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Hi Everyone. Thanks so much in advance for any help you can provide :) I have read through a lot of spraddle leg threads but just can't seem to get it right for my own chick.... She took a long time to hatch and came out with spraddle leg, which I've never had to deal with before. I used...

I started my flock about a year ago and I will say it is both easier and more challenging that I expected. :) Problems will come up, but you'll research them on this site, solve them, and then feel great when you do! It's definitely worth it!

Hi Tanzee! I'm a chicken lover here on the island as well! The chickens in Belize are sold in 3 different categories: 1. "Local chickens" -- This is a catch-all term for the mixed breed, backyard chickens you'll see all over the country. They come in black, barred, and multi-color mixes...

Ahh, good point, I hadn't thought of that. I'll probably do 4 or so .... or maybe fall in love and get too many!

A recent round of incubating had some humidity trouble and I wound up with only 1 lone guinea keet. She's so cute, but so lonely! I'm heading to the feed store tomorrow and hopefully they'll have day-old chicks available to provide some company. What do you think --- will she be OK with just...

Same batch, 8 weeks old. At first I thought 2 roos, but now I'm thinking roo on top, pullet on bottom? Any guesses? Penguin: Sharkey:

Thank you SO MUCH for posting. My chick is 4 days old today, and after first trying to treat for spraddle leg, then riboflavin deficiency (neither of which were quite right), this thread finally provides the answer I was looking for. Both her tendons were slipped, so they're now back in place...

After my first hatch on Sunday morning I have one little one who isn't doing so well. She walks up on her hocks with legs in the air and uses her wings to scoot around. On day 1 she was actually getting around OK this way, not complaining, eating and drinking. Thinking it was spraddle leg I...

I'm anxiously waiting for my chicks to hatch (only on day 3)! My brooder is a decent sized area in the corner of our screened-in porch that is about 6' by 4'. It has a small dogcrate, a sandy area, and the rest is wood shavings. Daytime temps here are around 83 in the day and 76 at night...

Has anyone ever had luck starting eggs in an incubator and then moving them under a broody hen? Back story (its a little long, bear with me!): Being relatively new to the chicken world, I was VERY excited to have my first broody hen. I moved her to a nice separate area, started collecting...

You know what... I'm not completely sure what type of chickens they are! They were sold to me as "Belizean chickens", which is slang to explain that they are mutts rather than purebreds. One looks like a naked neck, one looks a bit like a Rhode Island Red, and the other 2 pullets have fluffy...

Thank you for the advice! I've removed her eggs and am using fake ones (well, store-bought eggs that I don't plan to hatch). I've decided to go with a separate broody box since it will be much easier to monitor than our coop, and my pullets are definitely nearing their first lay which might be...

Hi All, New to the site and very excited! I have 1 hen, 1 rooster, and 4 pullets, who are in a small coop at night and in a large run (50' x 12') during the day. My hen went broody 2 days ago, and I'm interested in letting her hatch her clutch! (Note: I live in the tropics, so the...

Hi All, New to the forum -- just dropping in to say a quick hello! I live on an island in Belize (Central America) and currently have 1 hen, 1 young rooster, and 4 pullets that I got 2 months ago. I'm in it for the love of chickens as pets. My pullets were all hand-raised by a friend and...