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    Sick Chick

    Please no judgement, but what is the nicest way to kill a baby chick? It hatched almost 2 days after my first (I ended up helping it out of its shell towards the end), has splayed legs, had pasty butt (I've cleaned that), I'm hand feeding it but its getting weaker. Now its head is tilted in a...
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    Show off your house ducks!

    I've new to ducks and have a little 3 week old muscovy, that we adore. I'd love her to be an "indoor duck" going outside with us when we go outside, but I'm scared of the mess - how can 1 little thing make so much poop!!! How has everyone else dealt with the mess?
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    Newborn Ducks

    hi Just had my first ever ducklings hatch. Because they hatched at day 34 we think they might be muscovys (got given the eggs from neighbour). My question is are ducks born with splayed legs? They are only about 12 hours old but each leg sticks out. They can get around. Not sure if I should be...
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    What Incubator do you use?

    I've been borrowing an incubator (Brinsea Polyhatch) on and off for a while now and am looking into buying my own. I don't have a heap of cash to spend so have been researching the cheaper brands. Don't like the Janoel as the view holes are not big enough (I have 2 kids and lets face...
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    Distress Chirp in baby chick

    Next day. She's still not eating or drinking that I can see. Has no interest in the starter feed when I put it in the brooder (the other one goes at it like it hasn't eaten in weeks) so I'm continuing to hand feed and water. She pecks occasionally at a piece of food, but can't actually keep it...
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    Distress Chirp in baby chick

    Ok its been a few hours now. Shes doing heaps better. I haven't seen her eat or drink by herself, so I've been hand feeding her some chick starter pellets soaked in water. She eats them no problem. Poos are still runny, but atleast she is pooing (I think I may have had the sugar ratio too high...
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    Distress Chirp in baby chick

    Thanks for the replies. She's stopped chirping, but is hunched in the corner and has very runny poos (like water). She is just standing looking sad, with her eyes closed. I don't know why she won't lie down to sleep. I did give her some water with sugar in it, maybe she's had to much water? This...
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    Distress Chirp in baby chick

    I have 2 baby chicks, less than a week old - only ones to survive a bad hatch. One is chirping constantly...the distress chirp. She is so tired she falls asleep standing up. I did some research and found she had pasty butt (which I'd never heard of) so I've treated her for that and she has done...
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    Premmie Chicken

    Unfortunately little one didn't make it. I woke to her chirping at about 2am as soon as I picked her up she snuggled into me and fell asleep. I gave her a bit of water and put her back in the incubator. 3am she was chirping and doing ok (not great, just ok). By 5.30 when my husband gets up for...
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    Premmie Chicken

    I thought it only gets nutrients from the yolk for the first 3 days, which is why I've been trying to get it to eat (It was born 3 days ago now). It doesn't eat by itself, but it will drink water (then it falls into the water, gets wet, then cries until it is dry). The yolk has mostly been...
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    Premmie Chicken

    Hi I've just had my first bad hatch (not that I've had much experience with good hatches). Power went out twice during incubation, once during lockdown. 7 eggs made it to lockdown. 2 started zipping at day 19 then stopped (and died). 2 hatched on day 20, one fine and one premmie. 1 hatched on...
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