advice on chicks

  1. Brianna245

    Need advice on Orpington colour Genetics!

    Hi fellow genetic lovers, I have a black split lavender Orpington rooster, and I hatched 7 of his offspring, one of which was from a buff Orpington hen. The chick is a dark brown with buff colour leaking through. Would this chick carry the lavender gene and be considered a split? and what would...
  2. J

    First time hatcher needing advice

    I've had chickens for the past 7 years, 3 americauna in 2018 and then 4 silkies last year in 2022. (First chicken to pass was one of the americuanas from ascites at 6 years old, we relocated one of our silkies cause 3 out 4 turned out to be roosters, and just last week I lost my precious...
  3. Jessica Lyn

    24 hours post pip and no zip

    Out of 17 quail that went into lockdown, 11 have piped. The first one piped 24 hours ago now and has made no progress- multiple others are right along that time-frame and the same thing.. is this normal?? I can hear chirps, but not seeing a ton of movement from the eggs.. I'm really starting to...
  4. L

    Chick hatched late and is having trouble fitting in with the other chicks

    Most of my chicks hatched on day 20 but one hatched on day 23, now that the chick has dried mostly it sits at the window of the incubator crying for attention and i mean CRYING😭 I feel so bad for it but it just isnt quite strong enough to take on six curious and somewhat mean chicks, these...
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  5. 1234chicken4321

    5 chicks dying, help!?!!!

    I have five chicks hatched by mums outside. I saw one looking like it couldn't breathe properly and has since worsened and it just sits gasping with its eyes shut. I've brought it in. But now all the other chicks are showing early symptoms. What can I do? I know chicks don't just recover. Help...
  6. C

    newbie to chickens

    My husband & i are starting to raise our own chickens. We just harvested our first EVER batch of Cornish cross. wow - it was a hard emotional day for us. Some of those birds were friendly and loved to be petted and we did! They left this earth knowing they were loved and cared for and had the...
  7. 0ddaudd

    Advice For First Time Raising Brand New Chicks And Ducklings?

    Hey! So I'm about to be a parent of a few day old Rhode Island White chicks and a Pekin duck. I just wanted to hop on here and ask for some basic advice. I know the chicks should have a heat lamp of around 99-100 degrees the first few days, so what is the best lamp y'all have used? And what...
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  8. G

    Baby Cohrin Any Suggestions?

    :weeIn the haste of (or lack of) chicken math I have just purchased a Golden Laced Cohrin chick:love:celebrate about 3 days old. Im guessing it's a girl.... Anyone have suggestions on how to raise Cohrins? What's to like and what not? Why do you like them? I'm looking for any and all ideas on...
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