Ammar-G-240
In the Brooder
- Feb 5, 2021
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Hi People, 
I am new here, sorry i don't know about the rules yet, but will read about it later. Since i have few urgent queries, so i had to post it somewhere, so i am doing it in this category.
I have kept a chicken pair as pet, so under the hen i had put 5 eggs for hatching, so now hatching period has reached, 3 out 5 eggs have hatched.
Chick A on 4Feb, Chick B & C on 5Feb. So the queries are:
Q1- Previously upon my cursory research i found out that newborn chicks must not be fed before 48Hrs. So now when Chick A's 48hrs gets completed, Chick B & C will still be in their 48hrs, so how to give food only to Chick A and not the others, because if i kept the food and water for Chick A rest will also eat and drink?
Also please note i keep them in a sufficient size(for both the Mother and chicks) cardboard box.
Q2- Mother hen is not defecating outside the c-box during incubation & half hatching. Before hatching i used to take out the hen from the coop by picking it out of the c-box for 20 minutes approx so that it can defecate, eat & drink. So can i do this in this state too?
Q3- For food i would request you people to suggest me good organic food for the chicks, e.g i heard about garlic, wheat, eggs, pearl millet?
Q4- Is pearl millet a strong food and can we give it to newborn chicks?
Q5- For water i heard we should give honey or sugar mixed water after 48hrs for flushing purpose, so can we give it?
Q6- Can we give tiny wheat grains to chicks as food?
For now that will be all.
Thanks
Ammar
I am new here, sorry i don't know about the rules yet, but will read about it later. Since i have few urgent queries, so i had to post it somewhere, so i am doing it in this category.
I have kept a chicken pair as pet, so under the hen i had put 5 eggs for hatching, so now hatching period has reached, 3 out 5 eggs have hatched.
Chick A on 4Feb, Chick B & C on 5Feb. So the queries are:
Q1- Previously upon my cursory research i found out that newborn chicks must not be fed before 48Hrs. So now when Chick A's 48hrs gets completed, Chick B & C will still be in their 48hrs, so how to give food only to Chick A and not the others, because if i kept the food and water for Chick A rest will also eat and drink?
Also please note i keep them in a sufficient size(for both the Mother and chicks) cardboard box.
Q2- Mother hen is not defecating outside the c-box during incubation & half hatching. Before hatching i used to take out the hen from the coop by picking it out of the c-box for 20 minutes approx so that it can defecate, eat & drink. So can i do this in this state too?
Q3- For food i would request you people to suggest me good organic food for the chicks, e.g i heard about garlic, wheat, eggs, pearl millet?
Q4- Is pearl millet a strong food and can we give it to newborn chicks?
Q5- For water i heard we should give honey or sugar mixed water after 48hrs for flushing purpose, so can we give it?
Q6- Can we give tiny wheat grains to chicks as food?
For now that will be all.
Thanks
Ammar
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