baby chickies threw the mail!! what do i do?!

[mammasilkie]

okay, so i have raise lots of babies that my hens have hatched but ive never incubated them myself or mail ordered then. i have seven roos

and only eight hens so i ordered 16 little baby hens from meyer hatchery. i cant wait for them to come, only three days!!

but anyways, i am new to this site and hope im posting this in the right place! i just wanted to know if there is anything special i need to do for these little chicks. ive read up on it on the internet but im not sure what is a must. if youve ever gotten chicks threw the mail please tell me about your experience and what you did to prepare for your chicks! thank you sooo much! i need all the help i can get!

i dont wanna hurt these little babies! oh also, if you ever ordered from meyer hatchery, please tell me if you liked them or not and your experience with them!!

 

[mnferalkitty]

something to put them in that doesn't have drafts, heat source, electrolytes for water, chick waterer(do not use a bowl), chick food, bedding thats not slippery. I have never ordered from Meyer but from plenty of other places. Just be prepared SOMETIMES a chick or two do not make the trip and die during shipment. Hatcheries usualy included a couple of extra chicks to compensate for that. Make sure you dip their little beaks in the water so they know where it is

 

[mammasilkie]

thank you so much for replying! i have everything but the electrolytes, where would i get that?

 

[mammasilkie]

i love your cat by the way! very cute!

 

[mnferalkitty]

At a feed store you add it to your water it comes in a foil packey usually

 

[mnferalkitty]

i love your cat by the way! very cute!

Thank you, his name is Bubbles he is getting up there in years but is still a great cat. I have a hairless dog to

 

[mammasilkie]

okay, i will look into that! is it a must or just good to have on hand?

that is such a cute name! i bet you love that theyre hairless, no hairballs around the house!

 

[mnferalkitty]

In my opinion it is a must especialy when they have been shipped. You can also add sugar to the water if you can't get electrolytes. I have 6 cats he is the only hairless one so I still get hairballs around the house

 

[mammasilkie]

oh, okay. thank you sooo much! and i know how that is, i have six cats too but two are barn cats. do your other cats treat him weird or do they not notice?