chick

i recently tried incubating some chicken eggs, and so far have had only 1 egg remain fertile and hatch properly, and the hatch went amazing and he seems extremely happy and healthy, but he is alone and seems a little bit in distress. i have his water, mash, and heating pad for him, yet he keeps...

I have a Prairie Bluebell Rooster I got about a week ago. I don't have him paired with any hens at the moment. I read that it's a 50/50 if they have beards. He does not have a beard. Would any of his kids have a beard? Like if I crossed him to say, a Rhode Island Red? Would there still be like a...

Hi all! I hatched 3 chicks all about 2 weeks ago! One of them, Steve (12 days old), is growing in these random lifted feathers. Both of his parents are smooth-feathered, as shown in the pictures provided, so I’m unsure where these gene came from if this is a sign of frizzling (sneaky recessive...

Hello, I'd love to get in touch with anyone raising chicks near the NY tristate area. I'm in Brooklyn, NY. For humanely killed chicks or naturally dead chicks, I would love to buy them from you for raw pet food. Feel free to DM me!

Hello everyone! I purchased some hatching eggs and hatched a little too many :) I have about 5 white silkie chicks and 3 black (or maybe grey?). They are about 2 weeks old. $10 each (It's about how much I've spent on the eggs). I've added some pictures but feel free to message me for more. If...

Came into the brooder tonight and found one (cortunix) laying on its side and appearing to be gasping for air. It cannot stand up and also appears to be one of the runts of the group of 12. Temps in the brooder are fine, 95F on the hot side and 75F on the cooler side. Feeding 30% gamebird...

Devastated and posting this as hopefully a warning to prevent another accident like this occurring. Have been putting mama hen and her 4 babies out in the run during the day and back inside at night for the past 2 days, and one of the chicks just died under the regular feeder the hen (used to be...

My coturnix quail just hatched only for me to realize that I have no gamebird starter. Can I give them adult gamebird feed or should I stick with hard boiled eggs until I can get to the store?

Hey yall! I had an outdoor brooder built and will have chicks going in there right after Christmas. I live in GA so the lows do not get super low but they definitely get low at night. I was wondering how to make sure that the heating element is right for them if anyone else has done this. We...

With my latest hatch: here's the details... Last chick to hatch was about 4 days behind the first, and needed help. I essentially did an egg cesarean. Now, I may have caused the problem, but was worried it wasn't going to be able to hatch on its own. Things didn't look great... it was still...

I picked up 4 chicks from Rural King yesterday. This chick was in a bin labeled “Assorted Egg Layers-Pullets”. My daughter picked this one, and she’s wondering what kind it is so I figured I’d ask here. (We also got a light Brahma, Sapphire Gem, and an Americana.) The bin at Rural King.

So, we hatched a bunch of eggs on October 30th and 31st, and one of them, who might be half golden laced wyandotte, has been acting groggy lately. He stands kind of huddled and fluffy up, he stays by himself sometimes, when I give water to him he won't drink. He also wobbles when he walks, and...

Earlier today, a chick by the name of Mazzio (it could have been a different one) a door accidentally smashed on the poor chick’s toe, breaking the bone. We had to amputate the tiny toe, since it was only hanging on by a thread of skin. The poor chick (who’s name we changed to Bethany, like...

Hi, I have a 8 day old Italian coturnix chick (only survivor of the clutch) and it has been scratching at its face for a few days now. I thought maybe it was due to remaining membrane material that hadn't fallen off or something of those sorts. There isn't anything that is sharp in the brooder...

I have more pictures of my three-day-old Orzo! (Hatched 7 am 11/7) I am still pretty confident the mom is my late BR, Primavera, but it could also be half EE like my other hens. (The coloring would make more sense if that is the case) I know that at this point it is pretty much a waiting game...

I had a chick hatch yesterday. It was fine seemed healthy. Staying under its chick heater. (Not a lamp. The plastic ones.) all the other chicks I’ve hatched had been fine. The one born last night is also fine. But it seemed to have just passed away for a reason I can’t figure out. I’ve...

I noticed today this chick’s tail feathers are a little thinner (almost look Lacey) than the others. Up close they look kind of ragged. Unsure whether that is a genetic thing or if she/he is being picked on. Anyone have any ideas???? The chicks are 5 weeks old and have a good amount of space...

I would love help identifying my mystery chick from McMurray Hatchery. Thank you!

I have a three week old black Australorp and she’s acting very lethargic, shaking a bit and won’t stand up! She seemed fine yesterday and now I have no idea what could be wrong - They are set up with a brooder plate, fresh water daily, food and their bedding is changed every three days. I...

Please be patient with me. The egg came from my aunt, first time we tried to hatch one of her eggs. The chick grew healthy, strong veins and movement throughout the entire process. On day 20, the chick pipped and after 24 no progress. Another 20 hours passed and the chick poked a little more...