We have 6 chicks, 4 (Silver Laced Wyandottes, Black Australorps) of them we got from a feed store, they are growing fast, seem healthy and very active . We got 2 Jubilee orpingtons from a farm a few hours from us, they are very light in color, supposed to be 2 weeks old as well but we have only had them for a week. They are so small and I swear they do not seem to be growing. We have seen them eat before and drink as well.
You can hardly see the two small light colored chicks in the back under the light.
Sadly two days ago I let their brooder bin get too wet (had not changed in a day and a half) and all the chicks got to looking wet and yucky. I of course changed the shavings right away. The 4 bigger birds have been cleaning up but the small Jubilees are just not doing much, very lethargic. They are half the size of the 4 bigger birds. I am worried they are dying.
We took them all out of the brooder bin tonight and set them up in a bigger brooder we made, we lowered the light as it had gotten colder here the last few days. The bigger birds love it and have been fanning their wings under it and cleaning themselves. The little one just stand under it, not even laying down together.
They are on medicated chick feed only. They always have water and I put the electrolytes and probiotics powers in those. What can I do? Should I give the messy little chicks a bath? Will that stress them too much?
I am just not sure what to do for them.
The bigger brooder area:
You can hardly see the two small light colored chicks in the back under the light.
Sadly two days ago I let their brooder bin get too wet (had not changed in a day and a half) and all the chicks got to looking wet and yucky. I of course changed the shavings right away. The 4 bigger birds have been cleaning up but the small Jubilees are just not doing much, very lethargic. They are half the size of the 4 bigger birds. I am worried they are dying.
We took them all out of the brooder bin tonight and set them up in a bigger brooder we made, we lowered the light as it had gotten colder here the last few days. The bigger birds love it and have been fanning their wings under it and cleaning themselves. The little one just stand under it, not even laying down together.
They are on medicated chick feed only. They always have water and I put the electrolytes and probiotics powers in those. What can I do? Should I give the messy little chicks a bath? Will that stress them too much?
I am just not sure what to do for them.
The bigger brooder area: