week old chicks

  1. A

    1 week old chicks

    I am a first time chicken mom and have 6 chicks that are 1 week old. They are starting to fly and are pecking a lot trying to forage. They seem kind of bored. Is there any recommendation for treats or something besides their chick starter we can put in the pine shavings to help them have...
  2. S

    Are Polish bantams crazy or just mine?

    I have 3 white crested black polish bantams, two are frizzles, one is not. Anyway that’s not the point, they hatched 8 days ago and they have the craziest personalities. Every time I open the brooder they fly out to sit on my lap, they’re constantly jumping on and off the top of the brooder...
  3. C

    1 week old chicks sneezing Please help

    Hello, I have 6 cookoo Marans that are 1 week old. I purchased them at my local tractor supply. I noticed a few minutes ago that at least 2 of them are sneezing a lot. I pulled one of them out and her breathing is noisy and congested. They are in a cage that has newspaper on the bottom that is...
  4. Firsttimecrazychicklady

    pasty butt

    Hi :) So I have 6 baby chicks who hatched last week. They are doing really well except one little chick had pasty butt which I noticed on Friday and treated with warm water and a paper towel. The pasty butt is back again today so I treated it again today. She is the smallest of the chicks. The...
  5. BarelyBirding

    Should I vaccinate my week old chicks for marek's?

    So I just got 12 little chicks in the mail on Thursday. I must note that this is my first time having chickens, but not birds. I keep pigeons as pets. I had already purchased the vaccines for them before I ordered. I ordered from Ideal hatcheries, and their website told me its best not to...
  6. K_Elise

    How to tell baby chicks are warm enough

    How do you know if the chicks are cold or not? I don't have a heat lamp on for them or a heat plate. I do have a wool hen, or something like it, for them. They are a week old to a week and a half. They don't seem to want to go in the wool hen. They are eating and drinking. They like to sleep...
  7. Amy HUNTERTON

    Week old silkie chicks with diarrhea and occasional blood in stool

    I purchased 6 silkie chicks from someone two days ago. I noticed one is smaller than the others and has a watery eye. I have also noticed a little blood in some of the stool and now many have diarrhea. I thought maybe the heat lamp was too hot but they are in a large area and stay under the lamp...
  8. givengrove

    YOUNG CHICKS ! BANTAM COCHIN CHICKS

    Some blue and grey splash chicks available! Less than a week old. Each $3.00 but we can haggle a deal! OFFER: If you buy two chicks it's only $4.00! Email [email protected] for more information
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