- Jul 15, 2010
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I ordered 25 chicks from Mcmurray and they sent me a special assorted box of chicks. We didn't know the species of any chicks until 3 months later. I had some of my city friends come over and take pictures of them, my friends are just amazed and we had fun with the picture session.
this chick is the only one that is its own kind, buff laced polish, an 'exotic chick' given free by Mcmurray with the purchase of 25 chicks. It end up that other chicks are picking on this one and he couldn't get near to the bulb. It won't eat and drink like others, just chirping all the time. My landlord told me that it will not live through the night, so i picked him up and put him in a sock to keep him warm. i gave him a mirror too, and he mistaken that he has a companion.
This picture was taken by a professor in the math department at my university as a photo for his new book about digital imaging.
We decided to call him 'pine-apple' for his big crowny head. He went to sleep shortly.
I didn't know chicks can sleep this way ...
For the first day, it kept chirping, people said it is trying to look for his mother or brother/sisters, the frequency in its chirp is different from other species. I do notice that among 25 chicks, there are at least 2~3 of the same kind except this one. So i kept it in a white socks, holding it close to my chest and watch TV. I think he felt the warmth of my hands so he didn't chirp any more, but once i let it sit on the table, it starts 'crying' again ...
Later i tried a black sock, it worked for a while, so i tried putting some weight (more black socks) on it and lay it under a 70W lamp. It did the trick, he thinks he's underneath the hen and went to sleep. This picture is taken after ... 4~5 days. He didn't need the socks anymore ...
this chick is the only one that is its own kind, buff laced polish, an 'exotic chick' given free by Mcmurray with the purchase of 25 chicks. It end up that other chicks are picking on this one and he couldn't get near to the bulb. It won't eat and drink like others, just chirping all the time. My landlord told me that it will not live through the night, so i picked him up and put him in a sock to keep him warm. i gave him a mirror too, and he mistaken that he has a companion.
This picture was taken by a professor in the math department at my university as a photo for his new book about digital imaging.
We decided to call him 'pine-apple' for his big crowny head. He went to sleep shortly.
I didn't know chicks can sleep this way ...
For the first day, it kept chirping, people said it is trying to look for his mother or brother/sisters, the frequency in its chirp is different from other species. I do notice that among 25 chicks, there are at least 2~3 of the same kind except this one. So i kept it in a white socks, holding it close to my chest and watch TV. I think he felt the warmth of my hands so he didn't chirp any more, but once i let it sit on the table, it starts 'crying' again ...
Later i tried a black sock, it worked for a while, so i tried putting some weight (more black socks) on it and lay it under a 70W lamp. It did the trick, he thinks he's underneath the hen and went to sleep. This picture is taken after ... 4~5 days. He didn't need the socks anymore ...
