Hi,
I posted the other day about my 4 eggs that were abandoned by their momma and I tried to save by putting them in a homemade incubator because it was all I could do at the time.
Well, the other day I had to assist a chick hatch... she lived for about a day and then passed in her sleep.
Two...
I kept the temps as regular as possible! It's been a pretty long time, maybe 6 or so years, since I've incubated eggs so I don't have any of the proper equipment anymore. The temps were roughly 95 to 105 degrees. I had a little bit of trouble keeping the humidity stable, but it ranged from the...
Thanks guys.... I'm feeling a bit more encouraged. Big blue (she was our big blue egg!! haha) is seemingly doing better now. She is chirping away, and managed to get most of the gunk off herself, but the stuff closest to her body is still there. I do think something might be wrong with her leg...
I had 2 broody hens, who after several failed hatches, decided to abandon their eggs. I was able to save 4 eggs and quickly made a homemade incubator to put them in. I had no idea really how far along the eggs were, but I knew this one "big blue" was very close. This all happened about a week...
I have 11 hens that free range. I only have 1 easter egger and I haven't been seeing any colored eggs so I thought maybe she hadn't started to lay yet ..... however today I found that she has made a nest in the yard and has layed 8 eggs in it!! and to make it worse another hen who had been...
Kathy Is this your ad? I live in MA, would you ship? I am very interested.
I currently have 21 chickens, 3 Turkeys (getting 4 more next week) and a dog & Tortoise and would love to add some peachicks :)
I need to rehome 2 of my polish chicks :(
They are approx 7 wks old, and unsexed although I'm inclined to think they are roos
They are very friendly and outgoing with people but very dominant with other chicks..... not a good fit for us
They are free to a good home but you must be able to pick...
Thanks everyone for you help.
When I checked on her this morning she was about the same, her belly still looks awful but she was still social.
My husband contacted the person who manages the chicks at the store we bought her from and he said we could bring her back. So sadly, that's our plan. I...
I didn't hatch my chicks, I purchased them from a local feed store.
My polish chick with the crest issues was purchased today as well, I was curious about why her crest was so raw looking because the 2 I have from the same batch (but purchased about 2 wks ago don't have that problem. I assume...
ok so one more quick update..... Chick #2 is doing great now!! she has happy settled into her brooder with the rest of the flock and is acting totally normal.... maybe she was just scared I think
chick #3 seems to be staying the same in terms of appearance but when I put her back in the...