Urgent help what do you think!?

[Phill98]

Can't wait to see how this ends. Keeping my fingers crossed!!

 

[PouleChick]

Thanks all - thought I'd update on my 'incubating in the oven' story! In the end I got ..................................................................................................... 5 out of 5 3 were born at the end of day 20 and I snuck them under Doris with no problem just on dark (she is the most gentile docile silkie - bordering on dim potentially (her full name is actual Doris the Slightly Dim Silkie)). She literally didn't do a thing other than that cute kind of shuffle withe her wings to tuck them under her! The following day we had 2 more so I added them that night and she now has 6 healthy happy chicks - I'm so pleased!!!

Read a great story about similar situation where the keeper picked up one of mama's chicks then put down an extra. You'd have to have a good 'relationship' with mama to do that one.

That is such a great idea - I'm sure Doris would be find if I did that - and as someone once pointed out - chickens can't count

 

[Perris]

wonderful news! thanks for letting us know
when you have time, perhaps you could write up the 'oven as incubator' experience...?

 

[Kris5902]

Congratulations!!! So glad everything worked out well!

 

[tiny_tam]

Wow! What a wonderful story! Top chick raising skills! So glad that Doris accepted them. Thanks for sharing