I'm sorry guys, I've just been so tired lately I haven't checked back here in a while:caf. I am at 30 chicks now, and they are 2 weeks old. They have lots of pretty feathers now. 3 are wild type, 12 italian, 11 tibetan, and 4 tuxedos. I will send pics when I can. I caught a rat snake in the...
I got up to 37 but now back down to 31. I lost one that was splay legged, one that was splayed and had a crooked neck, one in the incubator that had JUST hatched, and three more for unknown reasons.:hmm The other 31 look good and have quite a few feathers! Mostly tibetans and italians with one...
31 chicks now, several hatched today. It is day 19. The first one hatched on the 16th day. 15 eggs left in bator. Is it normal for a hatch to be this spread out?
Now I have 5 chicks! I found 4 in the bator at 1:00 this morning. I found an accurate thermometer that came with my egg turner, so now the temp is a steady 94-95. The chicks are happy. One of my yellows is splay-legged so he is in a small mason jar with some paper towels. More tapping and some...
I can try to put a video on here, but I don't know know about YouTube. He doesn't do it a lot. I have the feed crumbled up good. I have a heat lamp, but no thermometer. I just go by feel, I've had lots of babies before (chickens and ducks.) I think he is lonely.
Not yet, but at least 2 pips and several are rocking and chirping. When should this little guy eat and drink? He's getting better at walking but still not fully dry. He shows some interest in food, but doesn't know what to do. He's cheeping CONSTANTLY!
-Also, he's doing a motion like what my...