babies

  1. -Flash-

    Mulberry Flock

    On this thread I'm going to post photos and tell stories about my 16 little chicks. I'll manly be doing it for my own purpose, to look back and laugh at the things babies do. But nether the less, feel free to post here too! I'll start from the very start... We brought the eggs online, 24 of...
  2. MartinFamilyHomestead

    Identifying 3 week old ducklings.

    We received ducklings 3 weeks ago. We ordered 1 of each of the following: Mallard Rouen Buff Golden 300 Runner (fawn and white) Runner (blue) Welsh harlequin Welsh harlequin (only male we ordered) Saxony Silver Appleyard We received 12 ducks however, they did mark we had an extra blue runner...
  3. D

    Baby chick 3 days old

    Wondering what this baby chick is going to be. Rooster was a EE
  4. A

    Golden Laced Wyandotte Chicks!

    Today my dad and I were out at Tractor Supply running some errands. We didn’t expect there to be chicks there so late in the season, but there were over a dozen left in one container. One guy bought 10 since his flock of chickens are older and no longer laying. We started talking a Our flock is...
  5. M

    Urgent Help! Four Baby Ducks Went Missing In One Day And It All Seems Odd

    Hey everyone! I don't know if there is anyone that help, but some thing grew out of concern in the last 2 days. We had a mommy and her 6 ducklings that would always come to my community and eat. We do not own them or anything, they are free to do whatever they want. They just happen to come to...
  6. But Mom!

    But Mom!

    Jerry wants babies, unfortunately I've put my foot down. Rules are no babies until you're at least two..no exceptions.:)
  7. D

    Small success! Female hanging with ducklings

    Hey all! Just wanted to share a small success. I had two 16 wk drakes and one hen when I got a few more babies last week. The drakes werent letting the babies eat or drink and kept chasing them. Had the drakes processed yesterday morning and the hen has been guarding/warming the babies (5 wks-10...
  8. marleyfisher6

    I need help asap

    I have a little baby chicken which is sick. We have 11 but only the sick one is a hen. she won’t open her eye, and slowly falling asleep. one eye is open the other i put water on to moisturize it and I noticed that it’s I was not in the right place and it was blue. I don’t know what’s wrong with...
  9. D

    New member!!

    Yesterday I hatched some domestic mallard ducks and I’m super excited to join the community! This is the first time I’ve hatched anything in over a decade lol
  10. Beacon Point Ratite Ranch

    Need Help Identifying Silkie Chick Colors

    Hello all! I'm new to breeding silkies and I need help identifying the colors of the new chicks that just hatched. I've searched all over for some sort of silkie chick color chart, but the best I've found is a chart of adult colors, which doesn't help me with babies. Can you guys tell what...
  11. LightedPrism

    brooding inside

    So. I'm having a discussion with the family about brooding new chicks inside the home. I'm curious how many have done so? and how long? I made it a poll so hopefully easier to keep track of, but I cant really specify the amount of time (yet) could y'all type below how long they stay inside...
  12. MysteryChicken

    ISO: Blue Slate Turkey Poults, or Eggs.

    Hello, been searching for more Heritage breed turkeys. We have a lonely Bourbon Red Hen turkey, who needs a boyfriend. She paired up with a Broad Breasted Bronze last year, & became depressed after we butchered him. If you have any, let me know? Thanks in advance.
  13. T

    Problem chick

    I have a 7-8 day old chicken that seems to be smaller than the rest of the bunch. She is very uncoordinated and seems to zone out and stand still for up to 2 minutes often not aware of her surrounding and roams from the group and her mother. She has pasty butt that we are cleaning but it looks...
  14. K

    Need help with possible gendering of bantam silkie chicks

    We have two bantam silkie chicks that we bought from a tractor supply August 22nd. The white one is a little spunky but still affectionate.The white one (Yang) seems a lot more developed than the black one (Yin). I don’t know if the pictures show it but Yang’s feet are a bigger than Yin’s. Yin...
  15. MommaHen2797

    Silver Sebrights

    I’m so excited!
  16. BudgieKing15

    MY BABIES JUST SHIPPED! HOORAY!! (Follow this thread to see first pics of them!)

    My chicks I bought from Meyer Hatchery just shipped today at 1:01 pm! I am excited to say that they could arrive as soon as tomorrow! I also am thinking about names for the babies. Comment below your best name ideas for two Gold-Laced Wyandottes, a Green Queen, an Easter Egger, and a Speckled...
  17. N

    Ones of my baby chicks with broody mum died - 1 week old

    Hey everybody, This afternoon I went to check on my broody mum and her chicks and they were outside in there private coop. One of them was being dragged from under mum and had died, it dropped off her in a few moments and she trampled the dead baby slightly :(. The chicks are about a week old...
  18. HorsesRMe123

    What genders are my goslings?

    My goslings are 8 weeks old, they are both White Chinese goslings.
  19. A

    Is there any type of commercial feed that I can use for my week old ducklings AND my month old quail?

    Hi! I just got 2 ducklings and 5 baby quail. I ran out of duck food and was wondering if anyone knows of a feed that I can give both of them. Can I feed them both game bird starter and if so do I have to supplement the duckings with niacin? Any suggestions on which brand of feed to buy will be...
  20. motherturkey

    My babies

    Here are my birds!! Two aren’t pictured. The make Muscovy duck, Donald. And the black hen, Gertrude (she’s sitting on her eggs.)
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