#chicks

  1. C

    Chick Lethargic, Clicking When Breathing, Won’t Lay Down

    I have some chicks that I hatched that are maybe 3 days old, and one of them today suddenly started acting lethargic and I noticed it has a slight click when it breathes. The weird part is, it won’t lay down. It just stands and its head slowly falls with sleep unless it tries to prop it up...
  2. C

    Introducing myself

    Hi! I had chicks as a child but that was several decades ago. I have been wanting them again for some time now. For our wedding anniversary (yesterday), my husband got me three Sapphire Gem chicks which I named Rose, Ruby, and Donna. So, here I am today, looking for a community. It’s a pleasure...
  3. Dpsp16

    Day old chicks available near Port Jervis, NY

    Hello! We have hatched chicks from our backyard flocks! Chicks hatched during the day of May 9th. About 50 are available- all straight run. Our roosters are family friendly and our chickens are all free ranged around our children. We have 20+ Sapphire Splash rooster x Austra White hen. We...
  4. C

    Chicks!

    Hatched 4/25-4/28, straight run backyard mix of Jersey Giant, Leghorn, RIR, Barred Rock, Black Sexlink and Easter Eggers. Super healthy and spunky! as of 5/6/25 I have 16 left!
  5. M

    Chick won’t eat

    I have a 4day old chick that doesn’t eat. It drink if I put the water on my finger but when it drink it’s like it knows it’s there but his heads wobbles to find it and drink. It is not lethargic but it walks up super straight and I never see it bend over to pick at food it’s like it only wants...
  6. FluffAndFeather

    Just got chicks!

    Just got my cute little babies! Three happy bantams, who I hope and pray are all girls! Thank you everyone on here who has helped me get this far! Here are some pictures of them! (I still need names if you have any suggestions 😄)
  7. L

    Will my ayam cemani chicks be ok?

    Will my 7-8 week old ayam cemani chicks be ok outside tonight last night they slept on the ground in 50 degree weather today it’s going to be 45 degrees during the night! Is this too cold
  8. L

    My chicks are very scared of me

    My 6-8 week old chicks (one rooster, one hen, one undecided) are very scared of me and act like I’m trying to kill them when I’m simply checking the food how can I make them see me as a companion and not a predator? Ayam cemani chicks
  9. A

    Hen doesnt feed chicks.

    So recently, we hatched 14 baybie chicks in an incubator. Since we had a brooty chicken, we decided to bring all of the chicks to here, and for the first day, everything seemed fine. The hen took the chicks under her wing and kept a close eye on them, but when the chicks started eating, we...
  10. CharlotteIP

    What gender are my Silver Sebright and Mille Fleur D'Uccle?

    These two are about 2 weeks old, maybe more. Im not sure what gender they are, I'm guessing the sebright is female, basing off of a rooster sebright I have had before, she has hardly any comb. The Mille Fleur, I'm not so sure. Hoping for a hen. Anyone able to tell or even take a guess? i'm sure...
  11. C

    Help me sex my 6 week old chicks

    We got some barnyard chickens and incubated the eggs. Now the babies are about six weeks old and I’m wondering if anybody can help me sex them. I currently live in town and I’m not allowed to have roosters. So I would prefer to get gender now before they start crowing. I also have pictures as...
  12. CassieTheChickenTender

    Silkies :)

    This is mostly just for fun. 😉 They are only 5 1/2 weeks and 3 1/2 weeks The first two pics are of the 5 week olds. One is a crossbeak and is probly why she is smaller. The 3rd pic is the 3 week old which I'm sure will be super hard to guess what it will be. I'm gonna be doing gender testing so...
  13. CassieTheChickenTender

    What type of bantam is this?

    I got her today out of the bantam bin. All my others are silkies. No clue what "she" is ???
  14. Raunak Dahal

    Chicks Sexing

    We recently brought 2 chicks at our home.This is nepali breed called "Giriraj.". Can you help us to identify genders of these chicks?These chicks are around 15 days old.
  15. Astrohens

    Day 23 and no signs of internal pipping

    Hi there! I am a first time hatcher and I have four fertile silver-laced wyandotte eggs that haven't hatched on day 21. I am using two broody hens to hatch them and have been trying not to touch the eggs as much as possible to increase the chance of them hatching. i’ve heard that it’s normal...
  16. Astrohens

    First Time Chicken Hatcher!! Need Advice for Raising Chicks With Broody Hens

    Hi there! I’m a first time chicken hatcher who is hatching four eggs across two broodies. They are due to hatch TODAY, so is there any tips and/or do or don’ts when hatching and raising chickens? Also, if there are any recommended chick feed that is available in Australia, please let me know. We...
    • Astrohens
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    • #broody #broodyhatch #chicks #eggs #first time hatcher #first time hatching #plymouth rock #taming #tips #urgent
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  17. Astrohens

    Hi BYC, I’m AstroHens!

    Hi there! My name’s Astrohens, or Astro for short. I am a new member of BYC and I can’t wait to be a part of the community! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have been having chickens since i was a little toddler but my first chicken I ever got to take care of was...
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    • Thread
    • #birds #chickenenthusiast #chicks #hello #hi #hyline #new #newmember #plymouth rock #tips
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: New Member Introductions
  18. T

    I’m new too!

    Hi everyone, My name is Lisa. I’m in California and I have about 30 Coturnix quail. I’ve been raising them for a little over two years now. I’m a new member but not new to the site. I’ve had a lot of questions and concerns about my quail over the past 2 years and I have been fortunate enough...
  19. Ambera

    Chick raising Diary! 🐣 First time raising babies, with a first-time broody-mother (cute chick photos incoming!)

    Hi, I intend to use this as a little diary of my excitement raising chicks for the first time ever! I've kept chickens for well over 10 years now, but this is my first time with chicks! Please let me know if this isn't allowed, or if you're interested in following along! Feel free to offer...
  20. Jojosine

    How I dealt with 3 broodies

    I had 2 hens sitting on nests (planned) at the same time. Then another hen went missing and we thought she may be sitting on a nest too somewhere we couldn't find her (we are very remote and they can go anywhere). When the first 2 broodies hatched their eggs 2 weeks ago, the missing one also...
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