raising chicks from eggs

  1. luckycluk

    When to buy chicks

    I want get more chicks but not sure when to get them. I live in NC. I have a heat lamp n baby swimming pool. What type of bedding? Straw? I will have them in my house. I have a tractor coop along with my big coop n enclosed run. My little tractor coop is like 3 ft wide and 5-6 ft long. I plan...
  2. A

    You try to do everything right with your first one.....

    So here's the story of our family. Leaving out the 3 dogs and the cat for now. It's a LONG story but there are questions at the end so you can rush to those if you want. Last year we bought 3 baby chicks - Lula (Buff Orpington) with Andy & Ollie (supposedly Silkies but apparently...
  3. J

    New member Jessica

    Hi- I am new, we had three chicks hatch today in the incubator so far! Kids were just doing a hatching thing where we give them back, however now we’d like to raise them. Is it ok to keep a group together who hatches together, regardless how many boys v girls etc? Don’t know yet what gender any...
  4. ValerieJ

    First time incubating...will need much help from the experts here on BYC.

    I just received hatching eggs in the mail, only way I could find BO's. They have arrived! :wootNow my broody isn't anymore and I'm incubating. Just bought one and can read the instructions, but I'm sure they will not answer my first question. Some of the eggs were broken and so now all the...
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