hatching chicks
My second round of hatching chicks
In my May post I described my process for hatching chicks. I hatched 5 chicks from 7 eggs using a Brinsea incubator. I did not mention that one of the chicks had part of its intestine protruding, presumably could not digest food, and died 2 days later. The 4 remaining chicks grew at a steady pace and are now almost the size of their mothers. It appears they are all hens.
I began chicken keeping with 8 purchased (1 rooster and 7 hens) and 6 gifted Read more [...]