raisingchicks

Alright, so I don’t know if I did something bad. I put the eggs on lockdown on (what I thought was) day 18. I have had such bad anxiety the past 3-4 days because NOTHING has happened. I posted a couple threads and got help from people, only to realize.... I miscounted the days. Today is actually...

Hello! Today I was DNA testing my chicks (a simple nail trim that makes them bleed a little bit, but it’s safe) and as I was putting my olive egger chick back she spit up a lot of water or clear liquid. I know it was a stressful experience for them so could it have been from that? Or could I...

My chicks are 5 days old, I want to let them out with their mama hen into the bottom of the coop. Do I need to provide grit to them? Thanks!

i have a two week old rooster named beatrice (bee) because i thought he was a she. he is super attached to me because he was really sick when i first got him, and i babied him a lot. i have 4 hens and i really really do not want fertile eggs. i’m considering neutering because i don’t want...

A few weeks ago I bought some Brown Leghorn pullets from TSC. They were approximately 2 weeks old when I got them. They are now about 4 weeks old. When I reach into their pen to fill the feeder or grab the waterer they FREAK OUT. And if I pick one up and cradle it against my body it FREAKS OUT...

Hi there, I've been researching the Mama Heating Pad and convinced myself that was the way I wanted to go this time around with raising my chicks. I built it today...and I think it's working the way it should. I'll be getting my chicks in 2 days. The only thing is..I'm getting a little bit...