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Baby Chicks: In the wild, rat snakes feed on rats, mice, and other small rodents, nesting birds, young gophers and rabbits, young chicks, chicken eggs; sometimes on tree frogs, insects, and other snakes; are constrictors. Give rats, mice, baby chicks; young of rabbits when possible; as much other native food as possible. Water—Use flat container; place in center of cage.
For first 24 hours, chicks take no food. On second day, give stale bread or biscuit crumbs mixed with minced boiled egg (boil egg at least 30 minutes). As chicks become active quickly and need room to exercise, advisable to keep them in cage with mother 2-3 days only after they begin feeding; then return all to farmyard or supplier. Otherwise, at 2-3 weeks, give "pheasant meal"; also give hardboiled egg and green food, such as chickweed, lettuce, grass cuttings, and so on. At 5-6 weeks give chicks adult diet.
CHILDBIRTH is the process by which a baby is expelled from the uterus, or womb, through the vagina to the outside world. Normally, a baby is born about 38 weeks (266 days) after it is conceived. In some cases, however, the baby may be born after only 26 weeks, and in others it may taJce as long as 41 weeks. Generally, if a baby is born before 35 weeks after conception, it is considered to be premature. |
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