chicks 1 week

We recently got 8 new chicks from coastal, and I got one the same breed as my beloved chicken, who has sadly died from a dog attack. I got three of that breed, and I want to name one after my hen, but I can’t tell the difference yet, so is there any way to tell the gender when chicks haven’t...

I need some input. I have a broody hen with (her babies) about two weeks old in one brooder in our basement. She's a very good mom to her babies and teaching them the ropes. I have another brooder with about 30 day old chicks that we hatched from our incubator. The Mother Hen in the other...

So I have chickens that are 6 months old just laying eggs. We have 6 hens and 1 rooster and I’m scared our hens are laying fertilized eggs and I don’t want to eat them. So I bought an incubator that isn’t here till February 5 and I don’t know if they will sit on the eggs so I keep taking them...

Hello I joined today, I named off a ton of stuff I learned on BYC but I would like to share one thing I learned on my own. Three years ago, we bought 12 baby chicks. I lost over half of them. This past spring we bought 3 dozen so when we did raise them and lost them we would still have some...

Yes, I've had the 'don't get the smallest weakest chick at the store' lecture, but this time I couldn't help myself. The tiny Leghorn was getting bullied. I suppose I'm paying for it now. The chick can't walk, even though she tries. After an examination of her leg, I noticed that her hock was...

Hello, Firt time writer, long time reader! My sister is caring ffa broilers. We had these chicks for a week. Bit earlier in the week I noticed a lot of sneezing. I dismissed it assuming it was due to the crumble getting into their nostrils. Unfortunately, I think I'm wrong. They are sneezing...

Ok. I have a mystery I am trying to figure out. What breeds produced my chicks! What are the options? Hens: Salmon Favorelle Barnavelder Wellsummer Olive Egger Americauna Crested Cream Legbar Showgirl French Black Copper Marans Barred Cochin Barred Rock Roos Silver-plated Polish...

Ok. I have a mystery I am trying to figure out. What breeds produced my chicks! What are the options? Hens: Salmon Favorelle Barnavelder Wellsummer Olive Egger Americauna Crested Cream Legbar Showgirl French Black Copper Marans Barred Cochin Barred Rock Roos Silver-plated Polish (dominant)...

So my new silkies were born today and I just noticed that one of the chicks back row is completely bent backwards (up toward it's bottom) is there any way to fix this and will it cause problems in the future. I think he's a rooster by the way.

is it good to give chickens Chitons,hermit crabs And what other things can i give to my chickens as proteins and vitamins Cause i want them to grow natrually without any of theses injection pills or consumable processed things Also for the baby chicks aswel I know i didnt have to say baby...

I was working down on the farm, when I realized that one of our hens (who I haven't seen in weeks) just hatched some eggs somewhere on the property.....so far, I see two baby chicks, and they are walking around, perhaps a couple of days old. The daddy is our rooster! (whoops!) The mama (one...

Hello! I'm Crystal from the scorching hot desert that is Arizona. I recently moved in with my boyfriend and his chickens. I'm so in love with them! It's been about a week so far. We have about 20 older chickens of various breeds (Jersey Giant, Silkies, Marans, Minorcas, D'Uccle, etc.), 25 four...

Hiya! I'm excited to announce that my dear silkie hen Malf has successfully hatched four beautiful chicks. The father is a young Chabo (Japanese Bantam) roo we call Solaire. The little crosses all appear healthy and happy, but I had a question. The first three eggs all hatched right on time, all...

I cannot express the amount of worry I had this morning! Woke up to a absoloute shock! My perfectly healthy week old chick was laying beneath her mother unable to move! I quickly blamed myself, carrying her over to the water and giving her a sip. She fell into the water unable to stand and...

my husband purchased 12 meat chicks and 6 layers this past weekend. Currently they are all together in the same brooder. How long can I keep them together? Do they meat chickens have a different feed than the layers? How soon can I bring them outside to the coop? Thanks everyone! Any...

Hi all! I recently got 8 week-old chicks (not a first-timer) and they all seem to be doing fine. However the smallest one has poop caked all over its butt and I am at my wits' end about trying to clean it off. I've managed to clean it to the point where there's no blockages to the vent but...

I received baby chicks from an online hatchery a week ago and got 28 assorted chicks. There is an assortment of meat birds and egg layers which were not separated. Can anyone decipher what breed is which? We're assuming they threw in a couple rare breeds because we only ordered 26 yet received...

They are 1 week old , is there size appropriate with there age ? And there are in hot weather , some of them eat a lot of food , and they die , what can I do ?

I have a question about that video , they are chicks 7 days , is age appropriate for size ?