Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

[Wax Myrtle]

My ducks want to stand around the water and drink and spill it until its gone. I have a gallon container for 4 one month old ducks. Is this normal?

Frustrating, innit?

 

[Doug Hodges]

Quote: Ill try that. They seemed fine this morning. Im putting 30 something more out there this afternoon.

 

[Doug Hodges]

Quote: This just happened to dad yesterday. He gave them to much and lost two from the runs.

 

[Gardeningmama]

Have you ever met a truly evil 4 day old chick?? I hadn't until now, and am at wits end! The chick that hatched 2 days earlier than everyone else started horribly biting the others eyes and beaks the minute I put it with the younger ones, so I put it in a basket with them, but separate. It is an escape artist, and got back with them 3 different times. Then I thought it needs a red light to calm itself down, NOPE, didn't work. So, I put it in the basement with the 3 week old D'anvers to teach it a lesson. They got along. I left it down there for a day, and overnight, then tried to reintroduce. The others were stronger by then and fought back almost ganging up on it, which was quite funny given the circumstances, but within 1 hour bad chick had them all backed into a corner again. So, I put it back in the basement with the D'anvers. Problem: it is a Brahma Mix (both parents are extremely sweet, BTW) It can't live with the D'anvers for long. I am actually considering culling this chick based on the fact that if it's this nasty, this young (has bitten me already) I'm thinking it's an indicator of the future. Opinions?

 

[Doug Hodges]

Quote: I noticed this morning, its little butt was red. I will put some stuff on it this afternoon when I get home.

 

[wingstone]

Have you ever met a truly evil 4 day old chick?? I hadn't until now, and am at wits end! The chick that hatched 2 days earlier than everyone else started horribly biting the others eyes and beaks the minute I put it with the younger ones, so I put it in a basket with them, but separate. It is an escape artist, and got back with them 3 different times. Then I thought it needs a red light to calm itself down, NOPE, didn't work. So, I put it in the basement with the 3 week old D'anvers to teach it a lesson. They got along. I left it down there for a day, and overnight, then tried to reintroduce. The others were stronger by then and fought back almost ganging up on it, which was quite funny given the circumstances, but within 1 hour hell chick had them all backed into a corner again. So, I put it back in the basement with the D'anvers. Problem: it is a Brahma Mix (both parents are extremely sweet, BTW) It can't live with the D'anvers for long. I am actually considering culling this chick based on the fact that if it's this nasty, this young (has bitten me already) I'm thinking it's an indicator of the future. Opinions?

is this one from sally's eggs ???? Sally what you breeding up there on that mountain ???

seriously, I find that they grow up to be exactly the opposite of what they were as a chick...it's those sweet little chicks that all of a sudden turn on you that end up in the stew pot..

 

[Doug Hodges]

Quote: x2......I get beat up and yelled at on these threads about that attitude though..

Quote: Sun???

Quote: And Im at work

Quote: OMG.

 

[Doug Hodges]

Quote: Twice a day and sometimes more. I cant keep them dry. I put them outside last night but dont really have a place for them. I have a cage they are in now but I think Im going to put them in with the geese this afternoon. I hope the geese will leave them alone. Then they will have one of three swimming pools to swim around in.

 

[Doug Hodges]

Quote: I like the ones with an attitude.

 

[Doug Hodges]

My wife just texted and said she hears chirping.