agrifabs 0 Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 to feed two poor looking pheasant chicks? the other ones i have are all healthy and look real good, but there are two that look a bit skinny - almost like the runts, i have seperated them from the other chicks as they are getting trampled by the bigger, stronger chicks. what can i feed them to strenthen them up? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paddy.t 5 Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 to feed two poor looking pheasant chicks? the other ones i have are all healthy and look real good, but there are two that look a bit skinny - almost like the runts, i have seperated them from the other chicks as they are getting trampled by the bigger, stronger chicks. what can i feed them to strenthen them up? is it worth keeping them if there is only 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
agrifabs 0 Posted May 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 to feed two poor looking pheasant chicks? the other ones i have are all healthy and look real good, but there are two that look a bit skinny - almost like the runts, i have seperated them from the other chicks as they are getting trampled by the bigger, stronger chicks. what can i feed them to strenthen them up? is it worth keeping them if there is only 2 well... yes, its my first time hatching and rearing so i really want to learn from my mistakes, i only have 11 anyway!! but ive got another 24 in the incubator so the more i learn the better my techniques on rearing the chicks will become, but its not as though ive got a large opperation running and i rely on them to put food on the table! its just a learning curve, mistakes will be made. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paddy.t 5 Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 to feed two poor looking pheasant chicks? the other ones i have are all healthy and look real good, but there are two that look a bit skinny - almost like the runts, i have seperated them from the other chicks as they are getting trampled by the bigger, stronger chicks. what can i feed them to strenthen them up? is it worth keeping them if there is only 2 well... yes, its my first time hatching and rearing so i really want to learn from my mistakes, i only have 11 anyway!! but ive got another 24 in the incubator so the more i learn the better my techniques on rearing the chicks will become, but its not as though ive got a large opperation running and i rely on them to put food on the table! its just a learning curve, mistakes will be made. ahh i thought it was comercial, in that case im sure there will be some potion to build them up. onl thing i can think of is keep them warm with plenty of food and water Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiff 36 Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 have you put some sugar/electrolytes in their water, and are they being kept warm/under lamp? You might put one or two "healthy ones" in with them to help keep them warm as well, but watch to make sure they aren't being picked on. good luck and keep us updated! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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