brooklynzoo
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- Mar 7, 2020
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uh oh i think my favorite lavender is sick. could it be coccidosis?? please help!!
environment: brooder in my bathroom. they are there all night and most of the morning. around 11am I bring their second brooder box to the living room to acclimate them to the other animals, people and general activity in our house. both areas are adequately heated and kept free of drafts. I use hemp bedding. they have organic starter feed, electrolyte water, chick crumble with probiotics, and regular fresh water in a nipple feeder. they are used to the waterers and feeders now. As far as treats: I gave them some hardboiled egg yolk on day 2 but they didn't seem to be interested. I also gave them a small stick from an elderberry plant in my garden that was smothered in aphids and no interest, so I don't think anyone got sick from treats... also the lavender has been napping with one of the marans more frequently so I'm worried it's spreading. I changed the water that was in dishes but I didn't see any poop in there in the first place... the only way I can think of that this happened is she was pecking the litter for crumbs of food and ate some poo.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/is-my-4-and-a-half-day-old-lavender-girl-sick.1375019/
environment: brooder in my bathroom. they are there all night and most of the morning. around 11am I bring their second brooder box to the living room to acclimate them to the other animals, people and general activity in our house. both areas are adequately heated and kept free of drafts. I use hemp bedding. they have organic starter feed, electrolyte water, chick crumble with probiotics, and regular fresh water in a nipple feeder. they are used to the waterers and feeders now. As far as treats: I gave them some hardboiled egg yolk on day 2 but they didn't seem to be interested. I also gave them a small stick from an elderberry plant in my garden that was smothered in aphids and no interest, so I don't think anyone got sick from treats... also the lavender has been napping with one of the marans more frequently so I'm worried it's spreading. I changed the water that was in dishes but I didn't see any poop in there in the first place... the only way I can think of that this happened is she was pecking the litter for crumbs of food and ate some poo.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/is-my-4-and-a-half-day-old-lavender-girl-sick.1375019/