Helol all,
I noticed, this morning, that one of my chicks was not acting quite right. She seemed to be swaying, forward and back, ever so slightly. As the day went on, she started opening her mouth at the same time and, now, she's emitting a sort of "squeeking" sound. It's not her normal...
So, I hatched a sweet little Sulmtaler chick yesterday morning. It is bright-eyed and alert, but hasn't been walking well and the problem seems to be getting worse. Recently, the Little One has been shaking it's head back and forth whenever it tries to take a step and then stumbles backwards...
Hi all,
The internet makes it seem like if you look at your incubator wrong, all your chicks will die, so I've been pretty stressed through this whole process, but we're finally to hatch day and have our first pip!
My current "freak out" is over the plastic sheet which the thermometer is...
Hello All!
I must say, I'm completely new to this whole "chicken-thing," so any help will be appreciated! :)
We thought we were getting 4 pullets and it's now looking like 3 cockerels and 1 sweet, little pullet! Live and learn, right?
The one pictured is the last one we aren't completely...
I am VERY new to raising chickens...we just brought home our 4 baby chicks last Tuesday (1 Black Copper Marans, 1 True Araucana and 2 Swedish Flower). They are 6 weeks old.
Since bringing them home, the Marans ("Steve") and one of the Swedish Flowers ("Blooma") have been "chest bumping,"...