California - Northern

[chicksnthestiks]

Hey guys!! Holy crap, my chicks are here a day early....But I need to know, do I need to cover up the sand in my brooder with paper towels or something for the first couple days?

How are the chicks doing today? I can't believe you got them on a Sunday from the Post Office, how did that work?

 

[chickee]

I should be here all day.
The blue one is getting rehomed. the lighter ones came from Candy and are a wheaten x buff ameraucana cross I think
or may even be wheaten x blue wheaten but I am not sure

Your chicks are either (Buff x Blue Wheaten) or (Wheaten x buff) bred back to blue wheaten.

These have turned out to be such pretty chicks! I love the ones I have here. From your pictures I am not seeing any that stand out as roosters yet. I am having a hard time telling the sex on the ones I have too. A couple are obvious with their combs being a tad bit more pronounced and turning pink. More than one row of peas in their combs says rooster

I had my first pullet to start laying last week from a buff x wheaten bred back to a wheaten rooster (I no longer have the wheaten rooster) and they are the pretty turquoise (blue green) color.

 

[chicksnthestiks]

Your chicks are either (Buff x Blue Wheaten) or (Wheaten x buff) bred back to blue wheaten.

These have turned out to be such pretty chicks! I love the ones I have here. From your pictures I am not seeing any that stand out as roosters yet. I am having a hard time telling the sex on the ones I have too. A couple are obvious with their combs being a tad bit more pronounced and turning pink. More than one row of peas in their combs says rooster

I had my first pullet to start laying last week from a buff x wheaten bred back to a wheaten rooster (I no longer have the wheaten rooster) and they are the pretty turquoise (blue green) color.

Pretty color!

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: Still nothing on the other six (day 22 today). If they do nothing by afternoon, I'll try candling them. The first 9 chicks look great and I can get them out.

 

[zooweemama]

I am giving one of my hens a bath today. I noted she has an infection on one of her feet- towards the stop (not bottom). Looks almost like a bubble. Will get picks. The bath is because she needs it and it will help me with her foot if I need to do lance anything (germ control). Best to start with a clean chicken. I really hope it's a minor infection though. She's one of my pretty Orps. (that was over mated by a now dead roo) Anyone experience with foot wounds? I don't think it's bumblefoot because - well it just doesn't look like it....I'll be back in a few hours.

 

[Janeothejungle]

Oh my goodness, the difference in having the 6 week olds out of the house is HEAVEN. The girls are loving the coop (which still needs finishing... and now to get working on the big run...). For my first chickens, I had no idea how entertaining Tiny Chicken Television could be. Even the neighbors have been coming over to watch reruns in the evenings. Can't wait for eggs!

 

[chiqita]

Yes! Chooks chicks says she incubates every thing the same way--dry hatch of course.

Sorry, I just had to answer.... I have now incubated Ducks twice and tonight I have Guinea Keats hatching.

I missed this Ron! Your answers are always welcome. I found gunieas easy to incubate, but scary to raise! But since I have had them people told me I was being overly worried. But I had heard they need a LOT of space or they will eat each other! Animal cannibals!

I have 12 in the bator now!

One quick question for you long time chicken raisers.

I took a chick home from a friends chick fest ( she hatched 150 chicks and has about 200 more eggs in the incubator MADNESS) that I at first thought was in need of a leg brace. It turns out, it s feet are incorrectly placed and it is walking on its elbows. ( knees?) I was thinking it would need culling but it is REALLY strong and is getting around fine. Well, not totally fine, but is getting food and water, growing ( slower then some others, but still) and shows a strong will to live.

Has anyone heard of a chick that has lived doing this? if it is in for a life of pain, or is in pain now ( i see no indication of this it is quiet and fat), I should cull it. But if there is a chance it could just be a stumpy chick, i may see if it turns out to be a she for eating eggs. It is so social, scuffling after the other birds.....

 

[lllory]

Hi and welcome. They are cute lavender colored chicks. What color are their legs and where did you get them?

The legs are true to ameracaunas. Slate. I got the eggs from a breeder in Modesto. I love having chicks. I truly need to live on a farm. I purchased blue and lavendar ameraucana hatching eggs, but i think only the lav hatched. Since I am not a breeder, I'm just making the best deductions I can. One egg hatched out a black chick, but it had an abdominal wall hernia with intestines bulging out, and it did not survive. Maybe that was a blue?

 

[tommysgirl]

I missed this Ron! Your answers are always welcome. I found gunieas easy to incubate, but scary to raise! But since I have had them people told me I was being overly worried. But I had heard they need a LOT of space or they will eat each other! Animal cannibals!

I have 12 in the bator now!

One quick question for you long time chicken raisers.

I took a chick home from a friends chick fest ( she hatched 150 chicks and has about 200 more eggs in the incubator MADNESS) that I at first thought was in need of a leg brace. It turns out, it s feet are incorrectly placed and it is walking on its elbows. ( knees?) I was thinking it would need culling but it is REALLY strong and is getting around fine. Well, not totally fine, but is getting food and water, growing ( slower then some others, but still) and shows a strong will to live.

Has anyone heard of a chick that has lived doing this? if it is in for a life of pain, or is in pain now ( i see no indication of this it is quiet and fat), I should cull it. But if there is a chance it could just be a stumpy chick, i may see if it turns out to be a she for eating eggs. It is so social, scuffling after the other birds.....

Chiquita check out this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/k9carts/457630322/ Not exactly advice but I thought it was interesting

 

[ronott1]

I missed this Ron! Your answers are always welcome. I found gunieas easy to incubate, but scary to raise! But since I have had them people told me I was being overly worried. But I had heard they need a LOT of space or they will eat each other! Animal cannibals!

I have 12 in the bator now!

One quick question for you long time chicken raisers.

I took a chick home from a friends chick fest ( she hatched 150 chicks and has about 200 more eggs in the incubator MADNESS) that I at first thought was in need of a leg brace. It turns out, it s feet are incorrectly placed and it is walking on its elbows. ( knees?) I was thinking it would need culling but it is REALLY strong and is getting around fine. Well, not totally fine, but is getting food and water, growing ( slower then some others, but still) and shows a strong will to live.

Has anyone heard of a chick that has lived doing this? if it is in for a life of pain, or is in pain now ( i see no indication of this it is quiet and fat), I should cull it. But if there is a chance it could just be a stumpy chick, i may see if it turns out to be a she for eating eggs. It is so social, scuffling after the other birds.....

I don't have to raise the Guineas or the Turkeys if they hatch. They will be going to live with Farmer Shepard in Winters.

Someone on the Easter Hatch a Lon had a Rooster with no feet!

. The feet fell off from Frostbite and the Rooster seemed to be getting along fine walking on stumps.