And no they don’t wake up they won’t try to run when we pick them up and they keep their eyes closed. My wife and I already quarantined them in their own brooder with food and water just in case they pep back up but I’m doubting they will make it through the night since they are still in the...
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yes I made certain everyone was drinking when I got them home. And I waited 2 hours to make sure they were drinking on their own before I gave them a mixture of chick feed and some hard boiled egg yolks mixed in for some pick me up from their journey. They all had a hand in cleaning the dish...
So I just noticed that the two babies acting strange won’t open their eyes. I’ve picked them up and they still remained closed. Idk if that’s a sign for anything
Idk everyone I think I may just be over reacting since I’m a first time owner. That’s what my wife is saying. But I don’t want to act as
No you’re fine i need this lol. They seem pretty content just mild peeping here and there. Except when I step up to the brooder then it’s “STRANGER DANGER!”...
The chick is in the cooler side of the brooder. I have thermometers at both sides it’s 96 under the lamp and 89 on the cool side currently. I’ve been keeping an eye on them every half hour and they move back and forth across the brooder but this and the other one will stay where I put them. I’ve...
The temp is at 96 now it was at 100 the hatchery I got them from said to boost it for the first few hours after they arrive to warm them up from travel.
i just got some chickens from the hatchery and 2 of them don’t seem to be acting normal. I followed instructions on what to do when they arrive and all the others seem to be doing well. These two are just laying beak first in the wood shavings breathing heavy. And I’ve noticed they kick one of...
So I have two 2 week old silkie chicks and they are now laying flat and fanning out their wings? The temp in their brooder is in the high 80’s...common sense tells me they are too hot but they were fine yesterday. Should I move them to their own brooder and lower the temperature? The chick they...
Everyone! My babies just arrived this morning!!! I’m so excited!!! Got them in their temporary brooder until they recover from their journey and then they go to their home for next few weeks until they are big enough for their coop!!
So I’m toying with ideas of buying a 10x8 storage shed from Home Depot and building a run onto it. Only issue I see is it’s a metal shed and since I live in Alabama the summers are brutal and the girls might over heat quick. That’s the only thing that’s stopping me from buying two lol they are...
I’m at the end of my career now they are setting me up for medical retirement I’m too broken to be an “effective soldier” was their words...but I could still be an instructor and finish out my last 6 years but big army doesn’t see it that way