5th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2014 Hatch-A-Long

[Myfourladies]

Does anyone know of a hatchery that ships day old chicks this time of year?

 

[chickengirl1193]

You can get them at Walmart in the human vitamin section or in the baby section. I gave them to my daughter when she was a baby. LOL

oh okay cool lol. there are a lot of things that are mentioned to use on chickens and I never realize they are just normal human products lol
and yes thanks Ron so much! I just saw my chick drink on its own so I think it's gonna be okay

 

[ronott1]

okay and that's something you can get at the super market? It's baby vitamins? he's doing okay! walking around and pecking things just not as active as the other chicks. my mom hand raises cockateils and she felt the chicks crop which is full so its probably eating, or did eat at some point.

Yes, in the Baby or vitamin section. Make sure the drops say without iron.

I still have 3 internal pips. If they hatch they hatch. I'm just going to leave them there.

36 set
31 put in lockdown
19 hatched
9 quitters
3 Internal pips

Thanks Ron for all the help. It seems as though if you wasn't sleeping you was here replying and helping everyone out. You have done a great job.

I am so happy that a lot of us had better hatch rates--some even hatching chicks that should not have hatched because of Shipping and cold weather. We even had refrigerated and Store eggs hatched! Amazing!

Real quick question...

The baby I had to help, and that had it's umbilical still attached...should I leave it in the incubator until the piece that is there falls off? It's a round dried up ball, but still attached to its bum. I was worried the other chicks might peck at it, pulling it off and making it bleed? Baby is active and getting around just fine, and peeping really loudly...I hate that its all alone, but don't want to put it with its siblings too early, causing harm to come to it.

Do you have Blu Kote? A Red light or an Eco Glow should keep him safe. They usually do not peck hard unless they see blood. If you do put the chick in with the others, watch them closely.

 

[chickengirl1193]

Does anyone know of a hatchery that ships day old chicks this time of year?

I.know mc Murray does but it's a 25 chick minimum.not sure about others but mcmurray sent me an email the other day lol

 

[Pozees]

Yes, McMurray and Ideal are both shipping right now, if Cackle and Meyers aren't they probably will be shortly. McMurray is almost always the first to start.

 

[ronott1]

Does anyone know of a hatchery that ships day old chicks this time of year?

McMurray is starting up Jan. 27.

They are bad for shipping in the cold though. Cackle says they are starting up in February.

 

[Threedog]

Seven out of twelve isn't too bad for a first hatch, right? My inlaws came down for new years so they could watch the babies hatch, but of course there wasn't so much as a single pip until a few hours after they drove home! Pics when I'm not so tired.

 

[MontanaDolphin]

Do you have Blu Kote? A Red light or an Eco Glow should keep him save. They usually do not peck hard unless they see blood. If you do put the chick in with the others, watch them closely.

No, I do not have Blue Kote. I do have an Eco Glow, though, so I'll go ahead and try. If they bother the baby too much, I'll just have to transfer it back to the incubator.
Thanks once again, Ron!

 

[JDchicks]

I'm already planning ahead to the Easter Hatch-A-Long, and have decided I must hatch Cream or Silver Spangled Brabanters. If anyone on here is or knows of a good breeder of these please PM me. I found someone on e bay but they have cream & gold, and I don't want the gold.

Send them a pm, see if they others to offer. They may not be laying right now. I found someone with white d'Uccles, but asked them if they had porcelain. They put me on a wait list when they start hatching.

 

[JDchicks]

Does anyone know of a hatchery that ships day old chicks this time of year?

http://meyerhatchery.com/

POULTRY TYPE MINIMUM ORDER
Bantams
3
Broad-Breasted Turkeys
5
Chicks
15 (Jan-Mar)
3 (Apr-Dec)
Chukar
50
Ducks
3
Geese
8
Guineas
25
Heritage Turkeys
20
Peafowl
8
Pheasants
25-35
Quail
50
Rainbow Rangers
25