Raising Baby Chick-Along

[Scott214]

Here are the baby chicks I have! I jut gotten today! They are silkies and polish!

 

[rjohns39]

 

[orrpeople]

Here are the baby chicks I have! I jut gotten today! They are silkies and polish!

You have quite a few!! Darling!! What are your plans for them?

 

[calichicken]

Here are the baby chicks I have! I jut gotten today! They are silkies and polish!

Congrats on your adorable fluffy butts!!! I love silkies

 

[Scott214]

Thank you!!!

 

[WVduckchick]

Congrats!!! They are adorable! Were you expecting splashes or hoping...lol! So after being broody for 7 weeks...my Fiona is now molting poor baby !

Was kinda hoping for splashes.
my last hatch of 4 eggs from my frizzle was 1 smooth blue and 3 splash frizzles, and of those 4, only one of the frizzles is a male.

Poor Fiona. Molting looks so hard on them, and after a broody spell, be sure and keep a good eye on her.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I painted the door today with oil paint, seems to stay on metal best. Got a great deal, $5! Plus it is a stain killer. Looks like a different door!

 

[calichicken]

Was kinda hoping for splashes.
my last hatch of 4 eggs from my frizzle was 1 smooth blue and 3 splash frizzles, and of those 4, only one of the frizzles is a male.

Poor Fiona. Molting looks so hard on them, and after a broody spell, be sure and keep a good eye on her.

Well....hopefulky your new babies are all girls

Yes..she is dropping feathers like crazy ! Poor girl! Yesterday she was dusting and did her full body shake after....looked like a pillow fight..feathers everywhere! Our girls are spoiled inside chickens so she is cozy warm. Been giving her extra protein to help with feather regrowth at least she seems to be molting evenly all over her body so no bare patches...yet

 

[calichicken]

Now it's a "wait and see" prospect. Three chicks were vaccinated. It wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be. I only had to re-do one. AC chicks are tricky because of their black skin, so I thought I had penetrated skin (it was really yelling like I had), when all I'd gotten was fluff.
They have to be isolated for about 10 days (they're downstairs in the bathroom no one uses) before they can handle exposure to MDV.
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Good luck with your babies

 

[CapricornFarm]

My goat shed might get finished by Xmas!