baby chicks

  1. KurtRyanGrehlinger

    Cockerel or pullet?

    Watch this video to see more pictures of them.
  2. C

    No heat lamp but Mother hen as heat source for chicks?!

    So my mum decided to raise chicks and two hatched under a mother hen from a flock of chickens that we have to look after for my cousins as they’ve gone on holiday. Two eggs hatched under the mother hen and my mum got 2 extra chicks from the garden centre. We do not have a source of heat for the...
  3. Rammy

    Heat Lamp?

    I went to TSC.....and they had 4 White Rocks left for a $1.00 each....yeah, I know...and ducks....got two...... With it being so hot outside, and having them in the barn, do I need a heat lamp? I dont use those 250w ones, oh, heck, no! I normally use 60w or 40w depending on the weather light...
  4. T

    Chicks Dying- Need advice

    Hello, My husband and I are first time chicken owners. We were told it should be super easy to raise chicks and we’d have minimal problems. We first bought 6 from a local farm store that the girl working picked out and within the first night one died. Then from then on we had a chick die every...
    • TayandDan
    • Thread
    • advice needed baby chicks chick chick 1 month chicken chicken 1 month chicks dying dying chick lethargic chick
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  5. Tomi witt

    New baby chicks

    Hi all! I will be getting 3 baby chicks within the next 3 weeks. Will I be able to raise my chicks in the garage, screened in porch or spare bedroom ? Is one of the 3 places better? I the equipment to raise the chicks until they are able to live outside. Thank you!
  6. BethanyH

    Egg Incubation Question

    I have a two part question. The 1st is: I have two broody hens sharing a clutch of mixed eggs. It has been 21 days today and there are no signs of pipping yet. Do eggs sometimes take more than the 21 days to hatch? I had two roos and pretty sure they were fertile. I haven't been able to candle...
  7. Audrey Watson

    July 4th Babies

    Hey everyone! This thread is going to be all about our baby chicks that are due to hatch on July 4th! I don’t know if I posted this in the right place so if I didn’t please tell me. The eggs were taken by our broody hen on Thursday, June 13, and they are due to hatch on Thursday, July 4th. Below...
  8. ojust4today

    HELP..First time hatching.

    I am in desperate need of help. When this happens this site is usually the place I end up going. I know here I can get some of these random questions and concerns I have answered. So I have one hen sitting on a half dozen or so eggs and a turkey who is sitting on if I had to guess 30 or so...
  9. Allipockets

    Chick grit

    My chicks are 5 days old, I want to let them out with their mama hen into the bottom of the coop. Do I need to provide grit to them? Thanks!
  10. Janisrose

    Newbie here - 4 week old chicks, too cold outside?

    Hi - i'm Janis, I'm new to this forum and new to raising baby chicks of my own. I have 6 chicks, each a different breed. While they have a lot of feathers they still have some fluff. The brooder is a large dog crate, they're currently in my garage and we have a heat lamp on one side of the...
  11. KikiDeAnime

    Our new Crested Polish chicks

  12. Svaness

    Live baby chick stream

    Hey everyone, Just thought I'd share our live stream with you all. We just Recieved these bovan brown chicks today. Hope you enjoy watching these babe's as much as we do.
  13. J

    Heating plate vs heating lamp

    So we just got 15 chicks last week. They are one week old today. They are Easter Eggers and this morning we woke to one suddenly dead. They have all been behaving very good all week, eating drinking and we’ve been giving them electrolyte water and they are on organic starter feed with probiotics...
    • Jbugner23
    • Thread
    • baby chicks ground temperature heat heat lamp heat plate heat plate for chicks heating sudden death chick temp temperature
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  14. 4

    Brand New Chicken Keeper

    Hello! I am enjoying my 6 week old baby chicks in north Texas. I have 4 different kinds of chickens: buff orpington, whiting true blue, Americauna, and French black copper maran. I am hoping we will have 4 different colors of eggs. The girls are super sweet but do not necessarily enjoy...
  15. RavenRidge

    Hello from Northern California

    I love this site and all of the information it provides! First time chicken owner here and soaking up articles and helpful hints daily. Found BYC by searching the internet for coop specifications. We have seventeen pullets that are 2 1/2 weeks old. Lost two in the first 48 hours, one was my...
  16. Theerwinhomestead

    Sick baby chick

    Hey there, I have a baby chick who is almost a week old. She seems lethargic, her wings are droopy, she has this click when she breaths and I noticed a lump near her right breast.... any help? I’m afraid she is going to die. She just kind of stands and the other ones are running around her, if...
  17. confettifarm

    Hello from Oakland!

    Hello chicky friends! Super excited to be here! My fiance, our poodle, and I are about to embark on our backyard chicken adventure. We've just moved from downtown to a more suburban spot with a big half acre -- ripe for raising chooks and growing veggies :) Tonight we're headed to the local...
  18. hannachristena

    HELP! 3 bantam eggs internal pip 19 hours ago no external pip and bator was opened

    yesterday afternoon around 1pm we could hear chirping on 3 of our bantam eggs. I know there was internal pip. this morning there is not external pips. its been 19 hours. the little guys are still chirping a bit. My next problem is the chirping excitment i learned that my 9 year old has opened...
  19. L

    Help Identifying Breeds

    Hi!! I have a mix of 7 beautiful chicks and while taking care of them and providing them with tons of love and protectio , I am very curious as to what breeds my babies are. I hope someone can help. I'm not as concerned about gender as I am their breeds.
  20. cluckmecoop7

    When do I switch?

    Hi all, I have 6 cute baby chicks and I was wondering when I should switch them from chick food to chicken food. Right now I am buying it from TSC. Also, does it depend on the breed?
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