Ten chicks from MPC. Only one survived.

[whillo]

We call her Miracle, one of my two Plymouth Barred Rocks. She's starting to perk up a bit. Had some yogurt and drank some water. Pecked at some feed. Loves the Boxer (although not without me sitting very close by.)

They said they will replace the ones that died, but since she didn't die yet, they can't send another order for ten days. I don't understand, if I had just said they all died, they would be shipped on Thursday????

I set her up so she's warm, has a mirror if that works. Any other ideas? My five older girls want absolutely nothing to do with her, even my Cochin who goes broody constantly.

Any speculation on the fact that the only reason she survived is because she is a he? The heat pack was room temperature and all the other girls felt cold.

I'm so disappointed. So sad. So worried.

 

[RonC]

Some add a feather duster hung just high enough the chick can get under it. The mirror is a good idea that helps. Hope you have better luck with the next bunch.

 

[whillo]

So I went out yesterday and found her two friends. They are English Orpingtons and only two weeks old, but next to her, they look like ostriches! They are sweet and gentle with her and have taught her all she needs to know about eating, drinking, and most of all, to squat and sleep rather than standing up! Now I'm waiting for another shipment from My Pet Chicken to replace the nine that died. Not sure how I'm going to handle the overcrowding with two ostriches and 10 peeps!