Raising Baby Chicks

Yin Yang(Hen) hatched 8 keets! (Pics!!!)

feeds@yuku.com (Zimas Mouseteria) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:10:39 GMT

Yin Yang, the Silver Laced Wyandotte, laid on 10 Keet eggs from Alaska! (We are here in PA) And Only 8 hatched! There are 7 Pearls and 1 Pied! Yin Yang have been mothered to alot of chicks in past. But its her very first time to mother keets! And she is doing just wonderful! How exciting!!! YAY YAY YAY!!!!
Here are those cute pictures!!!!

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Sexing Bantam silkies ?

feeds@yuku.com (chicken sheila) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:54:56 GMT

Is it safe to say..."all silkie bantam roosters have wattles and the hens do not"?

I think my baby broke its foot?

feeds@yuku.com (Chris W962) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:03:07 GMT

I know that a chicken's feet can become deformed when given the wrong feed, but I am giving them starter and only starter.

One of the chicks, 18 days old now, its foot is looking weird today. I'm sure that it was fine yesterday. It sits at a wrong angle and the toes (is that what you call them?) are clumped together. It's limping badly. Did it break its foot??

Photos of the Spring chickens growing up.

feeds@yuku.com (jimnjay) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:14:45 GMT

These are a few photos of the Spring hatched chicks from my girls.

This is what I feel is a little Buff Pullet

This beautiful boy was a gift from Julie in Alabama. He has made some very pretty babies so far, Pictures of those to follow when I can wrangle them...

What color is this araucana chick going to be???

feeds@yuku.com (scstables) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:29:34 GMT

As you notice most of it's body is light gray however the wings growing in appear to be white. Jody?
BTW all the chicks have grown in wing feathers super fast including the buff ameraucana chicks!

feeding the babies

feeds@yuku.com (Chris W962) — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:52:06 GMT

Sorry if this has been asked before. I looked around but could only find an answer to one of my questions.
When I look at old posts, many say that you can feed the chicks starter until they lay their first egg.

Here are a couple of questions though:

When they are really young (mine are less than a week old), is starter all you want to feed them, or can they just eat whatever? Like can I feed them bread and lettuce any time? If not, at what age can I start feeding them...

What to Expect????

feeds@yuku.com (gg4rebels) — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:46:39 GMT

Well my chicks are now about 2 1/2 months old. They are growing FAST!!! The alpha roo, Jed, is huge and already trying to crow. I say trying because he is "working on" perfecting the sound. Not there yet! He is one bad dude!!! I am still feeding chick starter, plenty of green stuff and the occasional melon or overgrown squash from the garden. They are getting water with electrolytes and vitamins - we...

Splash/ Buff Orpington chicks

feeds@yuku.com (wranglerFB) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:19:39 GMT

these are the first chicks from my crossing of my BIG Splash Orp. roo to my favorite Buff Orp. hen I am hoping to get a splash buff coloring so far I am hoping it worked............ any input or guesses on the future color of these chicks ..........there in with some of my pied guineas

Ascites?

feeds@yuku.com (Sandyki) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:44:43 GMT

How do I tell if my 3 1/2 week old Cornish X's are developing ascites? Their 'butts' are sticking out, not the actual anal opening, but their rear ends are protruding a lot.

Also, some of them seem to have VERY thick legs.

Are these things normal, or do I need to restrict feeding even more?

I've raised chickens for many years, but this is my first time with the Cornish X's! WOW!

Eye problem with newly hatched silkie chick

feeds@yuku.com (wantbantamchicken) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:43:14 GMT

I had a small hatch of 3 adorable silkie chicks . A little grey one was the first to hatch out, he hatched very late on day 21 (almost day 22) and the other two hatched late day 22 so he is about a day older and stayed in the incubator until the other two hatched. When I first saw him in the incubator I actually thought he only had one eye because the other was closed and feathers covered it. Later on when I took him out I saw that the feathers had actually become stuck over the eye lid and...

My RIR chick hatch

feeds@yuku.com (HINKJC) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:00:43 GMT

22 RIR chicks hatched last night.

Jody

bantams in with Polish?

feeds@yuku.com (chicken sheila) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:12:51 GMT

First time raising bantam chickens...Would bantam hens be ok living with a flock of Polish & a polish rooster? Or is a polish rooster to big for a bantam hen?

OEGB chick question

feeds@yuku.com (poison1981) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:51:45 GMT

Hello

I was just wondering when OEGB are only week old chicks is it usually the hens that get the tails in fast or the roosters?

question about chicks

feeds@yuku.com (Chris W962) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:32:04 GMT

Okay this is year number 3 with chickens. I've had a total of at least 24 hens sitting on their eggs but haven't had a single one hatch. Each time something went wrong and I learned something new and hope to have it done right this time around. I went as far as to build a second coop to be able to separate a broody hen completely. I have 3 hens currently sitting on eggs in the new coop and I have no idea what can go wrong this time around. I have two roosters in the regular coop, so...

baby chick vents

feeds@yuku.com (poison1981) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:08:34 GMT

Hello I was wondering is it normal for baby chicks vents to look a little crusty? Please let me know? thanks

new hatched chicks

feeds@yuku.com (Willjbg) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:36:17 GMT

Hey there,

Ok, well I did it again...hatched another batch. I couldn't help it, lol. I forced myself to unplug the incubator now tho!

Here are some of the babies.... Partridge silkies from Bobbi Porto, Blue silkies and Faverolle bantams from GoldenSunrise.

Take Care,
Bill.

A question about candling!

feeds@yuku.com (Yotuck) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:39:27 GMT

OK, I just attempted my 1st candling of eggs that are due to hatch Friday the 27th.
They have been @ 100 degrees in the incubator with an auto turner.
Mod humidity. They are now out of the turner and on the screen floor with a little more water.

My candling results:

I have 3 eggs that show fluid inside the egg. No matter how I turn it the fluid moves quickly, like water, and rolls with gravity.

I have 1 that looks as if it is filled with cement... solid...

Difference in temperment between home hatched chicks & hatchery chicks?

feeds@yuku.com (mjw15618) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:46:46 GMT

I I finally decided to go all out and try to hatch some chicks at home. On May 30, I loaded 14 eggs into a Little Giant from the Tractor Supply and lo and behold between early morning on June 19 and late evening on June 20 eleven of them hatched!...

Eggs in the 'bator and under broodies, what now?

feeds@yuku.com (MsBien) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:24:42 GMT

Hello,

I have eggs in the incubator and just to be nice I gave my two broody hens two eggs each. Now I realize that I'm not sure what to do about the two girls and their potential babies. Do I snatch them away just before they hatch, or do I let them hatch them and care of the little ones (assuming this works out for them)?

Also, I will be out of town on days 19 and 20, and arriving home on day 21. Do they ever hatch early, and would that make me want to incubate them...

Questions and Pictures of my chickens

feeds@yuku.com (davsgurl86) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:02:17 GMT

These are pictures of my coop and of Jenny, Leslie, and Rhonda and the last one is of me and my boyfriend David (i was talking in the pic). I hope this picture thing works. I still have alot of work to do on the coop and run.

Should I keep the water outside, and feed outside or inside? Should I hang the waterer and feeder so it is a inch or so off the ground?

For the winter time, I'll be...