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Hello I'm looking for same in victoria. Please let me know if you do :)

Hi there, sorry to hear about your chicks i don't know why that is happening... do you turn the eggs by hand or have an egg turner? My first hatch was in February... all hatched!! And this hatch i started near the end of April with about 10 eggs, while i also had a broody hen sitting on 8 eggs...

Thanks for the reply, I hope the chicks make it!

I started to incubate about 13 eggs 2 weeks ago.. and then ....... one of my hens who was sitting on 7 eggs decided to quit, So I candled them and they are all at different growth stages due to other hens laying eggs with her. So now I have all these chick eggs at different growth...

Hello Everyone!! This is my second time hatching chickens. My first time was in February and only 1 chick didn't make it out of 8. I have Silkies and wyandotte hens and an australorp roo. In my bator I have 7 eggs and one of my silkie is sitting on 9 eggs... hee hee, I don't know how she can fit...

Thanks I have troubles with that chick because my wyandotte hens have a double comb and one of them is more red. see pics below: But one thing that I noticed today is that my silkie chick has more of a whistling chirp and the wyandotte sounds more raspy, but my hens make roo like sounds, or low...

Well, I have 2 chicks hatched Feb11, 2013. One is a white silkie/australorp cross and the other is a SL wyandotte/australorp cross. The australorp side is my beautiful rooster. I need helping in determining their sexes. See pics below: this is my silverlaced/australorp cross( 6 weeks old in...

I like the black silkie x. What is she crossed with? :)

Thanks, they are 2 weeks old. :rolleyes: I guess I have to wait a while:D

Hi, I have silkie white hens and an australorp rooster. Is there a way to tell the sex? All three chicks have 5 toes, one is really small , mostly white. And another has mostly black with white on the chest only and another is light grey with black? All also have tail feathers growing in and...

Hi there, how is you chick doing now? One of mine would do the same thing when first hatched for the first day. I got great advice from someone on this forum, I used a mug wrapped with a cloth and put the chick in the centre deep enough so it couldn't.t jump out. Did this for about 3-4 hrs in...

Hi there, how is you chick doing now? One of mine would do the same thing when first hatched for the first day. I got great advice from someone on this forum, I used a mug wrapped with a cloth and put the chick in the centre deep enough so it couldn't.t jump out. Did this for about 3-4 hrs in...

Help! I have a chick that just hatched this morning. And. It keeps flipping over on to its back. I tried wrapping it warm cloth in a cup and still in the bator,, but it keeps jumping out then back on its back again. Thanks for suggestions. The chick is a late hatch by 2 or 3 days.

Hi everyone! 4 babies have hatched yesterday and I have 1 more that just pipped this morning. It has been almost 12 hrs and only make a little hole:( does it need help out? Thanks for tips

Thanks, I guess it must have been day 20 yesturday. I had 2 chicks hatch so far todayI was wondering if you know how to tell the breed mix of chicks. My silkie hens are white and and my rooster is an australorp. I have a chick that is mostly black and the other is yellow with some black. My...

Hi, this is my first time I have about 10 eggs due to hatch today, and I havn't heard any chirping from the bator and no cracks or holes in the shells yet? Is this normal and when should I start to worry? Thanks for any feedback. Cheryl

Hi everyone, This is also my first hatching and raising chickens! I have about 10 eggs due to hatch Feb.6/7. I Just candled the first time last night, and I saw that a couple of the eggs were dark and appeared to be floating to the top of the egg. Is it a bad egg? Thanks for any feedback.

Hi there welcome to the forum!! I am courious about your silkie/australorp cross. I have white silkie hens and an australorp rooster. I was hoping you could send me some pictures, since i dont have any idea what the chicks will look like. Thanks Cheryl

Hi, I have 3 wyandottes that are 4.5 months old. Do I need to put a heat lamp in the coop now? size is about 10X13 with one side of coop with chicken wire about 4 feet off of the ground. I was wondering if that is why my chickens have not started to lay yet. i live on vancouver island and our...

My chickens and pet rooster are this lovely too. My australorp rooster is 4 months old, he doesn't like to be caught but will sit on lap and be petted! they are great pets!! My runner duck drakes were this friendly, but now they only like the treats I give and don't want to be held. but they...