The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: cookie9 on March 12, 2011, 10:17:04 am
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hi all,
iam going to incubate soome chickens, but when they do hatch if happens, what do they stay in when they are born and how long ??
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mine are 24hrs in incubator to dry and strengthen, no food or water needed as they use the sac inside, then put in a hutch or cage (indoors & clean) under a heat pad or broody hen with food water (chick crumb) for 6 weeks reducing temp slowly as they feather up
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yes as above but when you remove them from inci you must dip their beaks into the water
sam :chook:
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oh yes, dip the beaks in, and use your finger in front of them to pretend to peck at the seed, they soon learn
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never needed to show them how to drink tbh they do do it themselves after they hatch i leave in inky for a couple hrs to dry up then stick into an indoor rabbit cage. i got a brinsea brooder in there and they use that for heat . i put pebbles or marbles or stones in thhe water so they dont drown as they can in 1 cm of water so be careful. how many you hatching?