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So sorry to hear that IndioHatch 😢 It's so heartbreaking after watching them grow & develop over several months! Thank You for feeding info, I've been feeding Kalmbach Flock Raiser because I've read about too much protein issue, supposedly less protein slows growth somewhat. They love that...

Hi, It's been a while since your last post, wondering how your little roo boy made out & if you have any more info on this. I have Indio Gigantes & have experienced similar leg issue on several occasions too. Same as you, all chicks equally running around normally, and issue arises at about 4-5...

Sounds good - there is another recent thread on hatching help up that was successful, did you see it? https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/assisted-hatch-question-help.1564163/

don't let chick cool off while you are working - it's wet & will chill quickly

don't pull chick out, it may lay on half of shell for a while to rest & regain strength before shaking off last of shell

membrane definitely going to have to stay moist or it will shrink wrap chick. I've gone all in & extracted a few chicks that got in this situation. May be your only hope. but there are lots of precautions that need to be taken to save chick this way. That looks like it should be pretty easy to...

Duckduckgoosie: "They add so much life to the yard." I agree - the other day all the hens & little ones were happily flopping around doing a group dustbath, but Mr T was standing tall beside them, on high alert, ready to give a warning if needed. He takes his job seriously!

I totally agree with above comment "Never leave a young child alone with a rooster." My daughter was about 3 when I turned my back for a few seconds & Mr Leghorn attacked her! That was the end of Mr Leghorn. That aside, now yrs later all I have are indio gigantes, and all 3 roosters are about as...

Good to hear! Do you have her with the other chicks or by herself? If with the others, & they start to get too much bigger than her, you'll have to watch that they don't start picking on her. I put up a barricade with an opening that only she could fit through & kept food/water there. She could...

So good to hear she's doing well! I think it's great that you were able to give the little 1 a little extra care to help get it going. I had a first ever "runt" chick hatched last year. Same size as others at hatch, but after a couple weeks others were growing and this 1 was not. At several...

Weighs 500 lbs, so not super light, but some anchoring definitely a good idea. I was thinking awnings over vents would probably be a pretty easy fix too. I didn't know HD would let you hand pick boards to be delivered! I thought they picked for you. I'll have to check with local HD here.

I'd love to build from scratch, but getting materials is the problem. I've searched everywhere, and can't find anyone that delivers hog panels. These have a slightly sloped corrugated metal roof. That video shows older shingle version. There is slight over-hang, and side/roof/floor boards are...

I've been slowly increasing flock size, and am needing a larger coop. I don't really have any way to personally pick up lumber, and unless you can select pieces yourselves these days, you really get a lot of crap lumber when you have store pick & deliver for you. I'm also not happy with the...

I am also in SC and had similar situations, both at night tho. Once was raccoons that dug under pen. Another time was sn owl that snatched hen off tree limb roost. Owls will rip off head 1st too, so prey can be easily carried away. I know it was owl 2nd time, as there must have been a struggle...

I've been trying to increase hen count this summer by letting hens hatch a few eggs. Terrible odds, out of 10 chicks that have been old enough to tell, 7 have been roosters! I'm keeping 1 that was most handsome & the rest I've offered for free on Craigslist & found takers. I put "he doesn't...

I'm not sure which is taller. These are about 7 months old. Hard to get them to stand still to measure, but roosters seem to be about 24" tall. All neck & legs! I think they still have some more growing/filling out to go yet.

Indio Gigantes - love this little flock! They are friendly & pretty quiet. When roosters do crow, which is not often, its a deeper tone & not screechy & irritating.

I did finally find a 15% protein maintenance crumble, but now after reading all the replies her, not sure if it's really necessary. Here is analysis of 15% food: Crude Protein, Min 15.00 % Lysine, Min 0.70 % Methionine, Min 0.35 % Crude Fat, Min...

I wish I could find link that I read the reason for low protein - it was so that the chicks bodies don't grow so fast that their bones can't properly support them. RareRoosters.com FAQ says: We recommend feeding Medicated Chick Starter for the first 8 weeks; then, you can move them over to a...

I'm soon getting some IG chicks, but I've been reading they should be fed a low protein diet to help insure proper bone development. I've been searching, but have not been able to find out what % protein would be considered "low" enough! Any help on proper diet from anyone on here that has...