To calm our indoor/hand raised chicks we have always layed them on their backs in the palm of our hands and rubbed their bellys. They stop screaming and fall asleep. We did this with our Brahmas and we can do it to them today even as big as they are (what a sight!).
Hello, I'm new to not only BYC but also "chickenhood." My partner, her daughter and I live in the Cottage Crove area on 5 acres with quiet a menagerie of furry and feathered family. This includes an 8 y/o black lab, 7 y/o yellow lab, 7 y/o pomerian doxie mix, 14 y/o yellow lab, 6 cuddly and...
Thanks Jvls1942! My mind is at ease knowing that she has (or will have rather) little to no real strong attachment to her little ones and that I'm not going to scar her for life.
Yes, I agree entirely...I have three chicks in my living room right now! Lots of chirping to go along with my 4 dogs, 6 cats and 5 rats (that's just the indoor animals). Ugh...
I have a brooding hen on 9 eggs (first time for the both of us). I would like the chicks to be friendly like some of my other feathered friends but everything I read says to use an incubator in order to hand raise them and hence increase the liklihood of them being friendly. Is it cruel to...
Is anyone familiar with tibia rotation and what to do about it. My 1 year old Brahma Roo's (Lucy - we named him prior to discovering he was a roo...poor Lucy) leg began twisting inward about 2 weeks ago. It hinders his walking to a certain degree but he manages to get around okay. I am fairly...