baby chick

Hi! This is my one day old chick and i would like to breed it! It has puff on its’ legs and it has grey/brown legs kind of...

We just got six pollutes last week, and one of them has recently been having problems with her vent. I thought it was pasty butt at first, so I very carefully cleaned her up and made sure to check up on her. Her vent is now swollen and she's having trouble pooping. She squats and holds her wings...

My little 3 weeks old baby chick isn't moving properly at all, unless I give her food and then she walks a little and eats but that's it. I think she is not even walking much to the food now, but walking like in the video below. She was active a week ago. Now she's ALWAYS sitting down.. She...

Hey guys! I found this lady online ( I know. Insert eye roll) and she advertised that she had a ton of EEs that hatched around 4/20 (she was unsure of the date) So I go to her place to pick them out. There’s literally HUNDREDS of baby chicks there. And then she’s like “oh there’s probably some...

Hello guys, We did just our first incubator hatch and had 5 beauties. One of our birds hatched with a red/pink mass on its stomach, from reading these forums I believe it is an umbilical stump, there was no yolk, and now on day 5 it is hard and dry. We have been applying a small amount of...

Hello All! this is my first post. I recently was given a rooster and 6 chickens from a neighbor (he had too many roosters). Of course right out of the gate I now have a broody hen and hatch day is t-minus 9 days away. Should I let momma stay with the other chickens in the coop? (They are either...

Hello all! I just my chicks a day or so ago, and I’ve heard that putting an old cd or dvd in there as a kind of fun house mirror is good for them, I was wondering if there’s any other house hold goods to keep them entertained and happy and SAFE?☺️♥️ thank you in advance! -Lucy and the Chx

I got 3 little female chicks from Southern States yesterday to add to my flock of 5. They are doing quite well! One Ameraucana, I think I'm gonna name her Tzipporah: One Buff Orpington, I'm gonna name her Sappho: And one Blue Plymouth Rock, name as of yet undecided:

Hello all! This will be a little long winded but I need some answers or a little help. I have read many posts on several sites (new & old posts) but I believe we have a slightly stranger issue going on. I need to break it all down so those who read it can understand better. 1st - we had 3 broody...

Hi all! A freak accident happen today, the cat got into the room where the chicks were, stuck his paw through the cage, and dragged one of the little chicks by the shoulder/ wing area about an inch before I reached him. The chick could waddle for a while and there’s only a little bit of blood...

My little dominecker Pepper follows me around like a little puppy ❤ she's my little 11 week old love

HI ! So I've hatched my baby chicks in a incubator, and had two leg deformities, one was a splayed leg , which is currently being treated , but the other one , cannot straighten it's one leg , I've tried everything !! He sometimes stands on just the one and hops around , and at other times...

Hello, Our family is very excited to FINALLY be growing, with the addition of backyard chickens! We have chicks arriving at the beginning of May, and are taking this time to make sure we are best prepared for the success of raising healthy, and happy chickens from the get go.. while also being...

My baby chick is 1 week old maybe week and half and this is the first time I’m noticing it. I saw some people write about this I’m just nervous because i didn’t notice any of the other chicks doing it.

Hello, I’m currently raising chicken in my backyard with a mother chicken raising her young, a baby chick died the other day sadly and one looks like it’s not feeling well either. Can anyone tell me what’s wrong I have a picture of the current sick or lethargic one right now?

Hi all! Just got my first 6 babies yesterday they are 4 days old- been around chicks a lot of my life but these are the first I'm raising independently. When do I introduce grit? I also was given electrolights and probiotics free when picking them up- is this necessary? I dont recall ever...

New baby chick set up. Way bigger then there xxl dog kennel. they grow so quick. :)

so we bought 18 chickens, not sure their gender but hopefully mostly female.. I’ll insert some photos of the set-up. Please tell me some improvements and should I add a big rock to help scratch their beak/nails? we’re wanting eggs! I saw the hen massage, when should I start doing that? Tell me...

Hi everyone! This is my second post here. My last post was about my chick who was very sick. He couldn't make it and left his friend alone with us. The chick that we have now is a small little baby who was super active till yesterday. He would run around the house, jump over stuff and when...

My chicks finished hatching a day ago and this little chonker is definitely a polish mix (my rooster is a Silver Laced Polish) but I have no idea who their mama is! They hatched out of a jumbo light brown egg, and have a single comb! No extra toes/feathered legs. My Austra White is the most...