I'm a mom!

[Jo Anne]

I have some new babies ... looking forward to good advice from this forum.

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

First piece of advise, get them off the newspaper. Paper towels will work for now but newspaper is slippery for them and can cause spraddle leg.

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

And welcome. What breeds are they?

They are cute.

 

[Jo Anne]

oh wow thanks that is what i read was to use newspaper, ok .. thanks

 

[Jo Anne]

2 rir and 2 buff orr..forgot what the other 2 were, I picked them up at TSC today they are quiet as it 11 pm here now, so I guess all is ok so far.
gonna keep reading this post, i will worry a little tomorrow while i go to work.
almost wish i had a nanny cam for them

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

2 rir and 2 buff orr..forgot what the other 2 were, I picked them up at TSC today they are quiet as it 11 pm here now, so I guess all is ok so far.
gonna keep reading this post, i will worry a little tomorrow while i go to work.
almost wish i had a nanny cam for them

Nice picks! And I know the feeling about the nanny cam! I was actually speculating about getting another camera for my fancy smancy baby monitor to watch my chicks. Then I saw the price tag and figured I could just check on them a lot.

 

[MapleLeaf86]

I just had my first incubated chick hatch an hour ago! Not sure if any of the others will hatch, but I am SO HAPPY! This has made my week!

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

I just had my first incubated chick hatch an hour ago! Not sure if any of the others will hatch, but I am SO HAPPY! This has made my week!

Any more hatch?

 

[MapleLeaf86]

One more! He/she has some deformed toes (they're all curved), but I read that I may be able to splint and fix them, so I apparently have some shopping and work to do. Splinting will have to wait until he can come out of the incubator though. I also had another external pip about 4 hours ago, but nothing else. Nobody else is making any sound or anything, but for my first attempt I'm calling this a success! I still haven't slept today, but I did the first night. So glad I have nothing to do today HA!

 

[designer43]

I would love to have an IP webcam, but the $$ prevent.
Check the RaspberryPi. $25 SOC computer, soon to have a $25 camera add-on. Will need a USB wi-fi dongle

I settled for a Walmart indoor-outdoor thermometer with the outdoor unit placed in the center of the light circle.
I check it all day long from my easy chair. Too hot? Run out and open the top a bit. The garage has been chilly - cools quickly.