chick

Hello! I just recently had my first hatch! The eggs are button quail (so tiny!) and I bought 15 eggs online from a reputable farm that wasn’t too too far away. They got here next day shipping and went right into the bator. I kept the humidity steady at 40-45% until lockdown on day 14, but had...

I’m new to hatching, and I incubated 15 button quail eggs recently. 9 hatched, and out of those 9, 2 of them have crooked toes. I think my humidity was off during lockdown. How will this affect breeding? They are pets so I likely won’t breed but if I decide to, how likely is it that the babies...

I am by no means new to chicken keeping and have been obsessed with birds and homesteading since I was a young child. I currently have 5 ayam cemani, 2 unknown bantams, and 2 broad breasted white turkeys. I used to have a much larger variety of poultry and breeds. I am freelance commission...

About a week ago this chick (2.5 weeks old) started limping, thinking it was a sprain we examined her and found her leg to look just like her other, no heat, no discoloration, no bend, no swelling, it appeared normal. However 2 days ago I noticed some redness and some swelling near the top of...

I have a group of 7 week old chicks that have recently moved outside (it’s really hot here so the temperatures are okay). I had some issues with splayed leg in the past but by this point they were all looking healthy. About a week ago we noticed that one chick had some leg issues. Unfortunately...

I have a baby chick that needed assistance hatching a couple days ago. The first 2 days the chick had trouble standing up and walking but now it is fine but ever since hatching it hasn't been eating or drinking on it's own. We have to force feed it by dipping it's beak into the water and putting...

Hello, I have a chick about a week old and I am treating his crooked leg. He won't eat pellets so I've been feeding him egg yolk mixed with water. He's real talkative and eats the mixture own his own, so I thought he was getting better. Well, when I came to visit him he had a real thick yolk...

Hi everybody! I'm new to this website but I've seen it advertised often while searching about chickens and other poultry. I'm not sure how to start this intro, so I'll just let these questions do it for me 💗 (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I've had chickens my...

meet my baby chick, penny! i named her that because she reminded me of a penguin from the front since her stomach was white lol! she was very friendly and she let you hold her sometimes. sadly though, she passed away on sunday, july 16th. :(

Hatched some Blue Scale Quail about a week ago and currently have 5 in the brooder. One of them had some leg issues starting out and we were hoping getting into the brooder with the sand would help, but it seemed worse today. Is there anything we can try or do to help him? He's still trying to...

I just got two easter egger chicks and they are two days old today. I noticed that one has some blood in her poop. Does anyone know what it could be? Is it coccidiosis? Could they just be some weird poops because she's so young? She hasn't really been eating yet and her sister has normal poop...

Anyone know what this bluebell Easter egger pullet will look like when she gets older? Or have any good guesses? Lol first time seeing one so unique with silver/white/blue wings

I bought an assortment of chicks at TSC a few months ago and this one was labeled as a Sapphire Gem, which it obviously is not. I have another that looks exactly the same. Thoughts on breed? Maybe Welsummer? They are 7 weeks old. PS- Excuse their messy holding box while their pen is cleaned out!

Hey guys! I took in this little one from a friend because it was growing up alone :( Does anyone have any ideas what breeds it could be? I've never seen a chick like it, haha. Also, any idea about hen vs. rooster? I'm guessing it's about 5.5/6 weeks old. It's maybe just a tiny bit bigger than...

I’m new to BYC, hello everyone. Please help, I cleaned one of my baby chicks because of his pasty butt (all my silkie chicks have it for some reason and constantly need a rinse while all my other chicks don’t) but this chicks pasty butt was harder than the rest in a shorter timeframe. When I...

Hi everyone. This is Cheeks! She is an easter egger, 2 weeks old, vaccinated, on medicated starter. Growing well up until I found her very lethargic and dehydrated Monday (6/26) around 11am. She is unable to stand on her own, with her legs falling out from under her like this every time. She...

Lorpy (black asterlorp) and Pipper (Orpington) seeing the outside world for the first time!

Just had a quail chick hatch that needs separation from the others, and I'm not sure what to do in terms of heating. The only two heat lamps I have are either way too hot or too cold. Does anyone know how I could cool down the hot one or what else I can get? I can't afford another heating plate...

Recently, I’ve noticed that one of my babies has a deformed beak. It doesn’t look severe, but I was wondering if, since some get worse with age, theirs might too. I’ve never had a bird with a deformed beak before; they get along with the other chicks, but I’m worried that when we integrate...

hi in need of a good home for 4 week, off heat Whiting True Green rooster. determined, alert and friendly. will drop off if close. litchfield county CT.