chick behavior

  1. jolenesdad

    First time brooding in coop - size questions

    Hi all. I’ve got a 60sf coop and 8 chickens. The chickens are let out at 7am and free range until sundown when they return to the coop. They stay 99% of the time within a 1/2 acre of the coop sharing a paddock with two horses. There are currently 4 14-16 months old, 4 5-6 month old hens...
  2. BurbChickensMA

    Coop Lovers: Put them Out?

    New Chicken Mom. I have 10 pullets I guess to be 5-6 weeks old. They are fully feathered with head feathers. They have been in their coop since Friday and doing well. (55F) here at night so closed up nice and cozy. Yesterday I opened the run door and put them out. They stayed out. 3-4...
  3. C

    Noisy chick

    i have only one chick at the moment and its really noisy. i cant tell if its panting since its chirping really loudly, even when i put it back in its incubator( new born and just moved into brooder) i dont think its cold since it isnt going under the lamp. is there any other ways to tell if its...
  4. CannedMonster

    Aggressive Chick - 2 Weeks Old!

    My brown NN chick is starting to be very aggressive with me. It approaches my hand boldly without fear and cocks it’s head and bites me! A two week old!! I’m very surprised by this. Any advice on how to teach the chick respect without hurting it would be appreciated. I’m pretty sure it’s a...
  5. BantamAshley

    NB Chicks eyes get stuck shut. Normal?

    I hatched 4 chicks 3 days ago, some of which were born with some minimal goop and egg shells on their fur, though were still able to fluff up on their own. The next day, I noticed that 2 of them would periodically have one or both eyelids get stuck shut after snoozing. They usually opened on...
  6. AbbysSilkies

    Little Chick Not Doing Well

    hello! I just had an incredible hatch, 14/17 chicks and two more would've gotten out if I had been more patient and not opened the incubator, and 13 are strong and healthy. However, sadly, I don't think one of them is doing so hot. I named him Elbow so I don't get too attached. Anyways, Elbow is...
  7. Lazy Farmer

    Eclipse baby drowns in water dish rim :(

    Good greif...:( We have hatched countless chicks but this is a first. Turkeys I have seen this a lot, but turkeys are dumb as a rock. A two day hatch, 2 brooders, one for each day. I was up last night until 2ish, assist hatching the second day late guys. Rescued about 6. Going back and forth...
  8. Dan Saiyan

    button quail chick having issues

    hi! i very recently hatched a group of button quail chicks (7 of em) and all seem to be doing fine except one that hatched this morning i noticed it kept getting stuck in the wire flooring of the incubator (which none of the other chicks had) so i placed a paper towel in the brooder to help...
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  9. Lazy Farmer

    FREE CHICKEN COSTUME! CONTACT ME!

    I bought this costume about 2 months ago. I used it when my hens turned about 6 months old to teach them how to lay their eggs. It worked really well but I don't need it anymore. They were fast learners. Contact me if interested!
  10. EggMan207

    Had one of my chicks brutally attacked ...

    Yesterday, I had one of my chicks (a black australorp) attacked by the older chickens. She's 9 weeks old. We just put the chicks in this week. They pecked the back of her head and neck quite badly. The skin is pushed up on the top of her head so it sort of covers one of her eyes and it looks...
  11. Stormydays

    Bully chick

    I currently have 3 four day old chicks in the house. All are supposed to be females. They came in the mail yesterday and were doing great. One of the chicks (an easter egger) has started to bully the other two. I have had to separate her from the other two girls. I know pecking is common, but...
  12. P

    Sleepy Chick?

    Hey, I've had chickens now for about a year or so and I have 9 chicken, all different breeds. Recently I brought home two newbies- a lakenvelder (she's a couple months now) and an Ameraucana (she's about a month now). My Ameraucana has a crossed beak but she is still able to get food and drink...
  13. Stormydays

    Is there hope?

    I bought some chicks off of Meyer hatchery and they came in this morning. I picked up the chicks at 6:30am. I have a brinsea ecoglow brooder, provided food and water(with ACV), and had one die within two hours of getting them home. About one and a half hours later a second chick started not...
  14. MageofMist

    Chicks not leaving nest with mama hen?

    The chicks are healthy and can run and jump quite well for being 5 days old and are very active and curious, but they are also quite stubborn. Mama hen just tried convincing her chicks to follow her out of the nestbox, and even the one that was trapped under her wing and fell out when she was...
  15. dbblaine

    First Time in the Run & Coop

    Hey all! I am a newbie here! Today we put our 6 week old chicks (all hens) in the coop and run for the first time, yay! They are having so much fun out there digging and scratching around. However, I have noticed twice now that my EE and Dominique are fighting. I believe the Dominique is the...
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