new chicks

Good morning everyone! I have been putting off asking this question of you all because I knew there would be 1000 more that are similar, so I have went through threads and threads, took the advice, and am sill having issues so I had to break down and ask! We have 2 very energetic, loud...

Has begun! I picked up my first chicks this afternoon. Sigh (of relief). I keep running into their room to check on them. They were loud at first (I figured they will need to get used to here vs. the store). Then I hurried to get their heat lamp set up. The thermometer in their room reads...

Hello! I have 3 extra female-sexed specked Sussex chicks from my latest hatch that haven’t sold yet. $12 each. If anyone lives in California and would like to pick some up, they’re available once this posting goes live first come first served! I will update this posting when they are all gone...

Hi, I’ve searched for more on this but these hybrid Aquilas seem too new for much to be out there on them either on Google on here in threads. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I’m curious both from anyone with Aquilas OR with birds in their lineage (RIR, Australorps, White Rock) if you noted them staying small or...

I have 5 new chicks, almost all different breeds, and one of them seems to be much more skittish than the others. She's about 2-3 weeks old along with another one and the rest are only about 1-2 weeks old. All of them are a little cautious of people as to be expected but this one girl in...

hi, u might know me as the girl who has one chick, i have an amazing update. we’re getting her flock mates!!!! after a lot of begging, my father gave in!! (he also absolutely loves velvet now :) ) so expect to see more little chickies running around on my account soon <3

I have been checking my chicks for pasty butt since I got them April 1st. They have been all good this far but today I noticed two had just a bit of poop stuck to the back downy feathers. Not on the vent or around. I cleaned them both up to prevent it from getting worse but did I really need to...

Hello Everyone! Just wanted to share pictures of my new chicks. As I mentioned in a previous post, I have 2 chicks that I rescued a few weeks back and since we obviously can't/aren't getting rid of them, we decided to start an 'official' flock and take in 7 more. So here they are! We have: 2...

We have our chicks coming April 1st. We ordered 6 EE’s and plan to get 2-4 more the same day, probably Australorps maybe split 2-2 with Plymouth Rocks. So 8-10 total. What size brooder should I use and how long are they able to stay in that size brooder. We are looking at possibly using a...

I have a broody and her eggs should hatch in about eleven days (hopefully they are fertilized!) A farm supply store nearby is getting chicks a day before our eggs hatch, and I wanted to get a few new breeds. Can I put the chicks under my hen at night when the other ones start hatching? Would she...

Hello. 👋 I recently got 2 Polish Chickens. 😃 They are around 10 or 12 weeks old & right now I have them in their own separate pen right up against the big coop so they can all get usto seeing each other. I was curious as to what you do to safely introduce younger chickens to an already...

Hi. I was lucky enough to learn a little bit about chickens at my former job where I worked at a therapeutic riding center that had chickens and sold eggs. I loved when I could help out and take care of them - trying to soak it all in - hoping we would have some one day. Fast forward some...

My brooding hen has been given extra eggs, fertile, by me. When they hatch will she treat her bedmates any different? Will they still be welcomed? Do I need a second coop? I’ve got three grown hens riding on your answers. Please inform me on what to expect.

At least one of my 2 eggs have hatched, either last night or early this morning. I have a make shift nest box with food and water inside a dog crate. I know the chicks will be able to fit through the bars. When do I take the crate away? I figure I will leave the box for sleeping since they need...

Is this splayed leg? I just received my box of chicks in the mail this morning. All of them seem to be doing well, even this little guy, other than his leg and having trouble moving around. He’s quite lively.. the only one who has eaten food yet.

Hi everyone. I'm a new member to the backyard chickens team. I'm one of the younger chicken mommas. About 4 years ago I had a flock of four hen, three of which were named after the Three Stooges, the other was a bantam and a silkie roo. Unfortunately all but one of my birds was killed by a...

My littles are growing up so fast! The three big girls have met them through bars and although don’t think much of them now, they will when the 4 chicks move into the big run with them. I want to make a temporary diy run separator for my omelet run, one with a door so there is simple access. How...

I just got 10 button quail chicks 2 days ago. They had just come out of the incubator that day. I’m struggling to get them to eat and drink? I don’t know if I’m expecting them to eat and drink more than they’re going to? They’re currently just curled up together by the heat lamp not doing much...

This is really stupid but I don’t know what to do. last night was the first night with my new chicks and i’m scared to leave them alone for longer than an hour and a half. What can I do to make sure they are ok for a couple of hours while i sleep? They have had pasty butt but they are all clean...

Okay I am VERY new to this. I got my first ever day old chicks the 1st of April, I wanted 7 chicks but two ended up being roosters so now I have 5 twelve week old pullets. On Friday I went out and picked up two more pullets who were also supposedly the same age. However, these new little ladies...