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[stargazingmommy]

They are the same age, Tiki aka Runt, has been slow on the growth.
Here's a pic where you can see it pretty well.

She's a scrawny little thing but holds her own

 

[mother o' chicks72]

just thought i'd tell you that you shouldn't be giving them water out of a rat or rabbit waterer. there are special chick waterers that are much better. they look like this:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...=1t:429,r:10,s:0&tx=13&ty=80&biw=1366&bih=591

 

[stargazingmommy]

mother o' chicks72 :

just thought i'd tell you that you shouldn't be giving them water out of a rat or rabbit waterer. there are special chick waterers that are much better. they look like this:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...=1t:429,r:10,s:0&tx=13&ty=80&biw=1366&bih=591

they have one of those plus a big bowl of water out in the run.
I'm just curious as to why though? I'm new to the chicken thing so trying to learn still.​

 

[MydearWatson]

She is adorable in that last pic! So cute.

Are those your roosts that are close to the ground like that? I worry about my big girls landing on my bantams when jumping off the roost. But maybe I could put them close to the ground?

 

[GiddyMoon]

There are lots of people here who use those waterers. I have a few too who are varying in size. I put the little ones with the bumb leg one in a different brooder..the big ones would just trample the tiny guys.

 

[mother o' chicks72]

I don't actually know why you aren't supposed to use those waterers

, just thought i'd trow it out there.

 

[Wildflower_VA]

In the last picture it looks like she's saying: "So I'm little, you wanna make something out of it?" If you are little, a Big Attitude goes a long way.

 

[Wildflower_VA]

mother o' chicks72 :

I don't actually know why you aren't supposed to use those waterers

, just thought i'd trow it out there.

It can be really confusing to newbies when non-factual statements are made on a forum where people come to get answers to questions about raising live animals. If it gets repeated often enough, soon people take it for granted that it is true.​

 

[stargazingmommy]

I think the biggest concern with any waterer is bacterial growth. I do disinfect all their dishes with bleach once a week(ok so I may be a little over paranoid).

 

[Oregon Blues]

Looks like a different breed to me.