Cackle hatchery's Hatchery Surprise- Anybody got this before?

[bilder]

For spraddle legs in your chicks you can use the bandaid trick to fix.

 

[oldrooster]

I will check the box! I haven't even looked at it since we took them out. The warm sugar water seems to have perked some of them up!

Haven't ordered from cackle but it seams to me either their website or one of their competitors says they add those things to the box. I guess it's cheaper then shipping out more chicks for ones that die...

 

[SlipsWife]

Haven't ordered from cackle but it seams to me either their website or one of their competitors says they add those things to the box. I guess it's cheaper then shipping out more chicks for ones that die...

We checked our box and we didn't have anything. Everyone has perked up a lot since earlier but I'm still not confident in a few of them. The ones with the spraddled legs are all the same breed so I wonder if it's a genetic thing? I really think 2 of them are twins, the look exactly the same are stay next to eachother 99% of the time and they are the ones w/the legs that are the worst.

 

[bilder]

http://www.poultryhelp.com/spraddle.html

Here is a link on how to treat spraddle legs.

 

[SlipsWife]

http://www.poultryhelp.com/spraddle.html

Here is a link on how to treat spraddle legs.

Thank you! My guys aren't near that severe so hopefully we can fix it quickly! They actually waddle when they walk and are a little clumsy and bump into eachother.

 

[SlipsWife]

We've lost one bantam so far and have a couple of other guys that aren't looking to good. Most of the gang has perked up and are doing pretty good though.

 

[ancdwc]

We lost a chipmunk looking chick this morning. He fell asleep with his head in the water. one of the turkeys is doing pretty badly but we have been feeding it water from a dropper and keeping it nice and warm. It's not looking good but we are doing everything we can think of. I am sorry to hear of your loss SlipsWife.

 

[stake]

All:

My local outlet has a supplement that looks like Green jello that they feed to chicks first thing when they arrive...The store expert told me that its colored green because its more of an attractant...he said they give it to all there chicks...and they are selling 5K a year or so...Hope this helps...(I have no personal experience to speak of)

 

[CedarAcres]

I should not have opened this thread! I so want to order this! We just got a bunch of chicks though, so maybe next year.

 

[SlipsWife]

I should not have opened this thread! I so want to order this! We just got a bunch of chicks though, so maybe next year.

You should do it! We've already sold 12 of ours. I put an ad on Craigslist for $2.50 each or $25 for all 12 and they were sold in just a few hours. Everything goes fast where we are so if you aren't at the store when they come in, you don't get much choice. The guy who bought them understood I didn't know what they were but I gave him the hatchery website and told him he might be able to figure it out. (I just pulled out all of the yellow and red chicks. I know 2 of them were probably Austra Whites). I'm not selling them to make a profit and he got a good deal since he didn't have to pay shipping.

We are holding onto the rest (we've lost 2 now so I believe we are at 25 and 2 turkeys) until we know more about them and who we just can't live without! One of our dogs killed 4 of our one month olds yesterday so we will be keeping more of these guys than originally planned. I'm not trying to get you into trouble...well, maybe I am...

It really has been fun. I might do it again next year.