10 day chick

  1. M

    Is this normal brooding plate behavior?

    Good morning! Our 10 chicks are 10 days old. I had raised my heating plate height in front and back (it is at an angle) as they have gotten quite a bit bigger, and removed their brooder guard. They slept like this last night! Is this normal behavior for 10 day old chicks with a heat plate, or...
  2. slmwatts

    When can you tell feather pattern and sex?

    Hi all! I hatched 29 chicks 10 days ago. I got the eggs from a friend who has EE, prairie bluebells, starlights greens, OE, & WTB, with EE and WTB Roos. I realize these breeds mean pretty random coloring. Any way to predict what the mature bird will look like based on 10 day old feathers? Also...
  3. M

    Marek's or Vitamin Deficiency: 10 day chick can't walk, falling over, sitting on haunches!

    this is my first time with chicks. On 7/13 I brought home 4, 2 day old chicks from a local farm store-don't know where chicks came from. I set up a brooder in an oversized clear plastic storage container, with pine shaving, water, and food (just chick starter they gave me in unmarked bag at farm...
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