Popular Post Luvachicken Posted February 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) This is Nellie. She just looks like a giant cupcake dusted with cocoa powder and icing sugar This is Peggy. I think she is the youngest. She is very calm. This is Dottie. I think she might be the oldest. She is also very calm. DS's friend asked if he could name one so he called her Dot but that is a bit too short so got changed to Dottie. This is Nancy. Such a pretty little thing. Th This one is Hazel. Also one of the youngest I think but just a teeny bit older than Peggy. They are all such cuties ❤️ They haven't really used the shelf in the guinea pig house but they do seem to like having a siesta under it so I'm going to leave it in there for now. And thank you to my DS who took all the photos for me. Edited February 3, 2021 by Luvachicken 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Omg.... toooooo cute!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girly Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Ahhhh! So cute. And beautiful! May they bring you lots of eggs and fun! Xx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Thanks for sharing! How gorgeous....I think Nellie is my favourite! Looking forward to more pics in a few weeks when they have grown into themselves a bit!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Very cute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) Aaahhhhh! I want... xx Edited February 3, 2021 by Patricia W 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Oh Luvachicken they are tooooo cute 🥰. Nellie is amazing! You can’t tell what shape she is at all - just a big floof with a head and feet poking out 🤣😍 Nellie and Hazel are my favourites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoo Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 SQUUUUUEEEEEE!!! They're really cute. Are they bantams? Or just small breeds? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 hour ago, AndyRoo said: SQUUUUUEEEEEE!!! They're really cute. Are they bantams? Or just small breeds? Pekins of course I didn't know until Monday that frizzle Pekins even existed I wasn't intending to get the frizzle ones but when the breeder sent me the pictures, I couldn't resist. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellasflock Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 They are gorgeous!!!!! I particularly love Nellie! Her colours are beautiful 🤩 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Gorgeous. We always have at least one Frizzle 0- they are just so amusing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 26 minutes ago, The Dogmother said: Gorgeous. We always have at least one Frizzle 0- they are just so amusing. Nellie is completely bonkers Both Nellie and Nancy are lot more flighty. Hopefully they will calm down and get used to me soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 Bit worried that I may have given the chicks the wrong bedding. When they came in the box they had wood shavings but I have given them aubiose instead. Of course, they tread in their poops and then the aubiose sticks to their feathers on their feet. I get the bits off every day, but today, I did notice that some of the tiny bits of aubiose are really quite small and could possibly poke into their skin. I don't think any has punctured their skin but gets quite close and could be irritating. After I took all the bits off, Nellie kept holding her foot in the air, so I had another look and found a tiny bit that could have been poking her. Should I keep using the aubiose ? Another thing, do they need chick grit ? I only have Gourmet Grit. The lady I got them from said they don't need any grit. Also, they keep nibbling the newspaper I put for them to poop on. They see a flappy bit of newspaper and literally go mad over it. What kind of toy could I give them to keep them busy and stop them eating the paper ? I don't want to make them ill from the paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Chicks reared under a broody would be running around causing all kinds of trouble so I wouldn't worry about them getting poked with Aubiose, they're really quite hardy. They don't need grit while they're on crumb, mine usually start getting grit when they start free ranging with my flock at 14-18 weeks. They don't need toys, the newspaper is probably them making their own enrichment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 We only once put chicks onto Aubiose and it cut their feet to pieces Luvachicken. It went under their toe scales and we had blood everywhere. Their toes had to be bandaged up and the Aubiose was replaced with small rodent wood shavings. We give ours grit when they switch to rearer pellets at 6 weeks. You can either buy small bird grit or sieve out the standard stuff and give them the little bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 I used Easichick bedding for all 3 lots of mine which is like small wood chip. It was fine but I don’t know how it compares to aubiose. I did give them chick grit from a couple of weeks old but I would definitely bow to Lewis’ superior knowledge on that one. Mine totally trashed the newspaper too. I’m not sure they ate that much of it (Duck my grown up Pekin loves trying to eat any sort of paper now 🙄) but they loved to rip it to bits 🤣 In their box mine had a dust bath, a brick to clamber around and jump on and off, and usually a broccoli floret to peck at. What else has Nellie been up to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 11 hours ago, Lewis said: Chicks reared under a broody would be running around causing all kinds of trouble so I wouldn't worry about them getting poked with Aubiose, they're really quite hardy. It's just that they have such soft little feet..... 10 hours ago, Beantree said: We only once put chicks onto Aubiose and it cut their feet to pieces Luvachicken. It went under their toe scales and we had blood everywhere. Their toes had to be bandaged up and the Aubiose was replaced with small rodent wood shavings. Nothing has happened to their feet yet, but your description sounds quite scary. How old were the chicks ? Mine are about 6 weeks. 25 minutes ago, mullethunter said: I used Easichick bedding for all 3 lots of mine which is like small wood chip. It was fine but I don’t know how it compares to aubiose. What else has Nellie been up to? I had Easichick bedding once before but I can't remember what it was like either. Nellie is the biggest and heaviest - twice the weight of dear little Peggy - she just runs up and down the cage like a mad thing. I hope she is not going to turn into a boy. I have nicknamed her as Naughty Nellie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Aubiose is crushed hemp plant stems I think? There are sharp slivers of stem in there. It was cream legbars we had Luvachicken, around 5 or 6 weeks old. The problem was made worse by them pecking at the blood on each others toes. The aubiose got under the scales by the claw and tore some of them off. This little girl ended up with two toes bandaged; as you can see she wasn't impressed. Nicknamed 'buckets'. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 Awww, poor little chicky. And very beautiful ❤️ You have worried me slightly, so might get hubby to take me to the farm to get some wood shavings tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
