fowlweatherfriends...my previous post was for you! Thanks!
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fowlweatherfriends...my previous post was for you! Thanks!
Here are just a few shots, I didn't take any of the actual "rescues", but every one did survive!
First chick I rescued using your method.
This guy need PT for splayed legs.
The gang at end of hatch day 1
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My first hatch Keepers...any pullets in the Fabulous Five?*?*
I am kinda pleased about the way my plastic mayo jar feeder works
...Used a cone drill bit for 3 holes in the jar sides and then a pet-porter
wingnut to attach it to the feeder tray (bottom of lg. whipped topping bowl).
The most joyous thing to me is that all the chicks that lasted through the early egg culling process did live! I cannot even tell the rescued ones apart from the "self-hatchers". All the light chicks in the previous photo belong to my friend and I don't know what they are...she call them mutts. One of hers had curled toes which I taped to a piece of cardstock and he hops around like nothing was ever wrong..I let her take the rest of mine (Barred Rock x Dom crosses or straight Doms) also, so these 5 are all I kept from this hatching. If I got a Marans and she got a Dom, we will just swap back. Lots of fun, don't you think? I am hoping to get at least 2-3 little girls.Their legs are all fairly dark, but those head spots confuse me!
What are splayed legs? We hatched some chicks a few days ago(3 I had to assist so thank goodness for this post) but one of the other chicks that hatched fine is having issues with his/her legs, it's like they are turned the way(or it's toes are). It breaks my heart to look at it because in all other ways it is fine. I don't want to put it down, but I don't want it to suffer. Is there anything I can do to help this baby?