Aetheria1923
Hatching
- Apr 6, 2017
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We just picked up 7 Austrolorpe and Barred Rocks, set them up in a large plastic tub with the mini feeder n water-er I've used in the past. Half an hour later I peek in and find drenched babies! I don't know how they did it! Water-er still upright. I thought I was going to lose them all! My son n I put them on our bare skin under our shirts, and took them out in turns to dry with a towel, breathe on them. Took a couple of hours of this but we went from birds that couldn't even stand, shivering and ice cold, to 7 weak but fluffy dry babies. Now, the next problem: I'm terrified to put the water-er back in with them! How long can they go without so I can sleep, go to work, etc.? Should I get a different kind of water-er? Thanks in advance!