babies

  1. S

    chick born with swollen belly

    Help. I had this baby hatch two days ago. And it's belly it swollen, and it seems to have a hard time breathing.. I put it into the incubator over night and it seemed to have went down and then a couple hours later it's swollen up again . What do I do?
  2. chicken by sea

    Help with baby ducks and putting them back with mama.

    We have two Muskogee ducks that have been sitting on a pile of 13 eggs for over six weeks. The other day I walked out to the nest and there was a dead baby, or so it looked like. I picked it up and it was cold, held it to my breast for about an hour, and then it revived. I made a broader box for...
  3. Chianneak

    Chianne's flock

    Hello I just wanted to start a thread for my sweet girls so I can post updated photos and just all about my girls for whoever wants to read!! 💖 These three are my teenagers currently, I had integrated them into my flock of three hens about a month or so ago...everyone is finally seeming to go...
  4. SuZQ_SoCal

    What pronoun do these chicklets use? ;)

    Hi 🐓 fam! Happy Easter to all! Hope you have plenty of eggs decorated and that you have a blessed day on this day of days. ✞ Here are my seven 8-week old babies - who are closer to toddlers at this point. It’s my opinion that we’ve got 3 hens and 4 roos - but my husband disagrees. Thank you so...
  5. B

    New to BYC!!

    Hi everyone!! I'm new to BYC(as the header said! LOL). I'm starting my flock on June 4th when I pick up my chicks at Mt. Healthy. I'm here to learn everything I can before I pick up the babes. I've already started preparing, purchasing necessities and the coop/run is going to be build next...
  6. SuZQ_SoCal

    Dessert 🥚

    Seven chicks, one egg. 🥰
  7. N

    Roosters and Mating

    So, I plan on owning a rooster, and he’ll be part of a home with 5 hens. What are somethings I should be expecting from him being around them? :confused:
  8. Cdbosse

    Broody hen ends year with first hatch!

    My sweet Ayam Cemani hen decided that December was a great month to become a first time mom. I found her sitting on 5 eggs and within a few more days, she was sitting on a total of 9 eggs! I candled them, thinking I would only find 3-4 to be fertilized. However, all 9 had developing chicks...
  9. D

    Baby Not Eating

    Hi, our baby Banny that we incubated isn't eating no matter what we do. We've tried crushing up their food and they won't eat it. We've tried putting it on a lid, a plate, a little in their hay and on the bottom of their tub. I even tried putting their beak on the food when they were chirping...
  10. The Arrival

    The Arrival

    My first flock of baby chickens arrived by mail. It was a very exciting day!!
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  11. PantherWaltz

    Three of my eggs hatched successfully!!!

    I'm so excited to say that 3 of my 5 fertilized eggs hatched! They actually hatched last week on Friday/Saturday, they weren't 18 days like I thought in my previous post because turns out I was looking at a duck candling guide ha, silly mistake! They all developed properly up until hatch day...
  12. RossAcres

    End of Incubation Season To-Do's

    As the hatching season comes to an end for most of us, there are some things I like to do to ensure easy startup for next season. 1. Clean ALL the parts and pieces of the incubators. I used two incubators this Spring. A Hatching Time CT60 and a NutureRight360. I start by completely...
  13. crunchygranola

    My chickens laid their first egg!!

    I’m just so excited that I had to share! I’ve raised this chicks from two day old babies and finally, after all the hard work and turmoil and money well spent, I finally got my first egg! Its little and just so cute— I’m ecstatic! So proud of my girls! 🥰 (brown egg is a large-sized egg from...
  14. K

    Cuddling, piling, hot or cold??

    I have 7 week old chicks, we live in Maine and the temps outside are now around 50-60 degrees F during the day and around 40 degrees F at night. Is this a safe temp to move them outside? The are fully feathered and we tested some time outside today. When I went outside to check on them before...
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  15. Timbers Happy Hens

    Sick chicks right out of the egg, help!

    So I just hatched a batch of 22 chicks, 19 made it to hatch and then yesterday one of the chicks started acting weird in the brooder. It was in the incubator about 12 hours before I moved it to the brooder. After about an hour in the brooder I noticed it was weak and panting and also seemed to...
  16. BroodyBambi

    Team Silkie Hatched 4 Eggs! Pics Below!

    Our 2 silkies hatched 4 little RIR (rooster) x white leghorn chicks. I’m really excited to see what these babies will look like. The ACTUAL mamas refused to sit on their eggs. I heard something about hens genetics being messed with so they won’t sit on their eggs. Is that true? Post pictures of...
  17. Timbers Happy Hens

    Dead egg on hatch day?

    I have an egg from a batch of 6 that hasn’t hatched yet. All the other eggs finished yesterday and I’m just wondering if this one isn’t alive anymore. I finally decided to candle it this morning to check for movement and didn’t see anything. Any thoughts on if I should just call it quits or give...
  18. A

    Trying to confirm my babies

    Good morning, A friend brought me a few quail eggs(eggs varied from dark brown to some having black cow print patterns on white shells🙈🤷🏼‍♀️) I’ve had chickens for a couple years but first time ever for quail… 13 hatched healthy and all look the same.they are almost 3 weeks old. I believe they...
  19. L

    New chick mama and getting great info from BYC

    Hi everyone! I'm a new chick mama(6wks in) who's been getting amazing info and guidance from BYC since the beginning! I thought I would join the lovely community now. :frow (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm still pretty new and have a 3 week old that hatched...
  20. A little Daffy

    Oh no you didn't!!

    Well...Good Friday was the day! Two of my ducks hatched! Six am and 8am. I was completely intrenched and barely took my eyes off the incubator. This was my first time hatching and I was such a nervous wreak about it that I forgot to feed the dogs that morning! I couldn't believe it. No...
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