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[timon]

Oh no ! Sorry you lost some.
Bless those little fluff balls.

Mine with an unclosed navel was weak and is 2 days younger than the others, so is getting bossed a bit. Starting to hold its own now it's been 8 hours since it got out.

Hope yours recovers v.soon.

 

[newchickmama91]

Oh no ! Sorry you lost some.
Bless those little fluff balls.

Mine with an unclosed navel was weak and is 2 days younger than the others, so is getting bossed a bit. Starting to hold its own now it's been 8 hours since it got out.

Hope yours recovers v.soon.

Thankyou I expected it as one had a detached aircell. Have you been giving it electrolytes? Mine are big chicks they're the same size as my ducklings when they hatched

 

[Ulaidian]

Hi folks, in Belfast NI, and going to start keeping quails soon.

 

[Clarey H]

Hello, I'm in Guildford Surrey, south east corner of U.K

 

[timon]

Thankyou I expected it as one had a detached aircell. Have you been giving it electrolytes? Mine are big chicks they're the same size as my ducklings when they hatched

Woah !
Ducking sized chicks - how does that happen?

I don't know about electrolytes... what've I not read that I should've done?

 

[newchickmama91]

Woah !
Ducking sized chicks - how does that happen?

I don't know about electrolytes... what've I not read that I should've done?

God knows must be big chickens!! You can give sugar water or chick vitamins it gives weak chicks a boost. I always put some in their water for the first few days!

 

[newchickmama91]

Unfortunately I lost a chick lastnight it was the weak chick I think when it lost some blood due to hatching with a open navel it might have lost to much before I got to it. Poor thing

 

[timon]

Unfortunately I lost a chick lastnight it was the weak chick I think when it lost some blood due to hatching with a open navel it might have lost to much before I got to it. Poor thing

So sad. I'm sorry.
You did what you could.

How are the others getting on?

 

[newchickmama91]

So sad. I'm sorry.
You did what you could.

How are the others getting on?

Thankyou! Yeah they're great proper fluff balls. How are yours? I do wish I had a broody mama to look after them though I do have a broody duck but she already has two big Aylesbury ducklings and they'll probably kill them!

 

[timon]

What kind of things will a broody mama do for them?
I've not got one either, so hopefully I can do a decent enough job.