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I brought in my 1 week old chicks today to spend a little quality time with them, and noticed my baby barred rock was wheezing and had a naked belly. No pecking order has been established yet and she just seems weak and tired. I am going to bring her in and watch her but I'm not sure what to...

My 5 week old chicks are spending their first night outside by themselves. I'm sad, their sad and I want to sleep in there with them. I think I'm panicking more because it's not a real coop yet. They are in an old parrot cage made by my neighbor. It's big enough, has a heat lamp, covered the...

I made a homemade styrofoam incubator, balanced the temp and hum, put 20 eggs in it (8 from a fridge on a farm), turned them 3-4 times a day, by 10 days I found 2 unfertile eggs. the temp and humidity went hay wire throughout the whole 21 days. I couldn't control it if I had to. So day 8 I...

Hey all, I'm in Vancouver area and looking for a couple eggs to hatch. I think I want Barred Rocks but I'm also torn with other breeds. I like the black and white on the barreds but I really don't know. I adopted a few orpington eggs today, so they will have to be good with them and hatching...

Hey everyone, I am having a big dilemma. I am a total newb to the chicken life. I mean, I was raised with chickens but never had my own. ANYWAY! I made my own incubator with a foam cooler, got the info online and every one said the same thing. Cooler, thermometer/humidity gauge...