WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? WHAT DID YOU JUST RECEIVE?

[Beriel79]

I had called earlier in the day and expressed my concern for the well being of the chicks and they were nice enough to promise to call me if they were on the 9pm truck. The post office was not open. They had me park at the employee entrance and call a cell phone number of one of the employees when I arrived. They were so nice!!!

 

[arpolis]

That is really cool.

 

[hildar]

I didn't get any chicks yet. But I got me tons of hatching eggs today. Tomorrow they all go in the incubator. I can't wait.

 

[arpolis]

Oooooo fun. My plan is after a few years if my new laying hens get to where they do not produce well I want to try my hand at getting one of my dads roosters to have date nights and hatch my own chicks.

I have incubated, hatched and raised dozens of corn snake eggs in my years. Chicken eggs can't be too much harder with proper research.

 

[solomine]

My mottled cochin follows my hand around (she makes a mad dash for my hand when I move it away)! And she already responds to the cry "hey chick-chick-chicken" (she immediately comes out of the Eco Glow). She also tried jumping and flapping towards my hand when I grabbed one side of the brooder. Whenever I poke my head/hand over the brooder, she cranes her neck up and tries to stretch her body up as much as possible.

Or maybe I'm hoping/assuming too much LOL. I heard chicks hardly ever imprint.

So far my cochin and easter eggers have been the most active and friendly. My silkie is pretty quiet and calm, and my brahma, shy.

(The cochin might be my favorite now though...

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Pretty blurry... but you can kind of see her craning up there

 

[justmeinflorida]

Posted this in another thread but thought I'd share it here as well...We got 6 pullets on Sunday and I'm super happy they're here. Here's the link to the other post so I'm not taking up more bandwidth

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/872371/baaaaaaby-pics

 

[Shido Burrito]

My mottled cochin follows my hand around (she makes a mad dash for my hand when I move it away)! And she already responds to the cry "hey chick-chick-chicken" (she immediately comes out of the Eco Glow). She also tried jumping and flapping towards my hand when I grabbed one side of the brooder. Whenever I poke my head/hand over the brooder, she cranes her neck up and tries to stretch her body up as much as possible. Or maybe I'm hoping/assuming too much LOL. I heard chicks hardly ever imprint. So far my cochin and easter eggers have been the most active and friendly. My silkie is pretty quiet and calm, and my brahma, shy. (The cochin might be my favorite now though... ) Pretty blurry... but you can kind of see her craning up there

Those are almost the same breeds I got and they are acting the same way for me! I have a barred rock that is loud and pushy so I think I'm going to name her Carlotta.

 

[debbiegt]

try to add a little sugar to their water and dip their beaks in it to get them to drink

pedialyte or nutri drench

 

[3riverschick]

pedialyte or nutri drench

Here, here for the Nutri-Drench! Unlike the other helps, Bovidr Labs Poultry Nutri-Drench does not need digested. If you even suspect your chicks are needy or travel stressed, give them one drop by mouth, then 2cc per gallon of water. I use it in their water for the 1s 2 weeks of life to get them off to a strong start. Have used Bovidr Labs nutritional supplements on my birds and collies for over a decade. Here's the website: http://www.bovidr.com/poultry.html
The 4 oz. bottle for 6.99 at Tractor Supply is plenty. It is very concentrated. They also make a qt. size. If they are out of Poultry Nutri-Drench, you can use Pet Nutri-Drops. Same dosage and usage as the Nutri-Drench.
~~For chicks, the science techs at Bovidr Labs told me to give each chick one drop by mouth upon arrival. Then 2 cc per gallon of water in the chicks water for the next 2 weeks. ( one will probably need the qt. bottle to supplement for 2 weeks, it depends on how many chicks one has). Bovidr said it does say 4 cc per gallon on the bottle, however, if the chicks won't drink that strong of solution, 2 cc per gallon works just fine. If one is using less than a gallon waterer, then change the PND/warer ratios accordingly.
Best Regards,
Karen and the Light Sussex
in western PA, USA

 

[wny egger]

ok after a day of stress ..heres my new babys ..











i'll get some close ups later ..the bantams are cochin..they are a friends half of the order ..the chickmonk looking ones are welsummers ..I ham suppost to have one cockrel in there ..I think I already no which one he is ..hes the one the just keeps pecking and biting everyone ..he needs some special attention from me I guess ..lol..I hope his mean streak doesn't continue ..
the other ones with the dark feathers on there butts are colubian Wyandotte..i have one that has a more darker feathers then the rest ..I am thinking maybe a roo or another kind of bird ..not sure yet ..but i'll find out soon enough..lol

even tho I lost 2 .. I still had 40 birds for a 30 bird order ..my wifes not happy with me ..I told her I only wanted about 8 more birds ..I told its her falt for directing me to the thread on chick math ..I guess she didn't even read it all ..lol

I am thinking my roo I will name levon..he needs a name that starts with an L..i am lauren , my wife is lisa and our kids are lucas and lacey ..the 4 hens I have are momma,baby girl,chica,and mcnuggets.. the rest of my new babys will be named as I see how they are ..