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Hey all, I rescued this chick from some bad conditions. The lady told me they got her from TSC and only know that she is a hen. Any guesses on age and type of chicken?

Hi all! Here are some of my babies that I hatched. I've started to hear the beginning of crowing, and I think I know which are males, but was hoping to get a second opinion without influencing anyone here. Thanks so much for all of your help! Click image to enlarge...

Hi all, I have yet to purchase this item, but I see this has incubator has a place for large egss and small eggs. Can I place say like 6 Serama eggs in the middle and 12 bantam/standard eggs in the outer ring? Thank you.

Hey all, I have 2 broodies sitting on eggs that are due to hatch this week. They are still in the coop with the other girls occupying 2 nesting boxes of the 3 available. The whole flock is a bantam flock and are pretty friendly with each other except for the normal here and there. Do you think...

So, I have 2 hens that are laying on some fertile eggs right now that I bought. I now ALSO have 2 other hens that are now broody as well. Would it be o.k. if I took some eggs out from under my original broodies to give to the others to hatch even though they are mid-way through? Thank you.

Hi all, It is my first time candelling and my first time having my broodies hatch some eggs. I got some in from several vendors and wanted to ask if you think this egg is cracked or has a problem. It doesn't seem so from the outside by touch. Thanks for your help.

Hey all, I'm located in NY and I'm looking for Silver Sebrights and Serama's eggs (or 1 day old). If anyone has some fertile eggs for sale or knows of a breeder, please let me know. Thank you.

Hey all, how can I fix my chickens foot feather. I think she broke it coming down the ramp and it is bleeding pretty good. I saw a video online where someone had pulled a blood feather from a chickens behind because it was broken and bleeding. Is this right to do? How can I stop her from...

Right now 4 of my 10 girls are laying and they are 22 weeks old. Right now I have them on grower feed with a container for Oyster shells. Is it fine to keep it like this, and when should I fully switch over? If they never all are laying, what would be my best option. Right now I have them mainly...

I posted over in Raising Baby Chicks and should have posted here. Here is the link: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/porcelain-duccle-bantam-doesnt-seem-right.1237711 Ans here is what I said (pics in other thread): Hey all, I got in my new Bantam flock this Tuesday, and all seem well...

Hey all, I got in my new Bantam flock this Tuesday, and all seem well and active except for the Porcelain d'Uccle. I've been a good chicken dad and have been cleaning them for pasty butt and giving treats and changing their food and water. Today I noticed she is faaarrr less active then the...

Any help would be appreciated. It looks like the vent is clear and some poop got on the cord scab, am I wrong? I don't want to remove it and hurt the chick. This chick was cheeping a lot so I cleaned the vent some but did not remove the below.

Hey all, Can anyone help me out and tell me the proper way to give a new chick liquid through a dropper. I read that a chick could aspirate if given wrong. Do you put a drop at the front or the side of its beak? Thank you.

Hey all, my chickies come in next week and I just had a standard question. What's the difference between the liquid and powder version of Corrid, and which does everyone prefer over the other? Does anyone think that it is necessary to keep Corrid on hand as a just in case (I had it on my...

Hey all, MY CHICKIES ARE COMING NEXT WEEK!!!! So sorry for yelling, I am sooooo excited. I have a big cardboard box for my newly coming day olds, and I was thinking of placing down pine shavings and then putting wee-wee pads on top of them. My thought process was more so for adding some cushion...

Hey all, I'm interested in organic feeds for my newly coming bantam flock and narrowed it down to these 2 brands. Scratch & Peck Feeds Blue Seal OrganicLife I will be fermenting my feed as well, as I like what I read about the benefits of this. I do have a Blue Seal store about 10 minutes from...

Hi all, I am looking to be as prepared as I can for when I receive my new chicks in April. Many things can happen as we know, shipping stress, ill chicks, pasty butt, etc... I have read a lot of threads on these products below and would like to get some more input on the specifics. Nutri-Drench...

Hi all, I am ordering my newly sexed chicks from MPC and this is my first foray into BYC. I have read so many threads and received so much great advice thus far,t hanks for the wealth of information. One question that I did not ask was, how many chicks are too many? I have a friend of mine who...

Hi all, I'm wanting to get day old chicks for next spring and I live in N.Y. What month is the best to get them in? Here are my general high and low outside temps: February - High 42 / Low 29 March - High 50 / Low 35 April - High 61 / Low 45 May - High 71 / Low 54 June - High 79 / Low 64 July -...

Hey all, I have an option of getting some day old bantam chicks in the beginning of November. I was planning to wait until early Spring to start my first endeavor with chickies, but this opportunity has me thinking should I take the plunge now? I am located in Southern NY (Dutchess County), and...