Castilian Black Chicks: Initial Care

Chicks Castilian black

Starting at birth, the Castilians, and the other biting the egg

Born Castilians, drying in the incubator

Keep in mind, Always, ways of acting with our Castilian chicks at birth. In the photo where the Castilians have already hatched, there are always some that have hatched before their siblings, but they are left in the incubator, as their chirping stimulates the birth of the others.

It is important to remove the remains of the egg-shell, to prevent, that they may eat of them, for the reason that they can be their mother's carriers in the shell of the egg of Coccidiosis or Salmonella.

They must be left in the incubator for 24 to 48 hours so that they can reabsorb the yolk (which provides them with enough food), allow the navel to heal—which is very important—and dry off properly.

Chicks can easily become dehydrated if left in the incubator for too long. The yolk allows them to survive for about three days, but survival rates increase if they are provided with food and water within 24 to 48 hours of hatching. 

The chicks are usually taken out of the hatchers in the 24 hours following the birth of the first chick. The chicks should be kept in a controlled environment to prevent overheating or cooling. 

The temperature should be between 30 and 32 °C (86 and 89.6 °F) with a relative humidity of 70–75%. Adequate ventilation is necessary at all times to provide the chicks with a constant and uniform supply of fresh air.

Already at birth, in their first very important drink of water, we include an anticoccidial agent as a preventive measure against coccidiosis. Coccidiosis and in your case as healing, example Coccivex or any other similar product, during five days, controlling and reviewing the bowel movement of our chicks that are correct.

The drinking water is essential that we change daily, think that they are baby chicks and make bowel movements in the water, this is not healthy for them and is a focus of infection or parasites, to this end we are, we have to control it, it will go in our interest of the good health and growth of our Castilian. 

Feed with a feed specific to their age, starting with micro-crumbs, crumbs, and I think keeping chickens, (example Nanta, Biona, etc.) it is important to give a good diet for the development of the first two months, both for the formation of its internal systems, (pulmonary, digestive, blood etc you have more information in the section of Anatomy of the Chicken) and later put all his efforts to the bird, in your skeletal system, and feathers.

I remind you that it is very important, the power the first two monthswith a diet rich in all the necessary components for the formation and growth of our chicken and Spanish, this will prevent malformations caused by lack or deficiencies in the diet.

Drying in the incubator Castilians, please note that I have removed all the shells and parts of them. They are already hungry, and it is not advisable for them to eat them due to problems with bacteria, coccidiosis, or salmonella. This is very important.

They already have reservations for several days with the resorption of the yolk, now they will heal well midriffs.

Castilian 48 hours in the hatchery

Castilian 48 hours in the hatchery

Castilian 48 hours in the hatchery

Diamond in the chick Castilian black

A picture is worth a thousand words.

The diamond in the chick in Spanish, is the bony lump that is on the tip of the beak, the which was used to break the shell, it will fall out in a few days. 

Chick Castilian in a day

Legs a little steep, rugged, and well-formed.

It's logical, it's just been born, it has a good slate gray leg tone, as indicated by the standard of the race, peak corneó robust, keeping the diamond in its beak.

Dry the umbilical cord of the Castilian

Dry the umbilical cord of the chick, in Castilian, informs us that it has healed properly to the navel.

This is very important, if we observe that gets red around, there is infection, we can make a cure with iodine by providing it with a cotton applicator.

When you drop the umbilical cord

Thus, they have to be all the Castilians, it is very important to look for the health of our bird.

This indicates to us that you already finished the process of resorption of the yolk (the rest of the yolk of the egg), and has closed perfectly the navel of the Spanish. 

In this gallery you will see chicks, Castilian black, 48 to 72 hours of life. 

There are some specific characteristics in the Castilians when they are born, which often lead to errors of many fans, thinking that they are not or yes Castilians.

To know that our Castilians are purebred, and we have not been deceived by purchasing hatching eggs, we can observe in the external form small details that we confirmed.

The down can be golden in color on the chest or ash gray, somewhat bluish, with the rest of the down being dark black. As it grows and its first feathers change, it transforms into its natural black color.

In the first days of life of the chicks Castilians they are two white spots on the down feathers around the beak, as if they had painted them with a brush, they will disappear when you change down to pen in a few days.

It also tends to appear in some copies a white feather on the wings, it is normal in the race, at the time that move disappears and the birth of the new pen is black.

Their legs are slate-colored, very dark in some, and lightening as they grow in all of them.

The fingers may be of the same shade, slate, or gold in a phalanx, it will change in the course of its growth, the standard of the breed.

His eyes are black, it is logical, they have to go to training and will be transformed little by little in the color that indicates the standard.

There are differences in the growth of chicks, both male and female, within a few days. You will notice this in the males, due to the growth of their tail feathers. They walk proudly with their necks stretched out, even though they are still very small, unlike the females, which are smaller and have drooping tails, and grow more slowly.

With these data, as you go in knowing perfectly to your future Castilians race and see progress in weeks, quickly to new males will grow your crest in comparison with females, which take longer to do so, they are more concerned in the form of their inner organs and their reproductive system is very complicated.

Chick Castilian in a week

You will observe;

Legs more straight.

Fingers elongated. 

Abdomen higher.

Body more robust.

White feathers on the wing will be lost during the next molt, and black feathers will grow in their place.

Chick Castilian in a week

You will observe;

Legs robust.

Feet taking the coloration is dark slate.

Wings begin to form.

Head wider

Pen or white feathers on their wings, they will lose them during the next molt, and black feathers will grow in their place.

Forming the crest chick Castilian

Forming the crest chick Castilian

Forming the crest chick Castilian

Forming the crest chick Castilian

Chick, Castilian in a day.

These videos it is observed the growth of the chickens and cocks Castilian black of three months, and you begin to appreciate the ways that determine the canons or standard of the race.

Castilian chicks born on the 10th of April, they are beautiful 11 and in the progress of adequate growth, with its three months, accompanied by a sister nurse of January, to the habits, food, and hierarchy.

Castilian chicks with their siblings 2023 enjoying plenty of sunshine and the greenery essential for their development, making short work of the dwarf clover.

 

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