This is a great post! I've gotten a lot of shipped chicks and had some weak births and this has really helped. Some things I have learned:That green gro or rather Grogro only works when the chick has enough strength and know how to eat because it's thick enough to require the chick to have to...
Hello! I am new to Black Copper Marans. I have two hens and want some more. I know you can tell accurately the sex of a Belgian Mille Fleur D'Uccle but I don't know how to go about sexing a Maran other than slower feather growth for a boy. Anything else? I do not suspect coloring would be...
So I hatched some that are 3 months old now, all my others have been vaccinated from mypetchecken. I didn't know I could vaccinate so the ones I hatched haven't been. Is it worth it now to do it? They have all been together the whole time since they were all young and a new flock. Should I...
I love number two! My husband named her fluffy and from day 1 she was fascinated with me from inside her window in the incubator. I would like to get a male to breed the hens i got from this hatch but not sure what color I should use. Any suggestions? Before your reply I was completely lost and...
I have some chicks that hatched from lavender frizzle silkies but I know nothing about color or feathering. Can anyone help guess what they might end up being?[/IMG][/IMG]
I love this thread!! This is the first thorough and helpful incubator thread I've found!! I am incubating right now and have three hatching and three that aren't doing anything. I can't tell if any of the three are moving, I hear no peeping from them. They look solid and full grown but last I...
Do they only sell this online or are there places that would carry it locally? I live in Sandpoint ID and am trying to save a polish. It just seems like when Polish crash after shipping they die fast and I'm not sure if she'll live till morning for me to get it.
Thanks so much for the feedback on that! I felt like even though I based my guidelines on experience and other great posts here on the site, many times I am left feeling like most people have a do nothing attitude, which is neither good nor bad. However I am a registered nurse and feel medically...
Being my first hatch it was very sad. Power went out at our house and humidity dropped, the little babies were wrapped in tight leather with one i am guessing having internally pipped because they pretty much absorbed almost the whole yolk. I would have to say though that from now on after this...
I just hatched out some eggs from Lavender silkie frizzles. I am so new to chickens that I have no idea what to look for but I love them! Fluffy is my favorite, runs up to snuggle on my shoulder and by 3 days old would acknowledge me when I called their name.