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  1. pink lady

    Ohio weather & chicks

    Wow that sounds horrible! when I was looking up brooders and how to look after chicks they all say heat lamps and talk about the temp but not much about the danger (if at all) these is add on here about brinsea eco thing a me bob but that's over $100 dollars and if your not breeding a lot it...
  2. pink lady

    Ohio weather & chicks

    mine are really tame but i have handle them a lot for day one. they even sit on my lap like a cat. But you must really love them as chickens poop a lot. And your right they are super hardy the chicken belong to my landlords ( i live in a granny flat) they had a broody hen and we put 3 under her...
  3. pink lady

    Excited New Father!!! Needs advice!!

    Oh 5-6 weeks old you'll miss the cute and fluffy stage. After cricket got sick and reading about apple cider vinegar I've been putting in their water for one day each week. I also feed them scrambled eggs (with no milk or butter) The big girls outside love it to I mix it with some seed and give...
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    Ohio weather & chicks

    It's been really cold here in Australia too and I've raised mine inside too and was thinking the same thing. for the psat few weeks I've let them free range out side all day even when raining and just bring them in at night. but that being said I've only got two and I've handle them a lot they...
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    Excited New Father!!! Needs advice!!

    I didn't spend any money on feeders/waters i seen online you can use deep lid's or shallow dip containers with rubber bands over them. the chicks stand on the rubber bands and it stops them fulling in and drowning in the water. I've had one of my chick twice get sick inside (the 2 im hand...
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    Excited New Father!!! Needs advice!!

    I'm only new to this too and only have two puffen and cricket but here are some thing i wish i had set up just in case. 1- a small box with extra heat lamp as a hospital as at different stages one or two could get sick and time is of the essence you don't want to leave your sick one while your...
  7. pink lady

    Mama Heating Pad troubles... quick question - please help!

    I didn't use a pad and am only new to this but I have had some trouble with this myself. when they are with a mother hen they will run around until they get cold then they will go back under her to get warm. If their inside then they wont need as much heat. it is really hard to guess so you do...
  8. pink lady

    Baby chick poop

    our adult chicken eat most of the stuff in the garden. we never get to eat our fresh broccoli as they eat it first. then landlords plans lots of chook friendly plants and they love it! especial my chill plants I'm trying to grow. I take mine outside all the time but I only have two to look...
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    Baby chick poop

    Hi I'm new too but i give mine fresh water and apple cider vinegar once a week just for a day. electrolytes in their water is good but it's like us to much can give you the runs. theirs a web site called "the chicken chick" she wrote a really good post about normal poop and non-normal poop's a...
  10. pink lady

    Day old chicks or Pullets??

    Austrolorps are good layers leghorn's are to (if you just want they for eggs) but we have leghorns and pekin bantams and the pekin's they have smaller eggs but are heaps more friendlier even if you get them as pullets. we're in south Australia and them live out in the back yard sleep in the...
  11. pink lady

    hi guys could use some help! please

    thanks for the welcome guys I had posted on the emergencies page but haven't really had many replys so have just been posting it everywhere. In the hopes someone can help. he's still hanging in there. when i move him need the food and water he just moves back over to the light. sits down and...
  12. pink lady

    Emergency 4 week old chick not well

    thanks I feed them some scrabble eggs and sugared water big bird perked up in a few hours and in back outside with mum running around. could be the big drop in temp it is normal for here and this time of year we had 30c days last week and it's 17c today big jump in temps as we change from summer...
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    PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP! every sick chick.

    thanks i'll keep trying i'm thinking it's something else too the landlords don't want to pay for a vet for one bird :-( so I'm trying my best but am running out of ideas and just want to make him feel better and loved.
  14. pink lady

    hi guys could use some help! please

    Ok so this is "brave heart ❤️ " he was the first chick I attempted to put under a broody hen the others I couldn't sneak them in. ( the landlords did that next night) as all chicks and chickens the belong to them. Brave heat had half his face peak at by mum on day one. She is Head hen and is a...
  15. pink lady

    PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP! every sick chick.

    Ok so this is "brave heart ❤️ " he was the first chick I attempted to put under a broody hen the others I couldn't sneak them in. ( the landlords did that next night) as all chicks and chickens the belong to them. Brave heat had half his face peak at by mum on day one. She is Head hen and is a...
  16. pink lady

    Emergency 4 week old chick not well

    The temp outside is 18c and inside in the box is 22c big yellow is now standing up but still not eating or drinking. Actually nether of them are and i haven't hardly heard a sound Out of them. Considering I've taken them from outside and away from their mum I haven't heard a peep out of them...
  17. pink lady

    Emergency 4 week old chick not well

    Thank you I went outside to check the others and mum has left another on it's own I found him underneath a bush he chipped very loudly when I pick them up and mum Ran over to attack me I put him back down but she walked off and left him so now he is inside with his brother/sister his a lot...
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    Emergency 4 week old chick not well

  19. pink lady

    Emergency 4 week old chick not well

    Ok so this is "brave heart " he was the first chick I got under a broody hen the others I could sneak them in. ( the landlords did the next night) as the belong to them. Brave heat had half his face peak at by mum on day one. She is Head hen is a bit rough & a bit of a bully and this is the...
  20. pink lady

    How much should new chicks eat??? TIME SENSITIVE!

    duo i agree paper towel so much easier. and my brooder is a rabbit hatch but take the divider out as last week i almost over cooked mine too But they are all better now doing well and running around driving me nuts mine are inside the house as i only have 2
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