baby chick

  1. Chicken_loverr15

    my baby chick!

    meet my baby chick, penny! i named her that because she reminded me of a penguin from the front since her stomach was white lol! she was very friendly and she let you hold her sometimes. sadly though, she passed away on sunday, july 16th. :(
  2. T

    My baby chick died :(

    Hi everybody, I’m new to owning chickens and have been raising babies for a week now. Today I got home after football training to see one of my chicks passed. It was the smallest chick out of all of them and I’m wondering why and if the others will follow. They’re all eating well and drinking...
  3. C

    Sick?

    This is JJ. I found her tonight knocked off of her perch and laying with her neck in her back. Her butt was a little bit pasty so I cleaned it best I could, acting normal (eating, drinking, peeping) besides being lethargic. I cleaned her butt and put her back in the coop. Shes been acting like...
  4. I

    New Chick Owner Pls Help! Sick Chicks!

    Hello, a few weeks ago I picked up some baby chicks from tractor supply. I noticed a few of them have really smelly and liquidy poop. They have no other symptoms except a little sneezing. I don't know if they are sick or if it's normal? Please help me! Thank you!
  5. Viktoria07

    HELP UPSIDE-DOWN CHIKING

    I have ben Incubating baby chiking eggs for 21 days now and the first one hatched a couple of hours ago, it was doing just fine when i left it, but when I came back it was laying upside down on ist back. What am I supposed to do??? I can't open the incubator bc the other eggs haven't hatched...
  6. kimmmmmmm

    helpp!!!!

    I ordered baby chicks online and they are supposed to be picked up but I don’t know if McMurray hatchery is going to send the baby chicks to my nearest post office or a different post office please help!
  7. Ittybittyschmidtie

    Can I take my chickens out on a field trip?

    15 chickens are 5 weeks Friday. It’s 60 sunny and they are fully feathered Can I take them out in the run? I’ve been keeping the window open everyday to provide fresh natural air. They seem done with the heat lamp They hate it inside I feel horrible
  8. P

    Baby chick bald spot

    Hello everyone, first timer here. Just got 8 chicks a week ago. 4 jersey giants and 4 midnight majesty’s. I have one chick who has some bald spots on their back. I have looked and I don’t think I see any mites or lice? And I haven’t seen the others pecking this one. Any advice? Thanks! -This...
  9. H

    How to clean baby chick face?

    I’ve got a five day old chick I’m hand reading to try and save from a slipped tendon. Because he’s been unable to walk he wasn’t feeding or drinking on his own. He’s now starting to peck at chick crumb independently which is great. My problem is that for the last two days I’ve been offering...
  10. K

    Baby chick with eye issue

    I have a two week old welbar chick with an eye issue. She might be getting pecked at but tonight when I picked her up I noticed she had a little wood chip in her eye I got it out. I’m sure that didn’t help her eye issue. I’m not sure if it is an infection or it’s irritated. I will attach a...
  11. B

    Pullet or Cockerel Black Australorp Chicks

    Hi, these two chicks are 3.5 weeks old and out of 10 chicks they have the biggest combs already. Just wondering your thoughts on gender! Thanks you! I’ll be happy either way!
  12. A

    Prolapsed vent and pasty butt in baby chick

    I bought eight baby chicks from a local feed store about four days ago. I have bought chicks from this store and never had any problems. Though today I noticed a lot of them have pasty butt, so I treated them until I got to last one, she’s a blue silky, I noticed hers was way worse than the...
  13. S

    Is a drop of VetRX Okay?

    Now i do Have another set of Chicks that i hatched the same time as these ones. There are Three but we have decided to keep them in separate brooders that way we can monitor them separately (i dont know why but this is how my parents decided it) We use Pinewood Shavings for both and i do clean...
  14. Amymb

    Baby Chick Scabbed Vent

    Hi! So Monday she had a clogged vent and I cared for her all day until she finally passed the clog. I’ve been gently wiping her with a warm wet Qtip about twice a day and putting coconut oil or olive oil on her vent after wiping. She looked red yesterday in the vent area and I used cortisone on...
  15. Amymb

    Is this her umbilical cord?

    Is this her bellybutton? Just checking to be sure it’s not some kind of abnormality. It’s hard and round shaped and seems to be attached. Is there anything I should do, watch or know? I didn’t notice it yesterday but I was very focused on another fluff butt with anal prolapse, who is now...
    • Amymb
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    • baby chick belly button chicken anatomy new chic mother
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  16. C

    Is my pullet actually a roo?

    I was so convinced my sweet chick daisy was a girl she is a lap chick already and I had thoughts others may be Roos but not her and now she is looking the most like she may actually be a male after all? Red comb forming also has red wattles coming in, “she” is 3 weeks old! Thoughts??? She is an...
  17. C

    Comb to gender theory accuracy?

    I’m hearing that as far as the pea comb goes 3 means a male and one means female has that been accurate for you? Has anyone noticed what they thought was a pullet develop a 3 row pea comb and turn out to be a male or still female? Also with tail feather developing later has then been accurate...
    • chickenchick2714
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    • 1 row pea comb 3 row pea comb baby chick baby chick 0-1 week old and up brahma chick sexing chicks easter egger old wives tale pea comb
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  18. Chickensrule69

    Blood on membrane

    So you know the white part or the membrane covering the baby chick once the shell is gone well I invited my nephew and nieces over because they wanted to see lemons (my broody hen) babies they started pecking today and when I turn away for a second my niece has peeled back some of the white...
  19. R

    Sick 1.5 week old chicks

    Hello, I am very new to chicken keeping and orginally started out with an olive egger, Silkie, and BBS ameracuna (2/4). Well the silkie at 1.5 weeks old got sick, like crackling/rales, congestion and sneezing. I wasnt sure what to do so I contacted the breeder and she suggested I treat for...
  20. Chickenwithnobrim

    1 week old chick sparring

    So is sparring this early a good indication of being a rooster? They are exactly 8 days old. My one chick tried to spar today with its siblings, full kicks and neck poof. It was ridiculous seeing a ball of fluff karate kicking. Im already calling it a he because hes the most cuddly and bonded to...
    • Chickenwithnobrim
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    • advice advice appreciated ask baby chick behavior change guess guess gender new chicken mama one week old please advise
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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