Hello everyone! WV newbie here

[showtime9023]

I live in the Teays valley/winfield area. Originally from Charleston. We love to watch the chicks. We can already see some of the personalities comming out of the chicks. Lots of fun!

 

[sumi]

Hello and welcome to BYC

You'll find some good advice and tips here: Hatching Eggs & Raising Chicks The best advice I got was to add a little unfiltered ACV (apple cider vinegar) to their drink water. Ratio is 4-5 tablespoons to a gallon water. It keeps the chicks healthy and helps prevent pasty butt. (poop clogging up their backsides, making it impossible for them to relieve themselves)

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

 

[liz9910]

from California, I love watching my chickens too.

 

[kidcody]

from washington state glad you joined us!

 

[eggorthechicken]

welcome! I I'm also in Huntington area. I have several in the incubators now due next week and I can't wait lol

 

[showtime9023]

Awesome! I bet you are excited. We look foward to hatching eggs, maybe next year.

 

[showtime9023]

Thats really neat idea about the ACV. I learn so much from this site....thanks for the tip!!

 

[eggorthechicken]

I've been reading about ACV and fermenting chicken feed.... anyone do this? I hear it's really good for them.

 

[Eggcessive]

Hello and welcome to BYC

You'll find some good advice and tips here: Hatching Eggs & Raising Chicks The best advice I got was to add a little unfiltered ACV (apple cider vinegar) to their drink water. Ratio is 4-5 tablespoons to a gallon water. It keeps the chicks healthy and helps prevent pasty butt. (poop clogging up their backsides, making it impossible for them to relieve themselves)

I think the usual ratio of ACV to water is 1 tablespoonful to a gallon. 4-5 T sounds like way too much.