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[Sally Sunshine]

It was wonderful, yesterday a few of the girls flew up on my hand and stayed. So did some of the boys. One in particular comes right to my hand. I have four yellow chicks turning white. Maybe they are white barred rocks or leghorns. They were extras in the delivery from Mcmurray Hatcherie. The poop smell is getting worse.Whew!

I only named one so far. Rosie is smaller and has a limp leg. I cut a shoe out of plastic and taped it on and spread her toes out. I secured her leg to the other leg. She hobbles around, but feeds and drinks from the chicken nipples with the rest of them. She seems so much smaller than her peers. I also gave her some of the electrolyte mix Sally offered. I saw her flap her wings and is trying to get some air time. Man, I do love these little chicks.

Stinky poo! ANOTHER REASON to start chicks on Fermented FEED!! I start them after a few days and offer both and eventually take out the crumbles.

remember to change her foot pad at least once a day, this will give you the chance to check it and let her walk and see how it looks and also to let it breath a little.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: DH said we will raise two a year, I said what about the other holiday? he said if they are as big as I tell him we have enough brestestes for four holidays!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

We have 13 in the brooder and 12 either drying off, pipped n resting, and a few zippers.
Harmony did well! she had one dead in the bunch, the rest are showing life to hatching!
We had 24 eggs shipped from CPL and about 6 of our own to start, therefore I am seriosly impressed with this shipped hatch!
CPL packed those eggs AWESOME and added heat packs, I think the difference with this batch was the fact that they were double boxed
and the boxes were LARGE and she had those big huge bubbles in the outer box with the heat packs, which I am sure took
most of the road jostling away! It probably is an expensive way to ship, but in the end I would think well worth paying extra
to have them packaged good!

 

[sharron]

We have 13 in the brooder and 12 either drying off, pipped n resting, and a few zippers.
Harmony did well! she had one dead in the bunch, the rest are showing life to hatching!
We had 24 eggs shipped from CPL and about 6 of our own to start, therefore I am seriosly impressed with this shipped hatch!
CPL packed those eggs AWESOME and added heat packs, I think the difference with this batch was the fact that they were double boxed
and the boxes were LARGE and she had those big huge bubbles in the outer box with the heat packs, which I am sure took
most of the road jostling away! It probably is an expensive way to ship, but in the end I would think well worth paying extra
to have them packaged good!

 

[heatherscooby77]

I bought Sally's Brahma hens!

 

[wingstone]

well folks, Rose is on her way home with 5 more birds than she had this morning....the 2 blue orp's.....2 lemon orp's.... and a yougster from the new year's hatch....(EE I think ).


Rose we will all be waiting for pics of them settled in....

 

[wingstone]

I bought Sally's Brahma hens!

well now, you will have another breed to add to your siggy ...
everyone is adding breeds and I am trying to empty pens...

 

[regcal966]

Just wanted to double check, if I'm giving my chicks hard boiled egg yolk they don't need grit do they?

 

[wingstone]

We have 13 in the brooder and 12 either drying off, pipped n resting, and a few zippers.
Harmony did well! she had one dead in the bunch, the rest are showing life to hatching!
We had 24 eggs shipped from CPL and about 6 of our own to start, therefore I am seriosly impressed with this shipped hatch!
CPL packed those eggs AWESOME and added heat packs, I think the difference with this batch was the fact that they were double boxed
and the boxes were LARGE and she had those big huge bubbles in the outer box with the heat packs, which I am sure took
most of the road jostling away! It probably is an expensive way to ship, but in the end I would think well worth paying extra
to have them packaged good!

Ummm...Sally...You do realize this is not a very good way to lower the feed bill ???

waiting for the

 

[lclark628]

I have a question... One of my five chicks is being a douchebag. They are almost 4 weeks old. The jerk chick keep harassing all of the other chicks. One used to be the most dominant, but now douchy chick is even giving her trouble. The chick pecks at all of the other chicks, pushes them out of the way for food, jumps and flies and is a general meanie. Could it be a roo? Or is this normal behavior for pullets at this age? I'm attaching a pic. I just want to keep my other chicks safe.