Bantam Chickens

[Aacre]

Wow! Mine are due to hatch on the 25th! We may both have some spring babies!

 

[lshytle]

How do you suggest I set up the brooder for my chicks?? I have a heat source, food, bedding, water, and a plush animal. Someone recommended that last one because it is like a soft mother.

What else should I add?

 

[subhanalah]

How do you suggest I set up the brooder for my chicks?? I have a heat source, food, bedding, water, and a plush animal. Someone recommended that last one because it is like a soft mother.   What else should I add?

chicks!

 

[Aacre]

How do you suggest I set up the brooder for my chicks?? I have a heat source, food, bedding, water, and a plush animal. Someone recommended that last one because it is like a soft mother.

What else should I add?

You're nicer than I am! I didn't think to add a soft mother. But then I got 4 ducklings a few days after my last hatch hatched.. They loved them! How is your water dish? You want to make sure it's not too deep that the chick can't get out. If it's very deep, I would suggest putting rocks or marbles in it so that they can get a drink but not drown.

 

[lshytle]

It's about half an inch to an inch deep. Is that okay?

 

[subhanalah]

I use polished river rocks to put in my fresh hatched brooders. It also gives them something to peck at and figure out "jey! There's water here!"

 

[Aacre]

I think that will be fine, Ishytle!

Subhanalah, you're too funny!

 

[lshytle]

In lockdown and noticed the humidity was a little low. I accidentally bumped one of the eggs

when trying to increase the humidity but I think that it'll be fine.

 

[lshytle]

Two of the eggs have already hatched! (1.5 days early) right now is the start of the 20th day (3:30) and when I came home today one was already up, in the water bowl, and the other was about to hatch. Once the other one hatched, I looked in and made sure there were no other pips and then I quickly took it out the water! They are doing fine now and we are hoping for one more! Thank you all for your continued support throughout this process, it has really helped. Well, alls well that ends well and I will be posting pictures soon! Bye!

 

[pogmobum]

Wow congrats thats great news