had a strong homing instinct????You know go play in the water and then go to coop when tired and hungry like chickens.
So I guess until I build a nice size duck...
I really like these little ducks but am afraid they would be gone first chance unless penned 24/7.
We are in florida and live on the withlacoochee river and we also have springs that come down the side of our property. So we are surrounded by water, my chickens don't go near the water when they...
I used save a chick as soon as I unpacked them.
2 of the chicks were on there death bed when i unpacked them. They were in the corner kinda limp but alive? I gave them a couple eye droppers of the save a chick mixed with water. For the rest of them I mixed the SAC in the water bottle. The 2...
Well.... Their legs are not stuff....... The more I watch them from the side view, they are tip toed on their bad leg with the hobbles on.
They do not want to put any weight on the bad leg......... They are not happy about the hobbles and are spending a lot of their time picking at them or just...
I am hoping for some advise. I just received my 15 new Barnvelder chicks in the mail. They shipped out Tuesday morning and were in my brooder by noon Thursday, so transit was fairly quick?
I have 3 of them that are limping and not using one of their legs at all. They are holding their legs up...
congratulations Shayna you got a lot of paints like you were wanting. Your pictures were really good also, not one chick looks sticky. My first chick to hatch is a bit sticky and small but seems fine.
My hatch so far is up to 10. Lots of good colors. I was hoping for more Buff ones they are...
I think we had about the same day:hu
Except I got some christmas stuff out........... I have spent some time today with a pick in hand myself, hoping to save a chick gone astray.
It is actually kinda funny, my husband made me this tool to do some " Incubator surgery with" It is pretty...
Oh no Shayna................ your incubator died on you while in your final hatch.......... crap........... At least you had another going.Is there an egg turner in? That will probubly be ok if you pull the newly hatched out right away. With my luck they would end up under it.
I guess thats...
We are at 4 hatched and running around. It is really interesting to watch them hatch, they finally shake the shell free then land on the bottom of the wire rack wet and limbs that don't really function correctly, squalling!!
You can't help but fell sorry for them , all alone then they finally...
Thanks Melissa,
I just checked out that incubator on Amazon( love amazon) It is cool but the reviews are not real good. The temps are not even through out ,that is the same reason I lost chicks with my hovabator with no fan. My hovabator with the fan works ok but still temperamental.
I think my...
I also did the chantix thing. It worked really good for me. I was a 2 pack a day smoker for over 30 years and knew I could not do it on my own.
I quit after the first week then took it for another week and said I don't need these pills any more...... I took the remaining pills to a co-worker...
Good Morning all!!
I have 1 chick out and 7 are piped as much as I can tell looking through those silly plastic scratched up windows. I would also like a nicer incubator. Do they make one where you can see EVERYTHING going on and still have about 2 doz. eggs in there.
My husband who says I can...
I looked at your silkies very nice !!! I have 7 but wanted more
I saw your add earlier, I want a show girl also. They are just way cool looking. One of my favorite birds in my flock here is a beautiful peach colored turken. I did not like them at first but now love them. I have read a bit on...
shayna where did you get your silkie eggs from or are they your own eggs? I got mine from Bobbi Porto. I am lucky enough to live fairly close enough to her to avoid the dreaded post office. Still just 2 pips
Where are you in the mid west? We are from Ohio and now Florida.
also have chicks due to hatch tomorrow 12-4-11.
I have 2 pips already and I can hear them cheapen i n there............. This is so much fun to watch, this will be my 4th hatch. The first 2 hatches were good, the last one was bad not one chick hatched:( it was my fault I moved them into...
I am looking for a quality barnevelder breeder in Florida ? I am so looking forward to having some of these birds, I had purchased eggs from Gabbard farms and only had 3 out of 12 that developed. The 3 that did develope are still in the bator and on day 23 an no pips.
I am not blaming...
Hi Nava, We were at your swap you had awhile back. My husband and I got a tour of all your birds by your husband while at your swap. It was my first look at the naked necks and I was not sure what to think? Sense then we have acquired a young naked neck hen who we dearly love. She is something...
I sure would like to find another hova bator incubator. It can be a still air or with a fan. Egg turner does not matter either.
I bought eggs from 2 placing thinking(Dah that was stupid of me) they would be here the same day or so. Well murhys law in full swing. One batch showed up thursday and...