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baby chickies threw the mail!! what do i do?!

post #1 of 9
5/18/12 at 8:43am
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okay, so i have raise lots of babies that my hens have hatched but ive never incubated them myself or mail ordered then. i have seven roos he.gif and only eight hens so i ordered 16 little baby hens from meyer hatchery. i cant wait for them to come, only three days!! celebrate.gif but anyways, i am new to this site and hope im posting this in the right place! i just wanted to know if there is anything special i need to do for these little chicks. ive read up on it on the internet but im not sure what is a must. if youve ever gotten chicks threw the mail please tell me about your experience and what you did to prepare for your chicks! thank you sooo much! i need all the help i can get! big_smile.png i dont wanna hurt these little babies! oh also, if you ever ordered from meyer hatchery, please tell me if you liked them or not and your experience with them!!

Im sixteen years old, mamma of two horses (one off the track mare, one event mare), two pygmy goats, two dogs, (a rottie and a mutt), two cats, a bearded dragon, and 31 chickies, (silkies, australorps, easter eggers, andalusions, brown leghorns, polish,and mutts).

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Im sixteen years old, mamma of two horses (one off the track mare, one event mare), two pygmy goats, two dogs, (a rottie and a mutt), two cats, a bearded dragon, and 31 chickies, (silkies, australorps, easter eggers, andalusions, brown leghorns, polish,and mutts).

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post #2 of 9
5/18/12 at 9:58am

something to put them in that doesn't have drafts, heat source, electrolytes for water, chick waterer(do not use a bowl), chick food, bedding thats not slippery. I have never ordered from Meyer but from plenty of other places. Just be prepared SOMETIMES a chick or two do not make the trip and die during shipment. Hatcheries usualy included a couple of extra chicks to compensate for that.  Make sure you dip their little beaks in the water so they know where it is

Lori

I seem to be the queen of electrolytes!!!!!

 

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Lori

I seem to be the queen of electrolytes!!!!!

 

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post #3 of 9
5/18/12 at 12:25pm
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thank you so much for replying! i have everything but the electrolytes, where would i get that?

Im sixteen years old, mamma of two horses (one off the track mare, one event mare), two pygmy goats, two dogs, (a rottie and a mutt), two cats, a bearded dragon, and 31 chickies, (silkies, australorps, easter eggers, andalusions, brown leghorns, polish,and mutts).

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Im sixteen years old, mamma of two horses (one off the track mare, one event mare), two pygmy goats, two dogs, (a rottie and a mutt), two cats, a bearded dragon, and 31 chickies, (silkies, australorps, easter eggers, andalusions, brown leghorns, polish,and mutts).

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post #4 of 9
5/18/12 at 12:26pm
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i love your cat by the way! very cute!thumbsup.gif

Im sixteen years old, mamma of two horses (one off the track mare, one event mare), two pygmy goats, two dogs, (a rottie and a mutt), two cats, a bearded dragon, and 31 chickies, (silkies, australorps, easter eggers, andalusions, brown leghorns, polish,and mutts).

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Im sixteen years old, mamma of two horses (one off the track mare, one event mare), two pygmy goats, two dogs, (a rottie and a mutt), two cats, a bearded dragon, and 31 chickies, (silkies, australorps, easter eggers, andalusions, brown leghorns, polish,and mutts).

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post #5 of 9
5/18/12 at 12:30pm

At a feed store you add it to your water it comes in a foil packey usually

Lori

I seem to be the queen of electrolytes!!!!!

 

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Lori

I seem to be the queen of electrolytes!!!!!

 

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post #6 of 9
5/18/12 at 12:31pm
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i love your cat by the way! very cute!thumbsup.gif

Thank you, his name is Bubbles he is getting up there in years but is still a great cat. I have a hairless dog to smile.png

Lori

I seem to be the queen of electrolytes!!!!!

 

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Lori

I seem to be the queen of electrolytes!!!!!

 

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post #7 of 9
5/18/12 at 12:34pm
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okay, i will look into that! is it a must or just good to have on hand?

 

that is such a cute name! i bet you love that theyre hairless, no hairballs around the house!

Im sixteen years old, mamma of two horses (one off the track mare, one event mare), two pygmy goats, two dogs, (a rottie and a mutt), two cats, a bearded dragon, and 31 chickies, (silkies, australorps, easter eggers, andalusions, brown leghorns, polish,and mutts).

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Im sixteen years old, mamma of two horses (one off the track mare, one event mare), two pygmy goats, two dogs, (a rottie and a mutt), two cats, a bearded dragon, and 31 chickies, (silkies, australorps, easter eggers, andalusions, brown leghorns, polish,and mutts).

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post #8 of 9
5/18/12 at 4:35pm

In my opinion it is a must especialy when they have been shipped. You can also add sugar to the water if you can't get electrolytes. I have 6 cats he is the only hairless one so I still get hairballs around the house smile.png

Lori

I seem to be the queen of electrolytes!!!!!

 

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Lori

I seem to be the queen of electrolytes!!!!!

 

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post #9 of 9
5/18/12 at 9:19pm
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oh, okay. thank you sooo much! and i know how that is, i have six cats too but two are barn cats. do your other cats treat him weird or do they not notice?

Im sixteen years old, mamma of two horses (one off the track mare, one event mare), two pygmy goats, two dogs, (a rottie and a mutt), two cats, a bearded dragon, and 31 chickies, (silkies, australorps, easter eggers, andalusions, brown leghorns, polish,and mutts).

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Im sixteen years old, mamma of two horses (one off the track mare, one event mare), two pygmy goats, two dogs, (a rottie and a mutt), two cats, a bearded dragon, and 31 chickies, (silkies, australorps, easter eggers, andalusions, brown leghorns, polish,and mutts).

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