Plinky
Chirping
- Mar 9, 2016
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Hello All, First time chicken "parent" here. We got four chicks last saturday- a Wyandotte, a R.I. Red, a Brahma and a Leghorn. We were looking for other breeds, but somehow wound up with these. Turned out that the Leghorn is a few days older than the others (and I have some fear that she is a he). Wyandotte and Red had poo stuck on and we cleaned them off with a little vegatble oil. Also added vinegar to water, gave a bit of egg (didn't touch) and fine cornmeal. Seem to be ok. Leghorn is strong- actually "attacked" me when I was holding the Brahma. Brahma also had poo stuck, cleaned off. Next day area seems irritated and "weepy". Cleaned again, this time with a scrap of cotton washcloth and warm water. Also put a dab of neosporin on last night and tonight. Chirped loudly-seeming to be in pain - that's when the Leghorn attacked. No obvious poo stuck, but streaks on feathers. All birds eating, drinking, sleeping, waking. Added another waterer last night with sav a chick probiotic and electrolytes. Any advice? Am I doing the right things? I will try to post photos in the morning. Thanks.