This Friday I have to go away for around 15ish hours, I have six chicks of varying breeds (mostly normal sized but a few bantams) and 5 Muscovy ducklings. They'll all be around 4 weeks by that time and they drink their water very fast. They're also all in the same brooder. Will they be okay...
This is my first flock and was wondering if I can put my 4 chicks outside overnight at 4weeks? We’re in Southern California and it’s been 90 during the day, and about 65 at night. The brooder is currently in the garage, where it gets unbelievably hot, and I move them to the coop outside each day...
I have silkies 4 and 3 weeks old. The temperatures are around 8° to 15°+ degrees Celsius right now. And around 6°C on colder nights.
I have a broody with a 1 week old and they seem to be doing well, but the chick has a mom.
I also brought two 4 week old silkie chicks outside today to get some...
I have three almost four week old chicks, all different breeds. I know silkies and polish are notoriously hard to sex, but my polish seems very aggressive. Anytime they are out in the yard it jumps up and flies toward the other two. Then starts chest bumping. It also always gives me what I call...
Gave my chicks (3.5 weeks old) their first dust bath in a smaller shallow container. After about 15 hours the soil/DE/herbs are completely gone!! I know the dirt can come out while their cleaning and probably because of how shallow it is but I don’t even see any dirt on the bedding of their...
I have two broody hens that hatched chicks 4 weeks ago. They are usually separated however they were out together without me knowing for a couple hours. They got in a fight and one of the hens has one or both eyes poked and swollen, and a bloody gash on the back of her head. She’s just staying...
ok so i have 2 lavender orpingtons. they’re said to be 4 weeks old- they look a bit younger. im just curious if they’re old enough to guess their gender?
the lighter one on the left is yellow, and the darker one on the right is blue. blue is only a day or 2 younger than yellow, but is developing...
I think the little awkward teen phase is actually pretty cute and exciting.
Is it a boy or girl? Is it the breed you thought it was? Who knows, but they are pretty cute and silly.
If you want, please share your awkward teen phase chicks pictures and maybe take a guess at what they are. No...
Hello!! This is my 4+ week old Golden Laced Wyandotte. I’m starting to think Jasmine will need to be renamed to Jerry! She has a much larger comb than the other chicks and grew much slower. What do you guys think?
Hello so I have a chick that is like a runt (shes growing slowly and isnt nearly as active as the other chicks) and she has been limping for about 2 weeks now. I noticed one day she was limping and ever since she has been limping and struggling to walk/balance (about 2 weeks later still). One of...
Our baby chicks are 4 weeks old today. We went ahead and staged their coop so we could begin bringing them outdoors for a little while each day to get them used to being outside. When we brought them out today from the brooder (high 90’s) they immediately began to show signs of heat distress...
So my babies are getting big...I think almost 4 weeks sometime next week. Was told they're most likely EEs. Also have 2 BOs. One seems 3 of the EEs has yellow legs, one has a green-ish tinted to them. My understanding is there isn't really a "standard" for EEs in regards to colors, combs, face...
i have 4 week old chicks that are too big for the brooder. I live in south Texas so it’s 50-60 here at night at the coldest and 70-80 during the day. I’ve been putting them outside during the day they love it. We don’t have a garage. We have a coop ready to go out back. I read it’s a bad idea...
Hi Everyone,
I was wondering if any of you have ever ordered chicks from Murry McMurry Hatchery that have been show quality?
I want to order month old chicks from Murry McMurry it says they would ship January 7th from Pennsylvanian and get to Maine within two days. Is two days to long for month...
I bought 2 chicks from my local produce store, the sighn said mixed chicks and ducklings. The shop assistant couldn’t identify the breeds or sexes. I’ve identified that the black chick is a Maran based off of her markings. I’m still unsure on what the yellow chick is. Also if anyone could take a...