#babychicks

Unfortunately, the day after Christmas a dog (German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois) jumped over our pasture fence and "got" 23 of our chickens. (BTW: We raised the fence!). Now we are trying to get chickens ASAP, so they can hopefully start laying early spring/summer. We have a commercial size...

can you wing sex silkies? if so, which of these photos are male vs female? Also if you cannot wing sex them how can I figure out there gender?thanks

So when I go up to their house, they stare at me and try looking at me by turning their head facing one eye looking at me. Chickens can’t look straight. And when I talk to them, they shake their heads now. I don’t think they did that before or maybe they always do when I talk to them. My voice...

Hi everyone! I have 6 black australop babies who have been housed in a separate cook with mama hen this whole time. Lately I have been letting mama hen out of the smaller coop to roam with other hens as she seems eager to rejoin the rest of the flock. Today I realised when I put mama hen back...

I am wondering what colors these Orpington chicks will be as adults. The breeding goes as follows: Blue roo x chocolate hen Blue roo x blue hen Blue roo x silver laced hen Also what is the sex linkage of them?

A while ago I gave my broody hen 8 eggs and she eventually broke them all except one. (first time broody) and that one chick hatched today. She is currently in a seperate area with her one chick and 2 ceramic eggs, still sitting on them hoping it will hatch. Earlier today I ordered 10 black...

I have a easter egger x Delaware hen that is around a year and 3 months old named Olivia. She is kind of known to hate chicks and loves to peck all chickens smaller than her. However, lately she has been laying eggs later than usual and takes longer to lay them. (usually she would lay before we...

Hi! I got my chicks 2 weeks ago and my Easter Egger chicks has a brownish reddish raised spot on her chest. Her skin, under her fur, is reddish. I have one other yellow chick and I checked under her fur and she has regular colored skin. I’m so afraid. Does anybody know what this is?

Hi, I recently got three Americanas (sorry if misspelled) and another mystery chicken we don’t know the breed of. We got them around a week ago from Tractor supply co. I was just wondering how to get them more comfortable with us, and when it’s appropriate to let them wander out side to explore...

Hello, I'm needing advice. I live off-grid and currently do not have any power source. How can I keep my baby chicks warm until they are ready to be on their own. Are there any battery powered heat lamps out there? Thanks for any and all help.

Last Tuesday I was able to successfully place 4 baby chicks under my 3 week broody hen. She took to them so perfectly. This was the first time I’ve done this so I was super happy! The mama hen is a silver Wyandotte name Mary Poppins. She is very protective over her babies (and was very sassy...

Hi, I'm new to BYChickens and I'm raising a new flock of baby chicks. I bought 10 Americaunas and an assorted 12 others. Sadly I've lost 3 of the assorted chicks. Any suggestions on how I can minimize any further loss of life?

I am a new momma to baby Silkies🥰 New members of my family

Hello again a couple months back I found 2 baby chicks in our garage. Sadly one passed away. She was always accompanied by her so we are bringing a new baby hen home. Any advice so they can bond? They chick will be about 2 weeks and will be handled by humans the whole time. Our hen is a mixed...

Chickies are flying out of the coops! While I love to keep all ages, lately the chickies have been flying the coop! Let me know if you have been waiting for chickies…I have a large assortment of ages, and breeds. I love to put together multiple breeds in a coop, so you can bring them home...

4 weeks today! Some I think are obvious! Appreciate any guesses!

I have a 3 week old easter egger who seems to rub it's right side of head on the ground and run backwards. It does this every couple minutes. Any idea? @Eggcessive

ok so i have 3 roughly 2 month old chickens that i raised with no problem. i had 4 but a predator got one. that was my first time raising chicks. i recently got 2 new chicks that are a few days old. i noticed one had something attached to her nostril and i managed to get it off. then i noticed...