baby chicks

  1. Chicken_loverr15

    baby chicks disappearing

    so, i’m back on here again…recently a lot of our baby chicks have been going missing and even some have been killed, but we don’t know what is taking them/killing them? We found one of our baby chicks with it’s head cut off and the rest of the body laying there. Then, one baby chick went missing...
  2. L

    New Family Members in the House

    Hello beautiful chicken friends! If any of you had read my previous post, we actually found an amazing solution for the roosters. They are happy and healthy and well cared for. We just got them each a new coop. 🤦🤣 Back to the original question, I have 8 new babies. They are the cutest things...
  3. K

    Power outage baby chicks

    We just got our one day old chicks home and had a heat lamp all set up- and the power went out on our street! What else can we do for them? We are boiling water on the gas stove and going to put it in a jar with towels,m around it, any other ideas?
  4. E

    3 mamas each with chicks, FIGHTING

    Hi! I have 3 hens that went broody at the same time. I didn’t have the heart to tell 2 of them no. Now all 3 have 3 babies each I’ve had no issues with the rest of the flock and the babies, but if the mamas come across another mama, they fight, really bad. I have all 3 mamas separated right...
    • Ejmaggz
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    • baby chicks broody and chicks fighting mama and babies mama chicken
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  5. Chikpeas

    Barred Rock...ish

    Just had to share the funny little anomaly that is Owl, our little Barred Plymouth Rock girl. When she was a chick, she had just a bit of fluff on both her legs that went away fairly quickly. But now, at 8 weeks, she has grown two little feathers on only one foot. It is the funniest looking...
    • Chikpeas
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    • baby chicks baby chicks 8 weeks barred plymouth rock barred rock cute quirks weird feathers
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  6. C

    Are my 3 week old Serama chicks pullets or Roos?

    Can I get guesses as to the sexes of my 3 week old babies? I have included two photos of each so a total of 4 chicks. I think the second one (dark color photos 3/4) is a Roo. I am also leaning towards a Roo for the last one (photos 7/8). The lighter colored ones photos 1/2, 5/6 and 7/8 are...
    • CaliTexGal
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    • baby chicks chicks need help opinions please roo or hen roo or pullet serama sexing
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  7. EggspectoPatronum

    New babies!

    Chicken math hit me and my husband hard at TSC the other day. We went in with zero intention to get babies. Then my husband said get 9. I said no and then we settled on six. We ended up with nine. 3 Rhode Island Reds (all pullets) 3 black Jersey Giants (straight run) 3 Barred Rocks (straight...
  8. Ittybittyschmidtie

    BABY CHICKIES ARE HERE

    The little babies are finally here and after a long eventful stressful day, I am finally able to relax,sorta! 😅 I have changed up their brooder so many times, seeing what works and what doesn’t. I have realized that I need to make a hanging water bottle nipple thingie, it’ll definitely give...
  9. Chikpeas

    4 week chicks - Pullets?

    So I have three 4 week old chicks (exactly 28 days today), one barred rock (Owl), one sapphire gem (Cinder), and one buff orpington (Daisy). The orpington I'm not concerned about, as I'm about 99% certain she's a pullet. The barred rock I vacillated on for a while due to temperament and a more...
    • Chikpeas
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    • 4 week chicks baby chicks barred rock chickens gender 4 weeks pullet or cockerel? pullets sapphire gem sexing chicks what gender is this?
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
  10. Ashleys backyard farm

    Swollen earlobes on 5 week old chick

    Hi there! I always get the best help from the byc community, so I wanted to ask for y’all’s help here. I have a batch of 9 chicks around 5-6 weeks of age and one in particular just started showing swollen earlobes. The weather here is really nice but the oak pollen came upon us suddenly so I’m...
  11. C

    When can I bring baby chicks outside for a bit?

    I have some Easter eggers turning 4 weeks old next week and brahmas turning 2 weeks old (I know the brahmas still need some time) and days here are getting into the mid 60s-70s, when can I start bringing my chicks outside to play/explore a bit (in a pinned area) is there a certain temp I should...
    • chickenchick2714
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    • baby chicks brood box easter eggers feathering out mixes outside raising chickens temperature - climate
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  12. Dudududu

    New to raising chicks

    Hi, I recently bought some 3 week old chicks the other day and needed Some tips to ensure my chicks safety, this is my very janky coop. This red light I turn on for the night when it gets cold. I had a few questions Do I really need this heat lamp at night? It gets around 70 degrees Fahrenheit...
  13. M

    He or She? Lavender Orpingtons, Black Copper Maran, Buff Orpington

    Hi all, What do you think?? He or she?? There are 2 Lavender Orpingtons, 1 Black Copper maran, and 1 Buff Orpington. They are all the same age, approximately 2 weeks old. The Lavender Orpingtons are pullets, according to my grandma. What do you think about the other two?
  14. CindyK75

    Black Sex Link Pullet? Or what?

    I got 8 chicks Wednesday from a local feed store (Steinhausers) now this one is suppose to be a BSL pullet (Black Sex Link) in the first 4 pics but it's looking like the Barred rock chick I picked out. Do they have white around wing tips? White specks under eyes. No spot on head, not even a hint...
  15. sammi_lynn12

    Baby chick poop

    Should I be concerned? It’s only a little bit and looks like it just got stuck when she pooped but I did get them from rural king and I have been seeing a lot of people having issues. Mine have been completely healthy since I got them three days ago. I was able to just wipe it off with a paper...
  16. Ittybittyschmidtie

    is this Brooder okay for 15 baby chicks until older? New to chickens

    hello chickie friends, Pretty new here not sure if I’m doing this right. I was wondering if this set up I have is okay to house 15 baby chicks until they get bigger? I’m going to rig a heat lamp to hang over. Tips, suggestions? Thank you🐣
  17. Browniethechicken

    HELP! Can I put my chicks outside before 6 week?

    I have 3 week old chicks and I would like to put them outside in my coop/run without heat source at 5 weeks. Is this safe/okay? I understand 6 weeks is fully feathered and the customary time to put them outside. I live in Massachusetts and weather can be all over the place in September and...
  18. Browniethechicken

    Integrating chicks to existing young flock

    My baby chicks are two weeks old and have been introduced to my existing flock of 2 Pullets (15 weeks old) with a wire fencing between them. When should I begin to introduce them without the fence?
  19. A

    Chicken poop/medications

    Hello! This is my first time with baby chicks. I bought 4 from my local Tractor Supply a week and a half ago. I have been doing non stop research and found some interesting things about their wastes. Although I got all my chickens at the same time, my 2 black ones seem to be growing a lot slower...
  20. Tarynj

    Cocci?

    Second time this week I have seen blood in 6 week old chickens. Just moved them to into old adult chickens coop (the adults are in new bigger coop) which was cleaned but maybe not spotless- so wondering if they caught cocci from them? They have never had any o virus signs but not sure what else...
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