Yes, Petunia is VERY fluffy - she looks like a baby penguin! My kids, like yours, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these chicks and the youngest (and most enthusiastic one) is 7 - she's very, very gentle with the chicks, but wants to pick them up and pick them up and pick them up! We sat and watched them...
Hi Sojeo -
Wow - Thanks for all the great info! I have constructed a little "hospital room" (my kids call it that) in the brooder so little Petunia can have easy access to her own little bowl of food and water. She's exhausted from hopping around so much - and needs to rest and gain strength...
Hi all -
I wrote this weekend about a little limping chick. I read a lot this weekend, and saw some threads that recommended giving the baby PolyViSol (without iron). So I got some and tried it - but it was hard and I wasn't sure if I did it right - she got some in there (I was using a...