The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[armorfirelady]

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Glad to hear you are having such a successful hatch Mumsy. And that the bees seem to be gone

 

[AlmaB]

Hi I'm hopping one of you could give me some advise on how to help this little one. She hatched last night with what looks like her vent out. She is walking around inside the incubator but I'm so lost on what to do for her.

 

[aoxa]

Hi I'm hopping one of you could give me some advise on how to help this little one. She hatched last night with what looks like her vent out. She is walking around inside the incubator but I'm so lost on what to do for her.

This should dry up on it's own. She should be just fine, so long as more aggressive chicks don't try to eat it while it's raw..

I have had many that had this. It is almost always fine, unless it's very large of a prolapse. It doesn't look to be though.

 

[delisha]

Quote: x2..it is best to leave it. You might have to keep the chick in the incubator by its self till it dries.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

I wish potatoes leaves were okay for chickens to eat. I have lots of them!

 

[AlmaB]

This should dry up on it's own. She should be just fine, so long as more aggressive chicks don't try to eat it while it's raw.. 

I have had many that had this. It is almost always fine, unless it's very large of a prolapse. It doesn't look to be though.

Thank you very much!! She is currently in the incubator by herself, the other four fluffy butts are in the brooder already. There is one more egg in the incubator that hasn't pip at all. I will give it more time, hopefully their is a live chick inside.

 

[AlmaB]

x2..it is best to leave it. You might have to keep the chick in the incubator by its self till it dries.

Thank you!!!

 

[Wynette]

I wish potatoes leaves were okay for chickens to eat. I have lots of them!

They are fine - it's only the raw green skin that is not good for them. However, they usually will not eat raw potatoes anyway. Cooked is fine.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Quote: So you can give them the leaves?? Wow I didn't know that. Do I have to cook the leaves?

 

[Kassaundra]

They are fine - it's only the raw green skin that is not good for them. However, they usually will not eat raw potatoes anyway. Cooked is fine.

Potatoes are fine for the chickens to eat, however potato LEAVES are not, they are same as peppers and tomatoes from the nightshade family all night shades plants (not the fruit of the plants) are poisonous.