EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[Pensmaster]

Good morning everyone!

Good morning Mike things are really cool here this am. Only supposed to be 95. Maybe the high 80's next week. Awning screen to to hang today and some chicken subtraction as well. I have tomorrow off so I should be able to accomplish both and then some.

 

[Pensmaster]

Hey DAN if you see this, I need baby bunny advice?!?!?!?

My daughter's dog, brought us a baby bunny with it's eyes not open yet. We did a little googling, and were able to make it a nest under the heat lamp in the brooder room for it, and syringe feed it 1-3cc's of kitten/goats milk.

They said if it's found stressed out/dehydrated it's chances of survival are about 10% but it was in semi-decent shape when we found it, and it appeared fairly healthy, despite being carried by a dog.

(I'm just surprised he didn't kill it and actually brought it to us alive???)

We would have just put it back in it's nest, but had NO idea where he got it from

Any tips for syringe feeding and taming a wild bunny. I told my daughter since it's survival rates are so low, if it survives, she can keep the stupid thing.

Hi Kajira I've no idea on baby anythings as to keep alive. It sounds like you're doing fine with it. I would guess that by hand raising it that would make it tame but only a guess there as well
Good morning

 

[Sparkle110]

Hi how are u

I'm not bad, just dealing with 72-73 chickens

 

[BantyChooks]

I'm not bad, just dealing with 72-73 chickens

That's all? Better hatch some more.

 

[Sparkle110]

That's all? Better hatch some more.

Ye I know, I'm hoping for the chicken coutn to go over 100 before the year endsm 'cause I'm running a meat chicen business, and I'm getting the 2nd batch oif the year started soon, just need to order the chicks... (And yea, 51 of them are meat birds)

 

[BantyChooks]

Ye I know, I'm hoping for the chicken coutn to go over 100 before the year endsm 'cause I'm running a meat chicen business, and I'm getting the 2nd batch oif the year started soon, just need to order the chicks... (And yea, 51 of them are meat birds)

100 is a good start.

 

[Sparkle110]

100 is a good start.

life on the tiny hoby farm..

 

[dan26552]

Hey DAN if you see this, I need baby bunny advice?!?!?!?

My daughter's dog, brought us a baby bunny with it's eyes not open yet. We did a little googling, and were able to make it a nest under the heat lamp in the brooder room for it, and syringe feed it 1-3cc's of kitten/goats milk.

They said if it's found stressed out/dehydrated it's chances of survival are about 10% but it was in semi-decent shape when we found it, and it appeared fairly healthy, despite being carried by a dog.

(I'm just surprised he didn't kill it and actually brought it to us alive???)

We would have just put it back in it's nest, but had NO idea where he got it from

Any tips for syringe feeding and taming a wild bunny. I told my daughter since it's survival rates are so low, if it survives, she can keep the stupid thing.

Funny you asked, we actually had the neighbors dog bring us a couple. What you're feeding it should be fine, they only eat once or twice a day anyway. We fed the ones we had twice a day. You're gonna want to wipe its rear with a warm wet cloth every once in a while, they can't use the bathroom on their own for awhile.

 

[kajira]

Funny you asked, we actually had the neighbors dog bring us a couple. What you're feeding it should be fine, they only eat once or twice a day anyway. We fed the ones we had twice a day. You're gonna want to wipe its rear with a warm wet cloth every once in a while, they can't use the bathroom on their own for awhile.

So, like puppies and kittens. Okie dokie, I can do that.

 

[dan26552]

So, like puppies and kittens. Okie dokie, I can do that.

Yeah. Best of luck.