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Just started raising my first flock and one of them has started demonstrating a lot of bold qualities. She always tries new things first and helps the other chicks (which I love), but she keeps trying to do things that aren’t safe fire her to and I have to run after her. Is there any way to help...

I got two satin chicks yesterday, and a blue silkie rooster. I forget how old the chicks are exactly but they're only a few days old. I'll be posting pics here as they grow! There they are in the brooder. It was 37 F this morning. 😱 Lucky, they're okay! I don't have a heat lamp so I used...

I'm thinking about ordering some Sebright chicks. I've been reading that they have a low survival rate, so I should probably get more than I would any other bird. How many do y'all think I should get to ensure some survive? I'm fine with 2-3 but will keep all that make it. Thanks in advance.

My girl, Cleo hatched two little chicks a few days ago. She's still sitting on two but I doubt they'll hatch. They are an off-white color and they both have a black spot. I'll try to get some pictures tomorrow.

Hello everyone! We are Jenness farm located in Nottingham, New Hampshire. We are a local dairy goat farm that makes all natural Bath and body care products out of our goats milk! We make lots of products including candles, goat milk soap, hand lotion, and lip balm. We just joined this forum...

I recently got into chickens and I got 6 of them about 4 months ago. 5 hens and 1 rooster. They are doing great btw. A family member thought I needed more to go in the large coop I built so about 4 weeks ago I inherited 4 babies. So they are roughly 4 month apart. I have had the babies outside...

Hi everyone, we just lost nine of our precious birds(eight chickens, one duck) due to neglectful pet sitters while away for four days. My mother was very attached to them, and I want to do something nice for her. I was wondering if anyone has good recommendations or websites of services that...

What would the chicks of a Red Star hen and an Egyptian Fayoumi rooster look like? What would their egg production be like? Thanks in advance!

Hi Everyone, I’m in need of urgent help! I recently got 4 chicks about 2 weeks ago: -1 light Brahma -2 buf Orpington’s -1 Plymouth Rock They’ve been doing well BUT I noticed yesterday that my light Brahma suddenly started sneezing. Today’s she’s had a bit of a head twitch, I’ve cleaned out...

Hi there, we are Cardwell Farm. I am learning so much about chickens and gardening. I absolutely love it. Me and my husband started 3 years ago almost. We have a YouTube channel and Facebook devoted to our homestead/farm. Look us up. Cardwell Farm

Hi all, I have a broody Silkie who has been sitting on some fertilised Silkie eggs I bought, and day 21 is coming up this weekend. She is now in her own section of the coop with her own food and water. My question is, I've heard that sometimes Silkie chicks can get tangled in their Mother's...

We are brand-new to raising chickens for egg laying. We are expecting our baby chicks in the mail in the next day or two. As the temperature is expected to rise to 100+ soon here in Texas, I was wondering about having the brooder in our newly-finished coop as we have limited space inside the...

We are getting ready to move the chicks feom their brooder to outside, but my husband and I keep reading conflicting information on the "how to". Some resources say to start in the run. Start by 1 hour the first day, 2 hours the next day and so on and then open the coop and they will wonder...

I have 10 and more that will be hatching. Polish chicks available

hey guys, totally new here and new to chicks. My wife and I purchased 11 chics from 2 different farms and are raising them up in a 80 gallon steel tub with a heat lamp (lowered with rhestotat to have a hot spot of 100 on one side of the oval tubb) and a heated brooder plate in the middle of the...

I came home 3 days ago and a Red Legged Partridge was 'waiting' outside our duck pen. She had about 10 chicks with her. They were so tiny. I think they were hatched the same day. Then I left them alone. Today we came home to find her outside out back door and she all the chicks under her wings...

I love to incubate, I would run them all year if I could get rid of the birds I hatch. I live in Idaho and notice that to move any birds I have to either trade them or give them away. Even then it's hard to get takers. :confused: Where are you from and how is the bird market in your area?

Hatched our first set of chicks this week. Day 21 was on Tuesday. Most pipped on Tuesday night. All hatched on Wednesday night, except the last chick who hatched on Thursday morning. Two eggs were left. Neither had pipped but I knew one of them was alive as of day 17. Anyways, we waited until...

Good morning!!! We bought a Brinsea Maxi II Fully Digital 14 Egg Incubator awhile back. We have approximately 50 chickens, but have never tried to hatch via an incubator. Upon opening the package, we were a little overwhelmed but figured we would give it a shot. I never thought with just adding...

My one-legged chick Una is now six weeks old and doing great! Here she is: She and her brother Mo learned about mealworms today. Boy did that get their attention! They are some of the cuddliest birds I have ever had. They just want to sit in my lap and be petted all the time. Honestly...