soo Today I went to pick up my special order of chicks from my local feed store. All was well, 1 had died in transit to the feed store.
they are super cute. I ordered 18-
4 porcelain d'uccles
2 gray silkies-1 died on the journey 2 feed store
2 black silkies
2 buff silkies
2 white silkies
2 buff laced sebrights
2 silver laced sebrights
2 gold laced sebrights
they are in a big cardboard box, very happy, etc.
A few questions though:
2 are a bit splay-legged, but they are on non slippery paper towel so should I let them be or use band-aides?
i sprinkled food, they are eating that but not out of the feeders yet that I have seen. Normal?
how long should I check for pasty-butt? the feed store had put some bedding in which they had been trying to eat untill I got home, but I checked them all before putting them in the brooder and none had it yet.
Can I give them a little scrambled egg tomorrow?
about 1/2 of them were sleeping flat out earlier, is that just b/c they were tired from the trip or should I be worried.
Thanks in advance for any help- Quinn
P.S sorry, no pics- my camera broke and I only have my phone. Ill try and get some on this weekend for all who love pics.
they are super cute. I ordered 18-
4 porcelain d'uccles
2 gray silkies-1 died on the journey 2 feed store

2 black silkies
2 buff silkies
2 white silkies
2 buff laced sebrights
2 silver laced sebrights
2 gold laced sebrights
they are in a big cardboard box, very happy, etc.
A few questions though:
2 are a bit splay-legged, but they are on non slippery paper towel so should I let them be or use band-aides?
i sprinkled food, they are eating that but not out of the feeders yet that I have seen. Normal?
how long should I check for pasty-butt? the feed store had put some bedding in which they had been trying to eat untill I got home, but I checked them all before putting them in the brooder and none had it yet.
Can I give them a little scrambled egg tomorrow?
about 1/2 of them were sleeping flat out earlier, is that just b/c they were tired from the trip or should I be worried.
Thanks in advance for any help- Quinn
P.S sorry, no pics- my camera broke and I only have my phone. Ill try and get some on this weekend for all who love pics.