I had 9 chicks still in a brooder in my garage that have had no issues till last night. I noticed that a few of them had large bulging crops so I felt them and gave them coconut oil water and put them in a tote with just water over night. Well their crops are fine now but now they are pooping...
That is smart. But I do have a fully grown silkie roo and his half breed son and another silkie baby roo should I make a balchor pad for them and take them out when I want to breed them?
I bought 8 French cuckoo Marans from tractor supply. 3 are a dark black color and 5 are a light gray color. Does the color identify them as male and female? I know one already has a bigger comb than the rest and is more than likely a roo.
Oh thank you for this information! I have done 3 six egg sets with only one from the 2nd and 3rd batch being fertilized. So this will help me out a lot! I have an old tin incubator that I’m gonna see if it works right that I can use for lock down. The one I use now is a magicfly
It take a lot of energy to hatch. I’d just let them do their thing. They pip internally first then get to the shell. But id be concern if they go past day 22
Yeah I moved the big kids out and now everything stays dry. I’m doing the corid treatment for everyone now. I picked up some nutri drench and some more save a chick packets. I normally don’t keep my duckling and chicks together for long because I know chicks hate wet bedding. I am gonna give the...