So we have a Black sex Link rooster, and a barred rock rooster. We also have black sex link hens, barred rock hens, and buff Orpington hens. So I’m not sure what we’ll get lol but this morning we had three babies hatch out and all three have the craziest patterns. As far as I can see at least...
I have 3 day old baby chicks. Is it possible for wry neck to be present at day 1? Or would it likely be some other condition - like something neurological? The chick is presenting all wry neck symptoms pretty accurately (walks in circles, neck tilting and rolling and twitching, falling over...
my chicken has a half cloudy eye, i ordered some ointment for its eye already but im not sure its an infection. theres a white spot on it aswell i was able to get a decent picture but she barely wants to open it and it seems like she cant see well out of it either tho she does try. this is only...
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We had a broody hen secretly incubate an egg which he believe belongs to one of our light Sussex hens, with the dad being our blue partridge* pekin cockerel. It’s currently hatching right now so I thought I’d do a little competition… guess the colour :D
I’ll attach pictures of the...
Is this a frizzle??? I have one frizzle who was super obvious, but this one I’m on the fence about… she is almost two weeks old, a bantam easter egger. Will she frizzle or is she just a little roughed up in this photo???
My little chicken has been like this for over a week and seems to be getting worse. I’m not sure it will make it but I do not want to give up since the chicken seems to still be eating and drinking it just can’t use one leg but now it seems like both legs are giving out unless the good leg is...
Hey yall! I actually just posted my intro yesterday not expecting any eggs to hatch at all. Our tree fell down three days ago and cut the power out for four hours, plus I haven’t got a clue what I’m doing half the time lol. So, naturally, I assumed I’d done a rotten job since I had a hard time...
I have a 7 week old Breese x Ameraucana mix that is having some trouble with her one eye. I haven't noticed any weezing or any respiratory issues, her mouth is clear, and she's acting totally normal. It has looked like this for about 4 days. The yellowish lump is soft, not hard like pus usually...
first day out of the coop. bit stressed. bowl of food and water outside the coop. hoping they wonder around.
pretty big size, about a month ish or more old. theres 2 more that aren’t as big, but still big. just not as big that i’m comfortable with.
anyone super experienced on male or...
Like the title says my chick has been sneezing on occasion(I notice it usually 1-2 times every 20-30ish minutes).. I know sneezing can be a sign for a handful of illnesses but it can also just be harmless and caused by dust or other irritants. There are no other symptoms from what I can tell...
I hatched this jap almost two months ago and he/she became really ill for the first three weeks to him/her life and I somehow managed to pull him/her threw and now im wondering if this baby will be a capon or a poularde on my farm:)
Ever since a week or two weeks old he/she has been crawling in...
this is an update on the abandoned chick I talked about in this post here
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/looking-for-advice-on-raising-a-rejected-chick.1674045
He's doing very well and is getting more and more active each day.. He's also got his little wing feathers coming in!
I...
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So for some context my neighbors have loose chickens in their yard (they sometimes fly over the fence into MY yard and I occasionally find them laying eggs in my shrubbery) that recently hatched out some eggs on my side of the fence and this chick was rejected by its mother in my yard...
Hello, I am new to incubating & hatching eggs. I had this duck egg in with my turkey eggs. The temp was set on 100, humidity for first 25 days was between 55-65%. During lockdown the temp was still 100, and humidity was between 65-75%. I had 5 turkey eggs and this duck egg. 4 out of 5 turkey...
My 3week old Black Sex Link has these boney looking protrusions on the top of her wings - is this normal? She’s a sweet little thing - loves to snuggle but doesn’t act like anything is hurting.
I’ve not seen it on any other chicks before - but maybe it’s just the contrast of light skin and...
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I hatched seven Icelandic chickens on Sunday and Monday. This is my first time hatching, and I am a complete beginner. Two of the chicks had leg problems after hatching. Both were treated and had their legs taped/splinted. All of them got B-complex in their water since two out of seven...
can you tell which is a girl and which is a boy??
i know not great angles but they kept getting scared and poo pooing 😅
idk what the father is, the mother is a sapphire gem mixed with silkie
5babies were under a broody hen, she gave up 2x. i decided to hatch these.
the last pics are of the...