NWJax Chickens-Introduction

[NWJax chickens]

Hello from Jacksonville, Florida! My wife and I are raising 5 chickens, 3 Barred Rock, 2 Lavender Orpingtons. The BR chicks are coming along great, doubled in size in week and half. One LO chick is doing well but we are concerned about the other as it is still small and constantly chirps. She is eating and drinking but doesn’t act like the other chicks. I’m looking for advice to be sure she (Nellie) survives.

 

[Pork Pie]

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[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Have you checked Nellie for pasty butt or constipation?

 

[Kale the Quail]

Welcome to BYC! Awesome people here with loads of information!

 

[Freeloading slacker]

Hello and welcome to the Forum! Sorry to hear about your little chick. You can go to the emergency part of the forum and put more information there.

 

[Ted_Harrell]

Give her time and maybe some liquid vitamins, make sure she is not being crowded out from the food/water. Good luck and let us know how it turns out...

 

[NWJax chickens]

I’m so impressed with the quick replies! Thank you all! So far we regularly check for pasty butt and have given Nellie homemade electrolytes mixture (1 cup warm water, 2 tsp molasses, 1/8 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp baking soda). Her behavior is not like the other 4, will stand alone with head down chirping lowly. Her sister, Pearl, is growing but Nellie isn’t growing as fast, seems punny. Hoping to get her a couple weeks along and maybe she’ll get over it.

 

[Ted_Harrell]

Maybe B12 or some liquid vitamins. Others here know more about the vitamins for specific conditions than I do...

 

[N F C]

Hello, it's nice to have you here with us! Hope you little one perks up soon.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal Flock!
Best of luck with your lil’ fuzz baby!