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  1. T

    Sleep apnea or something else in baby chick?

    So my 6 week old silver laced wyndotte is vaccinated. We got her and her chick mates last week and they all had lice so we treated them a couple days ago. BEFORE and after the treatment, I've noticed that she makes this odd breathing movement as if gasping with a click sound ONLY when she is...
  2. R

    Mystery Chicks!! Help me decipher what they might be :)

    I recently had a hen go broody and I got some fertilized eggs from my neighbor. She successfully hatched 2 of them and they are now almost a week old! They are happy and healthy and living with the rest of my flock. I know one hatched from a brown egg and the other from a dark green egg. Does...
  3. A

    5 day old chick with swollen pus filled eye

    Hi! I had a chick hatch out 5 days ago and it was pecked and across the coop when I found it, it had a wing injury and I took care of it but I didn’t notice its eye was pecked until the next day. It was just shut, not swollen yet but not it’s very swollen and looks like a big piece of pus or...
  4. G

    Baby chicken with a lump (What to do)

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  5. M

    HELP HELP EMERGENCY! My 1 month old baby chick is chocking! What do i do!!????

    She seems by cause she is playing around jumping and running but sometimes she stops and harshly shakes her head aide to side. Maybe she found some cooked rice i left outside and chocked on them.. I tried to help her when she was gasping and i tried to give her water but she Won't drink at all...
  6. ChickenFriends234

    Hey is this a good brand of baby chicken feed??

    I just bought the purina baby chick feed that is medicated and I was wondering if it is a good brand. And should I feed my 2 week old chick this? Thanks!! My chick loves this feed!
  7. Lil_chickens

    Help!! Baby Chick weird lump

    I had 27 baby chicks hatch earlier in may (the 14th) under two broody hens. One baby has a strange lump on her right side. It seems like an air pocket, or it has fluid or something. It doesn’t seem to be bothering her at the time but I’m scared it may get bigger or she could get sick, or...
  8. hmmleider

    Acclimating Baby Chicks (6 weeks Old) From Indoors to 100+ Texas Heat

    We have baby chicks that will be around the 6 week mark when we start looking at moving them to the coop. They are currently in my Photography Studio with the AC vents closed and the outside windows open to start getting the temperature up. It is averaging around 80 degrees but outside it is...
  9. M

    Chick eye won’t open

    Hey. So I just hatched a little chick and its eyes won’t open. I think I saw one crack open a little bit but not sure. Is there anything I can do?
    • Maka
    • Thread
    • baby chick chick chick defect chick health eyes closed hatching help
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  10. crunchygranola

    Thoughts on this plan?

    Hey, guys. I currently have six chickens, and I was planning to cull five of them. I wanted to keep the one that was most like a pet to me, but add in other chickens for variety. I was thinking about raising baby chickens for six weeks until they’re old enough to go outside, and then cull the...
  11. CityChicken1984

    Help identifying gender of 2 rhode island red chicks

    I know it's way to early, they are only 2 weeks old, but I would really appreciate it if anyone has a good idea or even a good guess of the gender
  12. Chickensrule69

    yolk sac popped help!

    we just let a first time broody hen raise a batch of chicks. when i walked into the house today i saw a pile of egg shell and i looked around and saw a chick his/her yolk sac (i’m guessing that’s what it’s called…?) was popped a bit and his eyes shut he is a bit weak and can’t hold his head up...
  13. L

    HELP! - toddler squeezed week old chick

    My almost 3 year old accidentally held the poor little chick too hard. This happened while I was taking care of pasty butts of three other little ones right next to her. As I look over I discovered that the chick was almost limp. I immediately removed the chick out of her hand and checked if...
  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...
    • kbgrover
    • Thread
    • 7 week chick 7 week old babies baby baby chick chick chicken coop maine piling temperature
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  15. Alanna

    Silkie Chick Color Identification * Blue Partridge?*

    Hi All! I recently brought home this ADORABLE silkie chick from TSC 4 days ago. I’m completely in love with its colors. I’m not new to raising chickens, however somewhat novice with Silkies. Only had a couple throughout the years. I was hoping my fellow Silkie Lover Community could shed some...
    • Alanna
    • Thread
    • 1 week old silkie baby chick beautiful silkie blue partridge chick silkie silkie chick color what color is this chick what color is this?
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
  16. WaterfowlsPoultry

    Baby chick keeps sitting and closing eyes, will move but has little to no energy

    My baby chick named hope is about 5 days old I think? Her mother has been sitting on her warming her for 2 full days already, I think it's legs are like I don't know how to say it, like crossed I have never had baby chicks but I dont think that's how the leg is supposed to be like, but it's not...
  17. K

    Baby chick hatched with twisted foot. Is it cruel to keep her?

    Advice please! We're currently looking after a 7 day old chick that hatched with a twisted foot. At 2 days old we noticed her foot and tried to make a little splint booty for it which helped her. She has been hopping on her good foot and sometimes using the elbow part of the bad leg to hobble...
  18. Chimichangas

    Missing back toe on baby chick

    I need help, one of my baby chicks is missing its back toe. What can I do? Is it going to survive? I can provide photo if necessary. The chick was born this way. I just somehow didn’t notice until now, it is about 1 week old ish? Maybe less.
  19. Chimichangas

    Can baby chicks over eat ?

    I have 13 pullets and I feed them natures wise starter grower, medicated. Yesterday one of my pullets had eaten so much that it’s pouch was almost at its beak when standing. I sadly don’t have pictures of it right now. The pullet is still alive. But that begs the question, can baby chicks over...
  20. S

    Baby chick sounds

    Hello everyone! I have 4 week old chicks. Please excuse the messy floor from the brooder. I’m getting used to their sounds and differentiating them. I’m very clear on the HELP sound. I took a video of some of the current sounds and there’s one that I’m not sure it’s in between normal and help...
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