Well it is 31st May and I am about to hit the pit! Soooo tired what with all the hatching and all that! It is wonderfull having the babies to look after. They are eating tons of food. They cleared their food dish three times over today and ate natural yogurt for a treat too! This is so different fromt he two chicks we hatched a week late last time. Both needed drip feed water and both would not take chick feed at all in fact didn;t eat for days and we had to litterally force feed. In the end gave them the inside of custard tarts! lol - it was the only thing they would eat. Not good for chicks but at that stage it was that or die. We eventually gave them rice pudding as well but it was way too sweet and salty so we got baby rice instead and then got them onto yogurt and egg. - eventually they ate chick feed but were days old before that. It was hard work giving them water and hand feeding every hour. - This time its sooo easy the only thing worrying me is the amount they are eating! Little tubby balls of fluff! They are great.
It is nice to come on and share with you all and lovely to have been able to share this experience of chick hatching and raising. Good luck with your chicks. I guess now the MAy thread is over - June tomorrow and I am not hatching again this year.
Oes - thanks for all the support and friendship!
It is nice to come on and share with you all and lovely to have been able to share this experience of chick hatching and raising. Good luck with your chicks. I guess now the MAy thread is over - June tomorrow and I am not hatching again this year.
Oes - thanks for all the support and friendship!
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