Quote:
She is exhausted! lol and very beautiful. Congratulations!
I have a question. I have a one and 1/2 day old. I put her newborn (last night) in the brooder with her this morning and the older chick is pecking at their beaks! Why is she doing this and will she hurt the newbies???
Chickens & chicks are just weird in their approach of interaction. Mother Nature has designed them to be strong & survive, so they often touch each other roughly & with curiousity, in turn it stimulates chicks to "buck up" & get up & go. If the newest ones aren't quite ready to be pushed around, you can put them into a smaller clear plastic container within the brooder. In the smaller container they will still be warm, be encouraged by any others around the brooder moving around & will be safe from over zealous attention; just until they are stronger on their feet. For chickens, like other animals, it's survival of the fittest. They are just so dear to me that I want them all to make it!
Check out page 1, post #1 under *My Brooders. You'll see in the 1st pic what I mean about a smaller container inside the brooder. Just make sure the smaller container also has a warm & cool end in their container so they can regulate the temp for themselves. Have fun with your chicks!
Oh, here it is. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=3924713#p3924713 See this also on page 1, post #1, *My Brooders.
Thank you! My worst fear would be that the older one would really hurt the little ones.. :-(
She is exhausted! lol and very beautiful. Congratulations!
I have a question. I have a one and 1/2 day old. I put her newborn (last night) in the brooder with her this morning and the older chick is pecking at their beaks! Why is she doing this and will she hurt the newbies???
Chickens & chicks are just weird in their approach of interaction. Mother Nature has designed them to be strong & survive, so they often touch each other roughly & with curiousity, in turn it stimulates chicks to "buck up" & get up & go. If the newest ones aren't quite ready to be pushed around, you can put them into a smaller clear plastic container within the brooder. In the smaller container they will still be warm, be encouraged by any others around the brooder moving around & will be safe from over zealous attention; just until they are stronger on their feet. For chickens, like other animals, it's survival of the fittest. They are just so dear to me that I want them all to make it!
Check out page 1, post #1 under *My Brooders. You'll see in the 1st pic what I mean about a smaller container inside the brooder. Just make sure the smaller container also has a warm & cool end in their container so they can regulate the temp for themselves. Have fun with your chicks!
Oh, here it is. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=3924713#p3924713 See this also on page 1, post #1, *My Brooders.
Thank you! My worst fear would be that the older one would really hurt the little ones.. :-(
