why wont my red sex link chickens grow?

[runkickshoot]

Just recently we incubated 4 red sex link chickens and they all never grew. One of them had a mysterious black dot for a few days but it disappeared.

 

[NEChickenNoob]

More details. How long ago? Where was the dot? What are you feeding them? How are they eating and drinking? Where are you keeping them? Really need many details here.

 

[keesmom]

More details. How long ago? Where was the dot? What are you feeding them? How are they eating and drinking? Where are you keeping them? Really need many details here.

Yeah, a more detailed explanation of what is going on is definitely needed. For starters are you incubating eggs or brooding chicks?

 

[AngryRooster]

More details. How long ago? Where was the dot? What are you feeding them? How are they eating and drinking? Where are you keeping them? Really need many details here.

A picture of the dot, if you have one, would be helpful too.

 

[runkickshoot]

The eggs are incubated.It was about 2 weeks ago when they were incubated and never hatched and the dot in the egg was in the top of the shell. Sorry I don't have any photos, my dad one day took them when they were eggs and idk where they are. We got the parents from my friend and they bred with our wyandotte rooster( they have nonbrooding hens). The temperature was about 100°F. My mom is more an expert on this than I am. I just hope the info helps because the other websites don't have much detail.

 

[sbhkma]

Ok so you're saying the eggs never hatched. Two weeks isn't long enough time. 21 days.

 

[runkickshoot]

But my dad took them away because he thought they were done growing.(he knows nothing of chickens). My mom isn't willing to try again, so I wanted to find an answer so we could raise them possibly.

 

[sbhkma]

If the eggs were already removed from the brooder, they're not going to hatch. I would suggest some research (this is an excellent source of information), getting yourself knowledgeable about chickens and hatching eggs and then see if you can convince your dad to try again. You don't have to be an expert, but you should definitely know a lot more about them than you currently do. You might also want to consider getting some 4-6 week old pullets to start with. They're old enough to be out of the brooder, they're feathered and can go into the coop (you DO have a coop, right?). But before you do that, study up on chicken care. It will make your experience far more enjoyable and the chickens' lives more positive.

 

[runkickshoot]

Ok? :/

 

[runkickshoot]

And we already have 8 wyandottes and 4 red sex link chickens.