- Feb 19, 2009
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one americana chick..... all the others are fluffy and dry. This little one was the last hatch and I kept in the bator an extra day. I put in with other chicks and it got pecked on... so back in the bator.
next day... this little "ugly" one its feathers are stuck but not fluffy... I did try to wipe it with a warm cloth under the heat lamp.... one hour later.... fleathers just stick in clumps.
All ideas appreciated. I do not usually bathe my chicks! But what ever works....
By the way.... out of 59 viable eggs... I had 50 live hatches! WOW!
I "dipped" all eggs in water with a few drops of chlorene bleach and parr dry and then into the bator for a "dry incubation" (only a few teaspoons of water) unil the last day I partially filled the water tray.
This was the best batch ever!
next day... this little "ugly" one its feathers are stuck but not fluffy... I did try to wipe it with a warm cloth under the heat lamp.... one hour later.... fleathers just stick in clumps.
All ideas appreciated. I do not usually bathe my chicks! But what ever works....
By the way.... out of 59 viable eggs... I had 50 live hatches! WOW!
I "dipped" all eggs in water with a few drops of chlorene bleach and parr dry and then into the bator for a "dry incubation" (only a few teaspoons of water) unil the last day I partially filled the water tray.
This was the best batch ever!