South--and thankfully the neighbors' kids love our chicks! I really, really want more... but can't.
Where are you? Since you're lucky enough to have quite a few chicks, are you near KSC?
I hope it's not infectious corzya(?sp) you are dealing with! It sounds like it, especially the tale-tell smell about the face. It took me 7 weeks to nurse my little pullet (6 wks old @ the time) back to health. Many would have culled, I know, but I'm a newbie with only a 4-pullet flock that...
Poor babies...poor you! I'm so sorry I can't help with advice as I'm new to all this myself--but can at least offer my sympathy and encouragement to not give up! It's awesome that you're young and having the opportunity to raise these incredibly sweet creatures. It took me nearly 50 years...
I've been battling what I believe is coryza for two weeks now with a young pullet. The smell is gross, particularly around the face (trust me, you'll know). Mine had clear liquid coming out of her nostrils, was gasping and had clear slime in her mouth. I'm new to chickens and illness, so I've...
Just found this on another thread; link posted by Miss Lydia:
http://ohioline.osu.edu/vme-fact/0018.html
I thought it was helpful, especially the application information.
Just wondering... I don't have apple cider vinegar on hand but I do have plenty of other types. Would malt vinegar work as well to help with crop problems, etc?
I'm so sorry to both of you for your losses!
I'd be curious to know what the cost is, too, in case I lose my little pullet. I don't know what's wrong with her and the others seem fine. However, it would be nice to know what WAS wrong with her if she passes in order to prevent/treat the...
OP again - she WAS doing fine the past several days, but this morning when I let the girls out she stayed in the coop. Her eyes looked like they had a white film starting to cover them, she is pale and her tail drooping. I brought her inside in the warmth and she's simply haunched, not moving...
Thanks, Ms. Lydia! Actually, she started doing much better yesterday and I did look at the poop chart...who knew pictures of poop could be so helpful!?! It was in the normal range - yeah!! Her nostrils dried out (I really think it was the wind--like it does to us humans sometimes), and after...