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My lavenders are feathering out in pretty rough shape. I see 2 maybe 3 that I would breed back to black that dont seem as bad as the others. I don't think the hatchery I got them from does any generational breeding back to black. Will this be difficult to get rid of? Will it take more than one...

All of this is very valuable information. I will go to the hardware store tomorrow and get everything I need to build a better temporary brooder. Thank you so much for the advice. I'm still learning and will take all I can get to make sure my feathered friends are happy and healthy.

I did turn the heat down and the heat lamp is about 1.5 feet above the tub. There are 5 chicks in there. It's a temporary set up until my 4 week old chicks move outside, then I can disinfect the big brooder and put these chicks in there. I had originally ordered a hatch date in May, but the had...

Chick passed away. :(

Yea they have a good amount of cooler area to go to, however i don't have a thermometer there, way bad on my part. I'll get one. This is my second time raising day olds. They had a rough start as I got them after the 72 hours after hatch. The ones that passed and this rooster are all really...

Okay will do! I gave him some egg yol to try to get him some more energy so he will eat on his own. Only redeeming factor is that he will occasionally get up and walk around ( wobbly of course). The other 2 did not. What temp do I need to turn it down to?

Hey everyone. The rooster that I got in my day old order is back to not doing well. I lost 2 chicks last night with the same symptoms. Not eating or drinking ( they will when I dip their beak), wobbly when walking sleeping a lot. brooder temp is 95 according to thermometer all the other chicks...

So right now they are in a big bin with a heat platform, water ( that I am going to take out at night as I don't want them to drown in it... they are still loopy) and a little food dish. The chick in question seems to be doing a lot better already and is no longer lethargic. I really thought it...

My chick order just came in. All seem fine but one. The one chick is very weak barely moving, cold and covered in the hydration gel they put in for shipping. It's in the brooder now. I did get it to drink a little water. Anything else I can do?

Thank you for the info! They are in the same 8'x 5' brooder, but they are separated by a board and have their own food, water, living areas, and heat lamps. I know they have different needs and want to keep everyone healthy and happy. 😀

Thank you!

Yes there is a little bit of red on the neck

Hi there! We got day old red sex link females about 3 weeks ago and they are feathering out a good bit... I'm concerned we may have accidentally gotten a rooster in the mix as this one seems to be only getting white feathers. Am I right on this or should we wait a week or 2 more to see if the...

See I thought they were khakis. I was totally thrown when he said they probably weren't lol. I'm guessing they are almost 2 weeks old. Hope to hear some quacking soon. Thank you again!

Best I can do at the moment. Thanks for your help on this :)

Hi there! I have 3 little ducklings that I got from tractor supply and I'm having a very hard time identifying them. Thoughts are either cayuga, chocolate runners, or khaki campbells. Any idea? A friend said he raised hundreds of campbells and his did not look like ours. So that has me second...

Hi there! We have 27 red sex links and some new unidentified ducklings. In may we will be getting our lavender orpingtons delivered. We are very new to backyard chickens and hoping to learn a lot here!