Ty. It's very easy to build your own incubator. There are zillions of plans in the internet. The hard part is to read what could go WRONG during incubation when you are right in the middle incubation time 😁
Oh i've forgoted to mention that he cannot open his beak fully. Only like 1/3.
Rn they all sleep on the floor. Im worried that when they start roosting they jump on him. There is not anythig going on purpose.
Funny thing he is the only one who pecks others feet to get access to the food.
I've...
He is 6.5 weeks old now. Oh. Only they're bantam size? I've red in google that they are middle size and bantam "Silkies are a light weight chicken. Males will weigh around 1.8kg and females will weigh 1.3kg. Bantam males are 600g and females 500g."
Like i've said. First time silkie mom.
I'm...
Hii! I'm new to BYC. I've found this site few months ago, when i was starting my preps to get chicks. I've even build my own incubator! I'm so proud of myself. It was like creating a life in a box XD. So now i have 24 chicks:
5 gold laced wayandottes
4 marans
3 silkies
12 black australorps
All 6...
Hi all!
So 15.05 i've hatched 26 chicks. Australorps, wayandottes, marans and 3 silkies.
One of them is not growing like the others and has scissore beak. I call him(her) Stefan and (s)he is sweet active chick. Every morning i feed him scrambled eggs. Every day i check his crop so i know he is...