Recent content by Crazyaboutchookies

Thanks Bobbi-I at least I saved one little life ☺️

So it appears that I should have hand reared this one as it was too early to go out to mumma. Nature took its course and it has gone to chicky heaven. It’s sibling has been adopted by mumma and doing well. At least gave it a shot, I thought it was going to be ok

Thanks guys- chick is still going strong! It’s been 3.5 days since the operation and 4 days since I found it almost lifeless. I am going to put it out with broody mummy now as she already has three and I don’t want this one or the other late hatcher to be left behind. I feel it’s time to let go...

Looking promising about 3 hours later! Better not be a boy!!!

Thanks Staceyj, Junebuggena, and Bantychooks. yes I could see guts popping out again with every chirp. So I took your advice and read that other thread. I had alcohol spray so I gave the wound a good spray. I pushed the intestine back in and was able to hold the skin closed and put a drop of...

Oh I hope so- it’s obviously got a tough constitution!!! I have made the room dark to encourage it to lie down and sleep

So I found a baby ear bud was able to push them back in!! Every time it chirps it looks like the guts might come out again. Poor little thing? Anything I can do? It is looking good this morning but would it be in pain? Am I being cruel not euthanising?

How do I get them back in?

I went out last night to check on my broody and oh dear, she got off her nest and took already hatched babies to a different location. I found one baby with the yolk sack still attached, cold almost dead and another pipped egg cold almost dead. I got them straight into the incubator and looked...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? 5 years ago as pets, have been breeding them for about a year. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 40 incl babies (3) What breeds do you have? Araucana, Australian Langshan, isa Brown, some araucana x isa (4) How did...