just wanted to say thank you to silkiechicken for the advice. out of the 4 only 1 died, they really seemed to perk up after the hard boiled egg and they have been moved to a new house and running around happily - thanks again
many thanks for your reply - will try your advice. Another has become listless today - still drinking thankfully. Have moved them to a clean house and thoroughly cleaned everything out. I just could believe how many of these little red things there were!!! Will be keeping a close eye on them...
we have baby chicks (about 8wks) that have tiny bugs on them that turn red after biting the chickens, so we were told to dust them with some special powder. The following day one of the chicks has gone quiet, keeping its head pulled down on its shoulders and not so active, still eating and...