Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

[Toxic Chicken]

I bought some rabbit water bottles today because Henny penny keeps filling the chick waterer with dirt I'm cleaning it out like 5 times a day. Hopefully the chicks will learn to use them so the always have a second source of water. Now I need to figure out how to keep her from dumping the feed. Lol

 

[Toxic Chicken]

went outside to feed treats to the hens and noticed 2 baby chicks were missing, not sure when they went missing, could have been yesterday afternoon/evening or this morning. I feel terrible right now. 1 was a rhode island red and the other was a cochin. I've looked everywhere.

Oh no! I'm sorry

 

[Toxic Chicken]

Good idea wirh the ice cubes. My girls have been hot and miserable. Somewhere I have nipples, need to try them with the ice. Something else to do....

I've been feeding my girls very cold Mellon slices. Seems to help them with the heat. I put save a chick electrolytes in the water too.

 

[smkchick]

Dear Lord, I have to get out more. I just giggled like an idiot at this.  

Roberta, I'm sorry. I think it was the "Somewhere I have nipples". 

Thank God I'm not the only one....

 

[stoopid]

I bought some rabbit water bottles today because Henny penny keeps filling the chick waterer with dirt I'm cleaning it out like 5 times a day. Hopefully the chicks will learn to use them so the always have a second source of water. Now I need to figure out how to keep her from dumping the feed. Lol

Too bad the broody mamas simply MUST scratch it out of the feeder and throw it all over the place.
That's how the chicks learn how to eat.

 

[stoopid]

Suzanne, I put some cards up at two feed stores, I put a note on them about your Ameracauna.
Let's see what happens.

 

[queenchick16]

Ok I'm losing my mind, or what's left of it. My lawn is being over run with white clover. Everyday there's more of it. I hate it.

My 10 juvies are so much more friendly then my older girls. It is so fun to watch them when the day cools off and they start roaming around the yard. They each have their little clicks. Omega 3 who's quickly becoming this gentle giant won't leave firecrackers (the bantam frizzle) side.. And the rose comb bantam whom I've named Tarzan insists on jumping onto my chair to screech at me. She truly sounds like something out of the jungle. And the Russian Orloff, Flattop, is one very weird looking bird.

 

[Cheeky Chick]

So, this morning there's no more hatchings. Is it possible for more to hatch today? Yesterday was day 20, today is 21, so hopefully I'll have some more new peeps today. The babies are SO SWEET.

I want to bury my face in the tiny fluffiness.

 

[goldeneggtees]

Mine hatched in 2 days or maybe even three, give them time. Congrats on your new babies.

 

[Cheeky Chick]

Mine hatched in 2 days or maybe even three, give them time. Congrats on your new babies.

Thanks! She's still tucking them underneath her, and moving them around, so I'll leave them until at least Sunday. Can't hurt!