Share your chicken's survival stories

[Anime2lover]

This is peepers. We got him as a chick at tractor supply. He was one of the last five chicks available. He was the weakest of them. And because they were the last unwanted batch of chicks they didn't seem to get as much care anymore. When they were brought home he was still the weakest, always chirping loudly, falling over, aleeping. We thought he would be the one to die. But when the three english bantams (were physically healthier looking) died one day after another, peepers pushed through. He found hinself a support chick in peepers and eventually regained his balance to walk completely normal. And even though he is deaf (which is why we think he had balance issues) he is now a mostly normal and happy young rooster. He is still friends with his support silky cotton ball even if they still have little bouts now and then.

 

[Hei 20]

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This is peepers. We got him as a chick at tractor supply. He was one of the last five chicks available. He was the weakest of them. And because they were the last unwanted batch of chicks they didn't seem to get as much care anymore. When they were brought home he was still the weakest, always chirping loudly, falling over, aleeping. We thought he would be the one to die. But when the three english bantams (were physically healthier looking) died one day after another, peepers pushed through. He found hinself a support chick in peepers and eventually regained his balance to walk completely normal. And even though he is deaf (which is why we think he had balance issues) he is now a mostly normal and happy young rooster. He is still friends with his support silky cotton ball even if they still have little bouts now and then.

I'm sorry for your loss. But very proud of Peepers.

 

[Anime2lover]

I'm sorry for your loss. But very proud of Peepers.

Mw to. He's ssuch a happy proud little roo that it's hard to believe he had such a terrible start.

You got any survival stories to share??

 

[Hei 20]

Mw to. He's ssuch a happy proud little roo that it's hard to believe he had such a terrible start.

You got any survival stories to share??

No, I'm a very new chicken mommy. I got an incubator in July, I attempted to hatch 4 eggs but only one made it. .

 

[Anime2lover]

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No, I'm a very new chicken mommy. I got an incubator in July, I attempted to hatch 4 eggs but only one made it. .

happens. It took us about a year before we finally remembered and mastered the use of a incubator.

 

[Hei 20]

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happens. It took us about a year before we finally remembered and mastered the use of a incubator.

I was so sure it was a hen for 10 weeks

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I have a rooster that prefers to sleep in a tree that our GHO lives in.

I also had to save my frizzled Ayam Cemani when she fell in the horse tough and got chilled

 

[Hei 20]

Mw to. He's ssuch a happy proud little roo that it's hard to believe he had such a terrible start.

You got any survival stories to share??

And then at the 11th week, HE STARTS CROWING.
so now he wears pants. LOL

 

[Anime2lover]

And then at the 11th week, HE STARTS CROWING.
so now he wears pants. LOL

That why you put nail polish on and dressed him up??

 

[Hei 20]

That why you put nail polish on and dressed him up??

Yes, I thought it was a hen for a long time. I felt so bad after I found out it was a rooster, so I made him pants.