Nabiki's SSC hatch

[Nabiki]

Shrimpy and Wry-neck seem to be doing okay. Shrimpy is a little less energetic than the others, though. I still might lose it.

 

[Nabiki]

Looking at the 40 chicks, there are four pure yellow chicks left. They are all much smaller than the rest of the chicks, with Shrimpy being the smallest. All three of the chicks I've lost have been yellow. I think there's something not quite right about them. The rest of the chicks are growing like weeds.

 

[Kiki]

Looking at the 40 chicks, there are four pure yellow chicks left. They are all much smaller than the rest of the chicks, with Shrimpy being the smallest. All three of the chicks I've lost have been yellow. I think there's something not quite right about them. The rest of the chicks are growing like weeds.

I'm curious to see how these four do.

I think you are correct.

 

[Pennys Mama]

They're starting to get feathers. It looks like yellow runt is an albino. View attachment 1969949 View attachment 1969950

Wonder what the rate is for these blind albinos, because I've had 2 already. Will yours eat out of a feeder or just off of the ground?

I have a couple that are very red looking. This picture is a red one and a not so red one next to each other.
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This is what my Egyptian roo looked like when he was little.

I wonder if shrimpy is going to make it. It's not getting any bigger, or certainly not growing as fast as the others.
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I tried keeping food on the ground for mine little one but the others would push it away and eat the food themselves. Frustrating, huh?

I'm curious to see how these four do.

I think you are correct.

I agree about the yellows.

 

[Nabiki]

Wonder what the rate is for these blind albinos, because I've had 2 already. Will yours eat out of a feeder or just off of the ground?

I haven't seen it eating out of the food dish, but I have seen it eating off of the ground. I have two feeders right now, and one's in my adult pen and the other's in my teen hutch. I'm going to pick up another one when I buy feed tomorrow. They're eating waaaay too much for me to keep up with b filling the dish. I've filled their dish at least seven times today. That won't work when I go back to work on Monday.

 

[Nabiki]

I weighed one of my chicks just to see how it compared to the egg I just brought in. The egg is 19 grams. The 5 day old chick is 22 grams.

 

[Pennys Mama]

I haven't seen it eating out of the food dish, but I have seen it eating off of the ground. I have two feeders right now, and one's in my adult pen and the other's in my teen hutch. I'm going to pick up another one when I buy feed tomorrow. They're eating waaaay too much for me to keep up with b filling the dish. I've filled their dish at least seven times today. That won't work when I go back to work on Monday.

I hear ya! Mine are eating like there's no tomorrow! They're going outside tomorrow to a 2'x3' pen that I got ready for them today. They should have a ton more room. There's 59 of the little buggers! There are some really gorgeous ones from the pansy hatch. Ignore the poop.

 

[Nabiki]

I hear ya! Mine are eating like there's no tomorrow! They're going outside tomorrow to a 2'x3' pen that I got ready for them today. They should have a ton more room. There's 59 of the little buggers! There are some really gorgeous ones from the pansy hatch. Ignore the poop.
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You changed the shavings in there this morning, right? They eat a ton, they poop a ton.

 

[Pennys Mama]

You changed the shavings in there this morning, right? They eat a ton, they poop a ton.

Yeah, it's crazy, right?!?!

 

[Pennys Mama]

It's like they all want to stand and crap right beside the waterer, always!