When you feed the babies do you put them on their backs like the parents do? If so what is a good method?

You cup them in your hand so they're sitting. Although the time i had to feed a 1 day old baby i gently held him on his back in my fingers...so i think i depends on the age.

How old are your chicks? If they are only tiny it is easier to lay them on their backs, but if they are a few weeks old I just hold them in one hand and feed them either with a syringe or if they are old enough they will eat off the spoon. I have reared them from just hatched right up to ready to wean. If you need any more help just ask!

I haven't got chicks yet. I'm planning on breeding in december. I'm just trying to find out as much about breeding as I can, before I do it. And I'm learning about handfeeding too, just incase I have to do that as well.

 

Thanks for the advice guys!

Edited May 11, 200619 yr by Sailorwolf