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post #1 of 21
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So i picked up a new Splash polish chick/pullet earlier today, I'm guessing she's 6 weeks old, I'd be glad to post pictures, if you'd like to see her.
She's making this faint and strange, grinding, crackling noise. It seems to be coming from her back end, not her breathing or from her head at all. It almost sounds like two feathers grinding together, but she is NOT moving. Nothing is moving that I can see. At all. She's sitting on my hand and I can hear it- I thought it ment she was about to poop, but from what I can tell she's only pooped twice since I got her around 1 today. Her vent is totally clear.
She was in an outdoor run near many other larger chickens and some quail and a turkey and some piglets.
Now she is, and will be until she's big enough to join the other girls, in pine only shavings I buy from Tractor Supply.
I think she had been on medicated crumbles but will be on organic feed and scraps from now on.
She's acting as normal as an uprooted chick can act, and is snuggled up in a towel in my lap right now.

I'm just wondering if this is digestion noises or is worms moving around or is something else I should be worried about. I got a chick from the same place two weeks ago and got it home and realized it was a Roo and returned it- He made these noises a little too, but my first round of chicks didn't make these at all that I remember.

Any thoughts from the more experienced?
 

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And real **** happy about it.
Currently have one barred rock hen, one half blind barred rock, and one crested polish hen, a nurologically damaged cat and a old cocker-shepard mix.
We're normally unnormal.

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Blacksmithin, Film Makin, Graphic Design, Craftin, Scootin, Lovin, Picklin Fool of a wife.
And real **** happy about it.
Currently have one barred rock hen, one half blind barred rock, and one crested polish hen, a nurologically damaged cat and a old cocker-shepard mix.
We're normally unnormal.

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post #2 of 21

Are you sure she isn't purring? Lots of times chickens will let out a pur/crackle noise when they are very content. It will not come from their rump though.

 

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post #3 of 21
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Pictures coming shortly then! She's just adorable!
It's not really a purr. and it's defiantly coming from her vent area- if I poke around the soft spot below her vent I can get it to happen.
Maybe I can pick it up on a video.
I inspected all of the poop in the tub she's been in, and nothing had worms in it- I don't know if they wormed her or not- and i don't know who the poos are from since I dropped off a brother and picked her up and they were both from the same farm.

Blacksmithin, Film Makin, Graphic Design, Craftin, Scootin, Lovin, Picklin Fool of a wife.
And real **** happy about it.
Currently have one barred rock hen, one half blind barred rock, and one crested polish hen, a nurologically damaged cat and a old cocker-shepard mix.
We're normally unnormal.

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Blacksmithin, Film Makin, Graphic Design, Craftin, Scootin, Lovin, Picklin Fool of a wife.
And real **** happy about it.
Currently have one barred rock hen, one half blind barred rock, and one crested polish hen, a nurologically damaged cat and a old cocker-shepard mix.
We're normally unnormal.

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post #4 of 21
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So I got a video of the noise. It's loud enough if I have her in my lap I can hear her.

LamiereFirst off- here's a slightly fuzzy but super sassy picture of her.


The noise you hear at the beginning is it, and it happens again at the very end. sorry it's shakey and crazy but it's more about the audio.
I'm guessing this is a crested splash polish or some variation, but she kept calling it a rockstar sebright. which isn't right at all, but nothing that teenager told me has turned out to be right so I'm ok with that.
It happens every 20-30 seconds or so.
Is she underfed and I can just hear her stomach growling?
Again, she's acting pretty normal.
 

Blacksmithin, Film Makin, Graphic Design, Craftin, Scootin, Lovin, Picklin Fool of a wife.
And real **** happy about it.
Currently have one barred rock hen, one half blind barred rock, and one crested polish hen, a nurologically damaged cat and a old cocker-shepard mix.
We're normally unnormal.

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Blacksmithin, Film Makin, Graphic Design, Craftin, Scootin, Lovin, Picklin Fool of a wife.
And real **** happy about it.
Currently have one barred rock hen, one half blind barred rock, and one crested polish hen, a nurologically damaged cat and a old cocker-shepard mix.
We're normally unnormal.

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post #5 of 21
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I've gotten two poos in the last 30 minutes. No worms. Tight and White, like Ashley English taught me!

Blacksmithin, Film Makin, Graphic Design, Craftin, Scootin, Lovin, Picklin Fool of a wife.
And real **** happy about it.
Currently have one barred rock hen, one half blind barred rock, and one crested polish hen, a nurologically damaged cat and a old cocker-shepard mix.
We're normally unnormal.

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Blacksmithin, Film Makin, Graphic Design, Craftin, Scootin, Lovin, Picklin Fool of a wife.
And real **** happy about it.
Currently have one barred rock hen, one half blind barred rock, and one crested polish hen, a nurologically damaged cat and a old cocker-shepard mix.
We're normally unnormal.

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post #6 of 21

That certainly is a weird sound! Its like a staticy type noise. I really hope somebody chimes in that knows more. I will research a bit for you, I'll let you know if I find anything useful.

 

She is adorable by the way. And you are right about her being a polish, she is definitely not a "rockstar sebright". gig.gif

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post #7 of 21

She looks just like my Silver Laced Polish...guessing that is what she is. The noise??? How odd is that??? Has she been eating Pop Rocks? LOL! No idea what that is.... 

post #8 of 21

Weird!!  Maybe she just ate too much grit or something and it's grinding around in there?  Very pretty chicken, anyhow. big_smile.png

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post #9 of 21
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Y'all.


Seriously??



How adorable is this little lady!

Lamiere fell asleep.

Blacksmithin, Film Makin, Graphic Design, Craftin, Scootin, Lovin, Picklin Fool of a wife.
And real **** happy about it.
Currently have one barred rock hen, one half blind barred rock, and one crested polish hen, a nurologically damaged cat and a old cocker-shepard mix.
We're normally unnormal.

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Blacksmithin, Film Makin, Graphic Design, Craftin, Scootin, Lovin, Picklin Fool of a wife.
And real **** happy about it.
Currently have one barred rock hen, one half blind barred rock, and one crested polish hen, a nurologically damaged cat and a old cocker-shepard mix.
We're normally unnormal.

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post #10 of 21

I want her.. I want one! D:

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