my pet chicken reviews

[truchicks]

Question...I have a heat plate for warmth but what about light? They are in the garage but even with the garage light on, it is still dark. I have a fluorescent light turned on right now but as soon as I turn it off they start cheaping really loud. Are chicks afraid of the dark? What would be a safe light source (bulb wattage for light only) and how long should i leave the light on? Common sense says leave it on during normal daylight hours and turn it off at night.

 

[KiminPA]

[COLOR=800080]I'll have to see what Atwoods has and check our mill. The nearest TSC is almost an hour away for me.[/COLOR]

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I have found it at any place that sells chicks. I've read some people use sugar water but I have no idea the amount.

Question...I have a heat plate for warmth but what about light? They are in the garage but even with the garage light on, it is still dark. I have a fluorescent light turned on right now but as soon as I turn it off they start cheaping really loud. Are chicks afraid of the dark? What would be a safe light source (bulb wattage for light only) and how long should i leave the light on? Common sense says leave it on during normal daylight hours and turn it off at night. 

Mine were cheeping last night at dusk like crazy, I gave them more food, and sat with them for a minute and they went into bed all quiet and nice. I've read about putting a stuffed animal for them to cuddle, I was considering last night before they settled down.

I would also assume you want light during normal daytime hours.

 

[porqupine]

@Tika75 -- you can try just adding Apple cider vinegar or mix in some sugar to the water, or even just some gatorade. Electrolytes in a packet aren't really going to be "better" or work differently in their systems than any of the home remedies I mentioned FYI

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I use a teaspoon of brown sugar to a quart of water for 5-7 days for quick energy.

 

[Blooie]

Well, here's a stunner - been ordering from MPC for 2 years now and always - ALWAYS - chicks shipped on Monday arrive here on Thursday. We simply do not have mail service like folks in bigger communities enjoy.

So I'm having my coffee this morning, thinking about what I have to get done before Kendra gets here for the day, and my phone rings. It's the Post Office in Lovell, 6 miles away and our mail distribution center. "Hey, Di, your chicks are here." WHAT? It's only 7 am on WEDNESDAY - what the heck are they doing here already??? So I got dressed, ran down and picked them up, and they look great! Everything I ordered, plus a heat pack I forgot to ask for. I have one little Silver Spangled that doesn't seem to have quite as much energy as the others, but I'll keep a close eye on her and if she has to stay inside an extra day or so we'll do that. I have Silkie eggs due to hatch on Friday, so she'll have some company in a bit if I do opt to keep her in the house until she looks stronger. She's eating and drinking, and got her Nutri-Drench, so I think she'll be fine.

2 Blue Andalusians
2 White Cochins
2 Wellsummers
2 Buckeyes
2 Silver Spangled Hamburgs

While I was on my way to the post office, Ken brought the brooder crate inside, set up MHP, and filled the nipple waterer and the feeder. So all I had to do was bring them in, give each one a bit of Nutri-Drench, show them the water, and tuck 'em into the cave. Now I just hear those contented little churring sounds coming out from under MHP and I think they are all going to be fine. Tomorrow they'll go outside and live in the brooder in the run, except that one if I feel she needs a little more time. The older chicks have been fully integrated with the Bigs for about a week now, so they are officially evicted. I may keep the little Naked Neck in the brooder with these, since he's just a couple of weeks old and quite a bit smaller yet. We'll see. He can show them the ropes out there.

@MyPetChicken - Alex, would you thank the folks at MPC for me, and also I thank you for being so willing to come in here and check on how everyone is doing, answer questions, and share a few laughs with us. Nice to have a friend in "high" places!!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Yay Blooie, happy chick tending.

 

[Blooie]

Yay Blooie, happy chick tending.

Thanks...I'll have my hands full, that's for sure. Actually Ken will - Jenny, Kendra and I leave for Denver for Kendra's surgeries, which are scheduled for 2 weeks from today. So he'll get a lot of the fun all by his lonesome, with a lot of help from Katiebug, I'm sure.

 

[truchicks]

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I have found it at any place that sells chicks. I've read some people use sugar water but I have no idea the amount.
Mine were cheeping last night at dusk like crazy, I gave them more food, and sat with them for a minute and they went into bed all quiet and nice. I've read about putting a stuffed animal for them to cuddle, I was considering last night before they settled down.

I would also assume you want light during normal daytime hours.

Do you take food up at night?

 

[Blooie]

My chicks know from day one that nighttime is dark and time for sleeping, and daytime is for running around being silly. If they've never been in the dark before, it's scary for them, just as any change is scary for them.

 

[KiminPA]

Do you take food up at night? 

No but it was getting low and I guess they wanted fresh so I gave them a little so they could fill up.