chicks

  1. S

    Looking to rehome chicks

    Hatched on 5/6 from a fertilized egg I received from a local farm near Indiana Dunes. The chicks are barnyard mix, likely with Barred Rock in their lineage. All parent birds are organically fed and free-ranged daily. Healthy and active, currently indoors under proper heat and care...
  2. N

    Chicks wanting to be tucked back into brooder each night

    Hi everyone, I am new to this chicken "thang" and am having a dilemma I wasn't expecting. I have been taking my 7 and 8 week chicks out to their coop for the day so they can get excercise and get used to their coop and then bringing them in at night until we could finish predator proofing the...
  3. T

    Newbie around these parts.

    We live in Lucasville Ohio. Currently have 11 hens of various breeds. Also 2 roosters, one is a frizzle. And one little (hopefully) pullet in the house. Love my chickie babies, my dog and cat.
  4. GoldenBlossoms

    What kind of chick food do you use?

    Just wondering. Which one do you use for feeding your new baby chicks. Medicated or Non-Medicated and why? I personally use Medicated because I find my chickens grow much healthier and I rarely have a sick chicken. (Been raising chickens for 4 years now)
  5. Wolf Memories

    Chicken Breed Identification Help!

    Hello everyone! :frow I just got done posting my intro as well as my photoshoot of my girls, and the last thing on my docket is asking y'all to help me figure out the breeds for my chickens. I do have the card in which was attached to the chicks I got so I do have a rough idea on what they can...
  6. S

    Baby chick with weird bumps?

    Hey yall! Wish my first post was something more cheerful but here we are. Got gifted 6 chicks that seem around 2 weeks old. Saw this little one have a small growth a couple days ago but wasn’t worried. Today i noticed another small bump developing and the beak area is swollen! What do i do? What...
  7. Velvet Sparrow

    Adding A Cord Notch To A Vevor 25L Incubator, HELP!

    My trusty ReptiPro 6000 died, and the ReptiPro company is no more, I guess. I ordered a new Vevor 25L incubator, which is basically the same thing. But. It's missing the VERY important cord notches that the ReptiPro had (see pictures below, the temp probes placed in the water weasels exit the...
  8. F

    Duccle’s porcelain’s and Millie’s

    I know they are very young still approx 3 weeks old but I noticed 2 are noticeably larger than the other 3. Has anyone that raised these before noticed that the larger ones were roosters ? I’m hoping to have 2 roosters anyways so it won’t be a bad thing! The tail also looks bigger already .
  9. M

    Hola, from Middle Tennessee!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? My wife grew up on a farm in Mississippi so she isnt new to them, we got our first eight (8) 3 years ago, of which, 1 remains - rehomed in MS at said farm due to a mother Raccoon invasion (2) How many chickens do you have right...
  10. RossAcres

    Helpful Information for New (and seasoned!) Chick Raisers!

    I attended a webinar yesterday on raising chicks properly. This was run by Jeff Maddox and Rip Stalvey. They are both experts in their fields. Jeff Maddox is a Nutritionist from Fertrell and Rip Stalvey is a retired APA judge. I took some notes during the webinar, so here you go! Brooding Baby...
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  11. F

    Just hatched a baby chick !

    One of my Roosters a Sapphire Gem and one of my Prarie Bluebell hens got the job done and just hatched this little one ! Not sure if any else has cross bred these 2 but excited to see how she turns out ! I assume there’s a chance she will be an olive egger??
  12. SilkieWSB

    Any guesses?

    Hi everyone, we were told this was a Golden Comet. I have my doubts. What is this baby? Also is it able to be sexed at this age?
  13. P

    Will baby chicks stay with mama?

    I have a coop that will contain my hens but not their chicks. I'm afraid they're going to slip through the welded wire fencing and run off. Right now they're sticking close to mama hen. Do I need to pull the chicks out and raise them separately or will they stick with mama until they are pullets?
  14. bumblychicken

    Can I get some reassurance? Stressed New Chick Mama Separating Chicks

    I have a total of 9 two week old baby chicks. 8 are buff orpingtons and 1 is a black sex-link. I had a chick yesterday get its tail feathers pecked at and she started bleeding so I cleaned her up and sprayed Vetericyn. I found out the black sex-link is pecking the rest of them, so much so, they...
  15. X

    Broody trying to kill babies!!

    I am so disappointed in my broody, she is a prairie bluebell. She is about 9 months and went broody three weeks ago. I was SO excited! I have never had a broody hen before! in those three weeks she did absolutely amazing, got off the nest in the morning and afternoon but went right back her...
  16. M

    Managing Broody Hens

    Hey everyone! I have 3 broody hens, all in separate places. Only one is in a safe place for chicks to hatch. Another is in a predator safe space, but not suitable for hatching (milk crate inside the chickshaw) and the final is in an old mill house on our property, I thought this girl was...
  17. chirpnburp

    Chick pricing

    I’m getting ready to hatch a small batch of Silked White Easter Eggers. It would be my first time selling chicks I’ve hatched. Any ideas on pricing straight run?
  18. matheny00

    Just about 4 weeks old.

    Our babies are about 4 weeks old. They will be going out in the run with their brooder box and heater. When can they eat random stuff other than chick feed? We have Construction sand in the run do they need grit? And when can they get treats and fruits and veggies. Thank you
  19. chickenlover0805

    incubator help

    hi !! so im currently incubating 12 eggs (i just started today) and im a bit concerned with the humidity . so earlier, i did a bit of research and found out that the humidity is supposed to be 50-55%. i thought i was going to avoid the problem of it going over that , because earlier the...
  20. Y

    Egg pipped 24 hours ago

    So im incubating chicken eggs and I had an egg pip almost 24 hours ago now and it still has not hatched. Should I be concerned or should I wait? I’m not home and I wont be home until tomorrow mid day but I had my brother who is home, check for me if the chick had hatched yet but it still hasn’t...
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