Getting ducklings SOON!! :) Is it safe just to use a plastic tote with a heat lamp? Our last box thing we built got ruined.. So just looking for an easier way..
I have 6 pullets that are 7 months old and now they walk up to me and peck me and act as if I’m not some mean human but one of them.
They didn’t act like this as chicks. They were scared and freaked out even when I looked into their brooding bin.
Luckily as they matured and came out of the...
....what a Blue Wheaten Am roo over a Production Red hen made, the answer is STINKIN CUTE BABIES.
I had 6 eggs. All hatched but only 5 survived. They are all reddish yellow with yellow legs, and two have little black squiggles on their heads. Their wing feathers look to be growing in white and...
I just got into breeding, raising, selling chickens/chicks.i have over 200 chicks at the moment. But I walked out to one of my brooders the other day and I have a chick running in circles with her head twisted in a weird way, has this happened to anyone else?
HI I'm new here and just got my first ducks, I also plan on getting chickens in the future ♡ I'm currently trying to figure out what kind of duck my bdown baby Petri is so if you have any thoughts, let me know! She came from tractor supply!
I have a quail and he finally come out but has been about 36 hours inside the egg he only put part of his mouth out and he won' open the shell how long will take or should I assist him?
Okay, I know that there are various ideas in the type of brooder available and DIY brooders. It's hard know what is right for the size or amount of babies you have. I have read and seen some amazing ideas created for their babies and the sizes are very creative.
I do don't know anything. In...
Besides swimming... what do you do to keep your ducks entertained??
Do they play toys? What kind of toys do they like?
Mine are getting lazy.. I’m guessing it’s because winter is here!
Both of my baby chicks (7 weeks old now) are roosters.they have been together their whole lives. I was wondering if roosters that are raised together will fight eachother when they are older
Hi I have two pet red sex link girl chickens Dylan & Kurt they are about 3 months old & just this week I noticed one of them ate a feather . They aren't pecking each other at all they get along real well & they aren't pecking feathers off its like when they lose feathers naturally & notice it on...
Hey guys,
I`ve been breeding chooks for ages and never had this problem before.
I feed the baby chicks, chick starter and give them everything they need.
Yet they seem to grow to a certain size, seem healthy, but then they stop growing. Like their growth is stunted.
On top of this I`m having...
Our baby chick looks to have a scab on the top of the vent area. I don't think it is pasty butt because it looks different. I tried taking pictures but they are kind of blurry.
Has anyone else witnessed this or know what it is?
The chick is not behaving any differently and isn't being picked...
Our baby chick looks to have a scab on the vent area. I don't think it is pasty butt because it looks different. I tried taking pictures but they are kind of blurry.
Has anyone else witnessed this or know what it is?
The chick is not behaving any differently and isn't being picked on that I...
Hey guys, I checked my call duck this morning to see how her eggs were going. When I picked up a few to check, you could feel movement in the egg and if you put the egg up to your ear you could hear movement as well as a almost pecking sound.
What I am wondering is.. does anyone know how much...
Going to purchase a couple 4-5 month old ameracaunas and a couple baby novogen browns and need advice on integrating them all as I'm going to be a newby chick mom. TIA
My chickens are about 3-4 weeks can i start giving them treats like veggies and fruit or like yogurt (I read you can give them plain yogurt) ? Or are they still young what's the recommended age?
Im a new chicken owner i have two girl chicks my first so How old do my babies have to be to be able to go outside? Not to sleep they will sleep indoors but just to run around and stuff :) I get worried that they're to small might get hurt or might get sick so please help :( I have had them for...