Colorado

[Adam7]

Ok, so I had to windex the nose prints off of the incubator window...

 

[samsr]

Thanks! Yeah I don't think I will get much sleep tonight at all! She is pecking away the hole is getting bigger!

cool, go chick go! At this rate it should be out by the morning. Try and get some sleep. You have to drive and pick up a new toy in the morning.

 

[Chook Chick]

Just wanted to share, here's our Partridge Plymouth Rock, Ginger. She was posing for the camera.

She's nearly two years old, but it seems like only yesterday we got her as a chick.

She is BEAUTIFUL!!

 

[Chook Chick]

I HAVE A PIP!!

HOW EXCITING!!!

Keep us informed!!

 

[Chook Chick]

LOL yes they are a-leapin' aren't they? I love this age, they are such little clowns I am astonished at the growth rate of the Araucanas in particular.

Isn't that the truth? "Patty" looks so much bigger than the other two girls! They are all just as sweet as can be, pecking at everything, chirping, scratching and just doing what little chickies do!

Do you give your chicks any vitamins like poly-vi-sol (w/o iron)? When do you give them treats or do you wait until they are egg laying age?

They are just little feathery angels.....

 

[Adam7]

I have my first baby! I feel like I should take her out she is stuck in the egg carton ..lol

 

[Pozees]

Isn't that the truth? "Patty" looks so much bigger than the other two girls! They are all just as sweet as can be, pecking at everything, chirping, scratching and just doing what little chickies do!

Do you give your chicks any vitamins like poly-vi-sol (w/o iron)? When do you give them treats or do you wait until they are egg laying age?

They are just little feathery angels.....

I don't use vitamins, no, I put unpasteurized Apple Cider Vinegar in the water, and won't start offering treats until I also give them grit. The first few days I often add a teaspoon of sugar to the water, especially shipped chicks, and then I tried the molasses as Wendell suggested for a week or so after those first few days, which really seemed to curb pasty butt.

For the first few weeks I prefer to just keep them on what I know to be a balanced diet (chick starter) designed for growth. Between 6-8 weeks of age I switch over to a grower crumble, and that is usually when I start grit and treats; by then they are out of a brooder and in a small coop and run. These chicks are feathering in so quickly, if the weather would break they would probably be outside in another week. If we get a few warm afternoons week after next I will probably try to get them out at least a little so they can benefit from sunshine and fresh air.

 

[maggiemo]

Oh my goodness Adam!!! How exciting it this??

We will be glued to the computer all day to see what happens!
I wish I was closer!
Great job!

 

[Adam7]

Oh my goodness Adam!!! How exciting it this??
We will be glued to the computer all day to see what happens!
I wish I was closer!
Great job!

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[Adam7]

I'm fairly sure this is an olive egger chick. It's not BCM colors. Blue copper Marans might be a possibility as well but doubtful.