The Expecting Chick Momma Thread

[starlingdaly]

Chick pile of guinea keets and a speckled Sussex.

Mithious, it's when I over think things that they start going wrong!
Just enjoy it. And remember the saying, Keep it simple, stupid!

Sounds like this week is a big chick week for many of us!!!
If my turkey would snap out of her broodiness, I could move some of my chicks outside in the new coop and have so much extra space for the new chickies due this week!!

I'm sure your brooder will be awesome, 7Freedoms. I use a 10 gallon aquarium for a quarantine brooder. Last year I brooded 3 chicks in a 20 gallon but that got repurposed for a fish tank this spring.

 

[Tiddbit74]

One more week and my chicks get mailed! I'm gonna go crazy waiting this week!

 

[azygous]

I have five coming in the mail in two weeks and two in the oven out in the coop.

 

[7freedoms]

i am super anxious waiting for the "they've been shipped!" email from Meyer hopefully today so that we can start tracking our little ladies. got the ACV with mother today and have to go to TSC today to get their food and a big, mouse proof container to put it in. and then assemble the brooder! so excited. who else is expecting this week??

 

[holmes0927]

Hey there, I am hoping someone has some advice for me. So I had chicks in the incubator due to hatch Sat. 21st. I had 10 in a Brinsea and 4 in an LG. Long story short, 7 in the Brinsea hatched no prob. One in the LG hatched 12 hrs early no prob. Then in the LG one pipped but stayed there with a big hole in one side for 24 hrs. It was very loud and rocking like crazy. With all the LG stuff I have read I was afraid it had gotten too dry so I decided to help. Sure enough where it was open it was hard and like glue. I got it real wet and got it pretty loose then zipped the rest of the way. The chick kicked his legs out immediately. So he had lots of dried membrane stuck on his feathers and neck, so I tried to free him up as much as possible then left him alone. So last night checking him out, he has 2 broken toes and spraddle leg. I band aided his legs and foot. So my firat question is could this have bee caused by trying to get out of the egg and getting glued in there? Or is that why he took too long and got glued i there? Secondly, his fluff is not fluff in a lot of areas, still hard and crusty. Should I just leave him alone until his legs are good or is it important to wash him and get him all fluffed up.His wings are free so he can balance. Thanks!

 

[AdirondackChick]

holmes0927 I wish I had some advise for you and sorry I don't. I am sure that someone on here will answer with trusted experience. Best wishes that your little baby will heal and make out ok!

My babies are "READY TO SHIP" on my account.... so waiting to receive that exciting email!

5 Rhode Island Reds, 5 Speckled Sussex, 5 Bared Plymouth Rocks are heading my way this week! I am so excited I can't stand it! Brooder is all set and ready to go, just have to turn on the light and receive my little's!

 

[7freedoms]

Just got a tracking number!! Went to PO today and left my number and a "call ASAP!" note. Really hope they come tomorrow

 

[lavender pekins]

TEHE i just found this thread time to show off!!(for once!) Ive got red star whos just had 1 chick and ones hatching the chicks are both light sussex. Then ive got 3 light sussex who are broody one with 3 white sussex 3 light sussex and 2 red stars x light sussex, then another with 5 light sussex and 1 red star and another with 4 light sussex and 2 red star!!! all are due soon!!!

 

[Chikenbutwut]

Well, I'm officially insane and bitten bad by chicken math, lol! I got a shipment from Purely Poultry over a wk. ago. We decided on all bantams, but the only place I knew of that sexes bantams is My Pet Chicken. Thing is, they didn't have one of the breeds I really, really wanted this yr. (they didn't have any Wyandottes this year, to where before they had white Wyandottes...nor do they carry Rhode Island Reds, another breed I really wanted). So, I ordered 15 chicks through Purely Poultry, which is their minimum. I ordered 5 Rhode Island Reds, 5 blue Wyandottes and 5 columbian Wyandottes. I'm hoping in getting 5 of each breed I'll get at least one pullet out of each breed. Because of hatching issues, I had to take that order earlier than I expected, but it was no big deal really. All but one chick, a Rhode Island Red that was DOA, arrived happy and healthy. I get my shipment of chicks from My Pet Chicken around June 17th. I ordered 2 of each breed I like through them. I figured by ordering 2 of each breed that will help in case of any DOA's and any that aren't sexed properly. Through them I ordered bantam Welsummers, Barred Rocks, EEs, and d'Uccles. Well then stupid me went to a store I usually don't go to, to compare dog food prices and see what else they have. What did they have there? A batch of mixed bantams. I thought my husband would kill me for wanting to get some chicks, but I'll be darned, he wanted one too, lol! We got 3 black and white chicks and one reddish chick which are feather legged...I think they're Cochins. There was only one clean legged chick and it was so tiny and cute, so I grabbed that one too...I think that one may be an OEGB.

Thank goodness I have someone who'll take any roos I have, lol! I'll have to get some pics of the chicks I have posted up. I have the chicks from the store quarantined from the chicks I already had. The chicks have taken over one of my bathtubs, lol! I put a sheet of plastic down, then newspaper and then a thick layer of shavings. I plan on separating the tub for the chicks coming in from My Pet Chicken from the older chicks at first, so they can see each other, but get used to each other. Then I'll integrate them all together, keeping an eye out for any picking on the younger ones.

I'm having a blast with all these babies. I'm a very happy chickie momma, plus they're so stinkin' cute!! So far I'm really impressed with the Rhode Island Reds, which despite loving the looks of the Wyandottes, are fast becoming my favorites. I'm trying not to get attached 'cause this batch isn't sexed and with my luck could all end up roos, but it's hard not getting attached...the Rhode Islands are just so friendly, inquisitive and smart little things. They don't miss a beat compared to the other chicks. One of them cracks me up, when I go in to see them...when it hears my voice it will stretch it's neck up as high as it can to check out what I'm doing outside of the brooder. When I put my hand in there it hops right in the middle. Such a cutie pie!

So I still have the shipment from My Pet Chicken that I'm waiting on. About 15 more days to go!

 

[starlingdaly]

Just got a tracking number!! Went to PO today and left my number and a "call ASAP!" note. Really hope they come tomorrow

I just got my tracking number too!!!!
I called My Pet Chicken because I figured they'd shipped by now and I hadn't gotten an email yet. Sure enough, glad I called. I now have a tracking number even before I get my shipping confirmation email. :]