I will let my peahens set and hatch her own pea-chicks if she is in a safe area and as soon as they hatch i move here and he chicks in a safe brooder pen till the chicks are big enough to keep up and fly into the trees at about 3 weeks of age with their momma,
these mommas will mother every...
you should not need a space heater, i have my chicks in my kitchen when they first hatch and i only have a 40 watt bulb , i place it over a flower pot and they snuggle up to it and lay all around the pot , i have the top ajar and a blanket covering all but one end to allow in fresh air they are...
Have you been handling it alot, really should be left in the brooder to fluff up and get to it's feet , when they first hatch they are so tender and you get a bubble butt chick and they are swollen up in the back you can easily bruise their tender bodies, they down helps cushion handling some so...
Give it time to dry off and learn how to use it's feet and legs usually 24 to 48 house depending if it has a bubble but it will be fine.
Congratulations
OMG i have been so busy i haven't had much time for anything extra and i missed this little guy he is a beauty where did you get him??? i am coming to see you on the 26th can you and Arron meet with me at Josh's? I have to drop of the peas i am bringing and am going to be picking up an...
How do you feed these greens that you put for them in the pen ?
What mine will eat from a plant they, many times will not eat if i just throw it out there for them unless..........................
Not all vegetation is a good source of calcium and what is need to aid in proper absorption and what to much calcium can cause, i posted this read a while back perhaps it will help you understand things a bit more,
http://www.twinbeaksaviary.com/whichisbest.html