Our Journey into chicks

[bobshammy]

 

[Bukrub66]

Very nice. I'm really hoping mines not a duck. LMBO

 

[AmyLynn2374]

My little surprise ducky taking a nap. It's drier than it looks. Hatched completely out at 5 this morning on day 23!! Has been up running around and peeping like crazy. Taking a nap now.

Awesome. I was wondering if the little guy ever made it out. Congrats!

 

[Aphrael]

Yay!

So adorable. I'm really glad it came out alright. Congrats on your new little chuck (chick-duck)!!

 

[Bukrub66]

Cute cute cute.. Congrats on the little quacker. Just got home from work and no changes. Still the same small pip hole, but the wife says it's been talking to her all day.

I guess this might be a good time to ask about what's next. I bought medicated food but do I need to do any kind of vaccinations? Also with the water, should it be warm, cold, filtered, distilled? I'm just unsure on what's next. Brooder is ready to go with pine shavings and a heat lamp.

 

[Aphrael]

Cute cute cute.. Congrats on the little quacker. Just got home from work and no changes. Still the same small pip hole, but the wife says it's been talking to her all day.

I guess this might be a good time to ask about what's next. I bought medicated food but do I need to do any kind of vaccinations? Also with the water, should it be warm, cold, filtered, distilled? I'm just unsure on what's next. Brooder is ready to go with pine shavings and a heat lamp.

I use cool tap water, not ice cold, but not warm either. Also, be sure the water dish is shallow and/or filled with marbles, shiny rocks or something like that, so babies can drink but not fall in and drown. As for vaccinations, others might have more info for you. I myself am a strong supporter of doing things as natural as possible. I don't vaccinate, and I never use medicated feed. So far my chicks and chickens are very healthy, and I haven't had any issues with illness. (knock on wood).

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I am using the medicated feed for my little one. My sister and her man who raises chickens (the reason we partook in this endeavor...lol) does not use the medicated, but they do vaccinate. I use cool tap water as well. I have not looked into the vaccinating yet myself.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Oh and I also used the save a chick powder in her water the first week as well. The one with the extra vitamins. Figured it wouldn't hurt.

 

[Chook-Girl]

 

[Aphrael]

Oh and I also used the save a chick powder in her water the first week as well. The one with the extra vitamins. Figured it wouldn't hurt.

Oh yeah I forgot to mention that part. I used to use the sav-a-chick, but now I have polyvisol without iron and I use that for the first week instead. Most especially if hatching was a little early or late, or they had a rough time getting out. The vitamins in either gives them an extra boost for a good start on life. If I have a chick that seems a little weak at first I also get a little of the polyvisol on my fingertip and keep touching it to the tip of their beak until I see them take some in and swallow it. It can really help some of them a lot.