Raina Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 (edited) Hi all, Just a quick update The chicks are growing up fast They will all be 5 weeks old in a couple of days They no longer use the electric hen so i took that out a few days ago.They have all been sleeping in their run at night perching on their perches so i'll be using the small plastic eglu perch that i took out of the eglu give it a good clean with some Zoflora and put that in for them tomorrow. The chicks had some of the big girls corn today too and they loved it lol I'll be trying them with some mealworms tomorrow Will try and get some pictures of them later,Only 1 of them (Sylar) likes to be handled so they don't keep still lol Edited May 9, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madchook Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Sounds like they are growing fast Raina, have you figured out what you are going to do with all those boys yet? Are you going to keep the girl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raina Posted May 8, 2010 Author Share Posted May 8, 2010 Hi Maddy, Yep we are going to keep the girl (still trying to get my mum to let me buy another ) I've found a home for all of the boys so they should be going to their new home when they are 10 weeks old? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 They do grow up so fast! Good job the males homes are sorted, bit you only got 1 girl. Would be a shame not to get another girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madchook Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Aw, you need another one! She should be grateful you only hatched one girl then, otherwise you could have ended up with far more....that would be my angle Well done on homing those boys, that is an achievement in itself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raina Posted May 8, 2010 Author Share Posted May 8, 2010 Thanks! The first person that was going to take them let me down but i found another place pretty much straight away If they let me down there is someone else that can take them too. I think my luck has started to turn around lol. My mum said if there is any way i could keep hold of 1 of the male chicks till all the intro's have been done she would let me but if not then she'll think about letting me get another female chick She said she's just worried in case i do get a new chick that we might be stuck with another chick on it's own if the intro's don't go to plan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raina Posted May 9, 2010 Author Share Posted May 9, 2010 3 of the chicks are 5 weeks today so here's some pictures (Hatch Order) Sylar Ando Claire Kaito Hiro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Dinosaur chicks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raina Posted May 9, 2010 Author Share Posted May 9, 2010 They're EVIL Lewis,They don't like to be handled and have already attacked the dogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellykelly Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 They do have a kind of 'gggrrrrrrrr' look about them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raina Posted May 10, 2010 Author Share Posted May 10, 2010 I think one of them has been trying to crow too,It's makes such a loud Squawk in the mornings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-a-doodle-doo Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 aww, great pics. I have put mine outside in the cube now and they are doing fab, so clever and going to bed on their own already.. Hopefully taking the boys to the breeder at the weekend. Was going to swap for eggs but incy's full. Glad you found another home for your boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluckingmad Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 tough babies then Well done on hatching them, I'd love love love to hatch egg sout but hubby quite rightly pointed out that I'd be heart broke nif I had to cull any boys and I don't know enough folk to take them if I did end up with an entire batch of cockerals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raina Posted May 11, 2010 Author Share Posted May 11, 2010 My cousin has just phoned up my mum and said if he can sort some transport out he will take ALL of the chicks. He'll be taking little Sylar too so she'll have company now and not be on her own Think i might buy a lottery ticket this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 That's great news Raina Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
