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I gave all 15 of my baby chicks a bath in shallow, warm (NOT HOT) water in groups of three at a time. After a couple of minutes of soaking most fell off on its own. A couple more minutes with some gentle washing with an old rag completed the job. After each chick was done I immediately patted...

Thank you :) And thank you for the link, also. I am about to go check on her again and see what I can do.

Just wanted to post an update. I am very happy to say that since his chastisement with the bristle end of a broom McNugget appears to be a reformed bird. He thought about causing trouble once or twice, but a look at the broom changed his mind. It appears to have been a phase. He needed to be...

My Silver Phoenix hen has been broody all summer. Every day I pick her up out of the nesting box and gather the eggs she is trying to hatch. Today when I pick her up I see she has bedding on her back (not normal). I brush it off and realize her tummy is wet with bedding matted to her feathers...

I agree. He is free range and there is no catching him to pen him up today. The older kids have been told to not run, but scare him off (with the broom if neccessary). The younger obviously won't be allowed near him now that he has begun acting this way. He has until tonight to learn or to be...

Thank you for your reply. Since I posted this morning, he has attacked my nine year old. Not happy right now :(

This is McNugget about two weeks ago.

My five month old Partridge Rock flogged my friends children yesterday. I have kids, we have kids over pretty regularly and have never had a problem before. The first time it happened was to a ten year old boy. He wasn't bothering McNugget or the hens, but he was completely dressed in red...

Sorry it's been a while, but I wanted to post an update. After two days in the house being completely dry and warm with little tastes of yogurt mixed into his feed, MacGyver (the Siver Phoenix) was well enough to go outside and rejoin the others. His body temperature rose again, his breath felt...

Thank you for the links :) Not offended at all! I am grateful you took the time to try and help. He refused yogurt last night, but did perk up a little bit and ate some feed this morning. He feels like skin and bones when I pick him up though. Crop is very empty. I set him outside to see if he...

He has eaten a little and finally pooped. It is runnier than it should be, with white cap and pretty stinky. Thanks, again for helping.

He is allowed to free range with 6 other chicks his age. I also have 4 grown hens who are sleeping in a separate part of the coop at nighttime. They also free range during the day but don't interact much with the chicks at this point. The chicks are fed normal chick feed. I was a little...

Our first and only two month old Silver Phoenix roo is very lethargic. We noticed he was moving slow yesterday and is worse today. No runny nose or cough. Drinks a tiny bit of water with acv but refuses chick feed. I am worried he may have slept on the ground instead of the perch and gotten...

Thank you so much. I appreciate it!

We bought a bag of medicated chick feed last spring when one of our hens went broody. Unfortunately, none of the eggs were fertilized! Is it safe to feed our chicks this year from that same unopened bag? I've googled this and can't seem to find a shelf life. Thanks for your help!