Chickeeaholic
Crowing
- Mar 8, 2021
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How my chick got her new name...(long)
Being a new chicken mama I have a lot to learn. I learned one lesson yesterday.
Yesterday my husband brought home 4 cute ducklings. They went into the chicks brooder.
The chicks were all in their new intermediate coop. A halfway house that has electric. I put foam insulation up to retain heat. It didn’t take long for me to learn chicks like to peck at insulation. I had to put panels up on top of the I insulation to prevent curious chicks from pecking.
All of the panels were screwed down except one piece that was wedged in. One Brahma was getting her head behind the panel and pecking. I wedged it in tighter to the wood frame and thought this was good enough to keep her out.
Yesterday when I came home I counted the chicks and was one Brahma short. Five instead of six. We looked all around and could figure out where she could have gone.
Then I looked at the panel and saw it was 2 inches from the wall. I thought there was no way this chick could be behind the panel, but sure enough she was. She was wedged back behind the panel as far as she could go and flat as a pancake. I thought for sure she was dead.
“Oh no!” I said as I scooped her up. To my surprise she was alive. She was weak. I warmed her up in my jacket and gave her some sugar water. After a short while I put her into the brooder with the ducks.
She laid down in the grit tray. I moved the food and water close to her. She and ate and drank. That made me hopeful she might make it. She couldn’t walk however.
This morning she is up and walking slowly. The ducklings are happy to cuddle against her though she isn’t thrilled about that. It looks like everyone is doing ok though, and my Brahma chick has a new name; Pancake.
Since then I have also screwed down the last panel so no more chicks will get lost behind it.
Being a new chicken mama I have a lot to learn. I learned one lesson yesterday.
Yesterday my husband brought home 4 cute ducklings. They went into the chicks brooder.
The chicks were all in their new intermediate coop. A halfway house that has electric. I put foam insulation up to retain heat. It didn’t take long for me to learn chicks like to peck at insulation. I had to put panels up on top of the I insulation to prevent curious chicks from pecking.
All of the panels were screwed down except one piece that was wedged in. One Brahma was getting her head behind the panel and pecking. I wedged it in tighter to the wood frame and thought this was good enough to keep her out.
Yesterday when I came home I counted the chicks and was one Brahma short. Five instead of six. We looked all around and could figure out where she could have gone.
Then I looked at the panel and saw it was 2 inches from the wall. I thought there was no way this chick could be behind the panel, but sure enough she was. She was wedged back behind the panel as far as she could go and flat as a pancake. I thought for sure she was dead.
“Oh no!” I said as I scooped her up. To my surprise she was alive. She was weak. I warmed her up in my jacket and gave her some sugar water. After a short while I put her into the brooder with the ducks.
She laid down in the grit tray. I moved the food and water close to her. She and ate and drank. That made me hopeful she might make it. She couldn’t walk however.
This morning she is up and walking slowly. The ducklings are happy to cuddle against her though she isn’t thrilled about that. It looks like everyone is doing ok though, and my Brahma chick has a new name; Pancake.
Since then I have also screwed down the last panel so no more chicks will get lost behind it.
