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Denninmi

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8. Relax, its SOP. Been done for years.

Tue Feb 7, 2012, 08:30 PM

Feb 2012

They don't require food or water to speak of for the first 48 hours. They are still absorbing the last of the egg yolk through the navel and umbilical cord, and that provides a built-in reserve of nutrients and fluids. Some hatcheries do now put in gel-packs of a nutrient/fluid gel for them to peck at, but not all.

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dammit! [View all] Kali Feb 2012 OP

they will be okay...they will be okay...they will be okay...they will be okay... Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #1

My dear Kali... CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2012 #2

I so understand your frustration siligut Feb 2012 #3

the delivery date is correct Kali Feb 2012 #5

Their chirping is probably driving the postal workers nuts. UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2012 #4

hee hee Kali Feb 2012 #6

What??? HeiressofBickworth Feb 2012 #7

Relax, its SOP. Been done for years. Denninmi Feb 2012 #8

That's a relief HeiressofBickworth Feb 2012 #10

Actually, its not unusual. Denninmi Feb 2012 #11

What breed or breeds? Denninmi Feb 2012 #9

my old stand-bys barred rocks, just 15 of them - hoping at least 3 to 5 will make it to fall this ye Kali Feb 2012 #13

SQUEEEE Babies! nolabear Feb 2012 #12

I'm having some kind of problem with photobucket too Kali Feb 2012 #14

I got about three "we'll be contacting you soon" e-mails before I got a live one. pacalo Feb 2012 #15

I did send a screen shot Kali Feb 2012 #16