Weight data for buff Orpingtons & Pekin Ducks?

[ChaosMom]

Update to this thread, my data now suddenly contains double the poultry. 6 'probably maybe' barred rock chicks and 4 rouen ducklings.

Amazing how this happens!

 

[Mirrium]

Yep

Amazing how this happens!

Yep amazing how I get birdies one time and suddenly I'm a bird mom for life lol. 12 chicks and 8 ducks is certainly a handful, glad I've got enough time for them at least

 

[Mirrium]

So I'm gonna post this here since it still pertains to my data. Should I be concerned if almost all my chicks lost weight today? I don't think they had a growth spurt and the only things that have changed are the water, from having added electrolytes to plain, and switching from medicated to non-medicated crumbles.
It can't be the new chicks because they were only added about an hour before weigh-in.

 

[ChaosMom]

So I'm gonna post this here since it still pertains to my data. Should I be concerned if almost all my chicks lost weight today? I don't think they had a growth spurt and the only things that have changed are the water, from having added electrolytes to plain, and switching from medicated to non-medicated crumbles.
It can't be the new chicks because they were only added about an hour before weigh-in.

Maybe an initial dislike of the taste of the water+electrolytes?

What percentage weight loss are we talking about?

 

[Mirrium]

Maybe an initial dislike of the taste of the water+electrolytes?

What percentage weight loss are we talking about?

Sorry I think there may have been a misunderstanding, they used to have electrolytes, yesterday I switched them to plain water. Completely my bad I don't think I explained properly. If your happy for me to do so I could share the numbers for you to see for anything alarming?

 

[ChaosMom]

Sorry I think there may have been a misunderstanding, they used to have electrolytes, yesterday I switched them to plain water. Completely my bad I don't think I explained properly. If your happy for me to do so I could share the numbers for you to see for anything alarming?

Oh gosh, no; I just this morning weighed out what I've been feeding the 11-week-olds! (I've been guesstimating and seeing how much they actually eat. Amazingly, it worked out.)

I figured that a change in the taste of their water might have put them off a bit.

Have you weighed them today?

 

[Mirrium]

Oh gosh, no; I just this morning weighed out what I've been feeding the 11-week-olds! (I've been guesstimating and seeing how much they actually eat. Amazingly, it worked out.)

I figured that a change in the taste of their water might have put them off a bit.

Have you weighed them today?

Not today yet no, I weigh every evening at 9:00pm to avoid time bias in my data. I will post here with this evenings results once they are recorded.
It's definitely a possibility that the water changing could have put them off, if that is the case will it work itself out over time? I don't think they should be on permanent electrolytes so I'm a little unsure of how to go forward otherwise

 

[ChaosMom]

I’m going to make way for baby chick experts here, because as cute as they are, I’ve never hatched chicks. It doesn’t seem like a wise project for an over-scheduled ADHD’er to take on.

But I would think that if it’s a water thing, occasional fluctuations in consumption would certainly work themselves out very quickly.

 

[Mirrium]

Awesome thank you for all the help you've provided ^-^
These chicks (both lots, and actually both duck lots too) came from tractor supply so I'm yet to hatch any of my own too

 

[Mirrium]

And another 4 easter eggers have been given putting the total up to 16 chicks and 8 ducklings