Wildflowers and Chicken Coops!
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We live in Potomac, Montana with our horses, dogs and cats. We are newbies to the chicken world. On April 24, 2010 we got our 4 EE's.
We thought we would buy a coop, but after pricing them at our local...
I think that if you can hold your chicken and they LET you put a harness on they are tame enough not to have to worry about them wandering to far from you.
Have you tried a little bit of hard boiled egg yolk? I found that my 3 marans did not want to eat much until day 3, unlike my other chicks. I was really worried for 3 days, but then they started eating tons. Hope your little one does the same.
Cute babies! My little Marans did the same thing. Seemed like I could not get them to eat much for about 2 days. Then they eat really well, and 4 weeks later they are still doing great. You might try some egg yolk. Good luck!
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UPDATE...
Thank you BYC community. The water b ottles worked. We traded them out every few hours. The power came on this morning and all our babies survived.
Thanks again for the help. Y'all are awesome.
I read this post last night. Then woke up this morning to no electricity. I was so glad that I had all these great suggestions fresh in my mind!! I have 3, 2.5 week olds. Already their brooder was down to 60. I heated some water up and put them in a couple of wine bottles (that were in the...
Oh dear, I don't think I would be giving them the oats etc... just yet. They are still so young. I am no expert, so hopefully someone with more experience can chime in on the reasons why. For sure if you are giving them anything besides their starter food (except for egg yolk or oatmeal...
Oh, sorry about your little one. But you did the best you could. My girls are doing better and eating a lot. They seem to be pretty tiny too. But the way they are eating, probably not for long!
Post some pic when you have a chance.
Oh, sorry to hear that. I will hope for the best. I can imagine how hard it is. It is nice of you to give her the chance.
My babies are doing fine. I was a little worried, they all were not really eating very much. Not like my others that I have had. They just picked at their food. I...