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    1-2 week old chick with spot on foot

    Great, thanks for the confirmation! For the soaking, how long would you soak it and for how many days typically? They are currently in a 2x4 ft dog crate with a solid bottom with a layer of plastic and pine shavings. I plan to move the crate out into our covered run soon, and butt another...
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    1-2 week old chick with spot on foot

    Sorry about that, i guess i was too impatient and didnt allow the image to upload all.the way. I posted another thats a bit closer of a picture as well.
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    1-2 week old chick with spot on foot

    We have 17 chicks in a brooder inside and when i was cleaning out the brooder yesterday i was noticing a lot of the chicks had bits of dried poop on their nails/feet. I have been using pee pads for flooring and there has definitely been an uptick in waste over the last few days as they are...
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    Sore on chick?

    Yeah once i noticed what it was thats what i was seeing. Thanks for the validation!
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    Sore on chick?

    Looking around a but i think it might be the leftover umbilical cord. Its a bit red now since i was messing with it trying to clean it, but still seems attached and not bleeding
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    Sore on chick?

    We picked up these chicks yesterday so they are less then a week old. One had a spot on his butt a bit down from the vent that looks like poop, but looking at it after cleaning jt up some i think it might be a scab on a sore. Should i do anything more then monitor and treat with ointment? Thanks...
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    Dry looking skin - ~1 week old CX chick

    I did just that and it looks a lot less concerning. That is kind of what i figured, just wanted to make sure i wasnt missing anything since this is my first time with chick raising :)
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    Dry looking skin - ~1 week old CX chick

    Noticed something on one of the 30 CX chicks and im not sure if its a normal part of the feathering process or some kind of skin issue. Under one of the wings, the feathers/fluff/skin seems a bit crusty. It might be just some food or something is stuck on (I'm going to try some warm water to...
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    5 day old CX chick just laying down

    It's and a-frame tractor (8x10 i believe) with a heavy duty tarp that covers probably 80% of the frame, probably a 12-18" or so gap along th bottom of each edge and bars along the top of the a for roosts. I might end up needing to cover the gap a bit, depending on how many of the chickens...
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    5 day old CX chick just laying down

    Thanks, so far so good. Im hoping to have space, not sure if the temps will cooperate. We are in the florida panhandle so the temps hit a low in the low fifties/high forties on average, with some nights as low as 30. I do have a tractor im planning to put them in and move 2 times a day, might...
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    5 day old CX chick just laying down

    Unfortunately the chick passed. I had it in a separate container with bedding and food/water and i checked it a bit later and it was gone. At least the other chicks are all still looking healthy and now i have tue vitamins on hand in case of a similar circumstance. Thanks again!
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    5 day old CX chick just laying down

    It took a little doing but it did seem to eat up the couple drops and swallow it down. Ill for sure take the little food i was offering this one away now and see how things change going into tomorrow.
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    5 day old CX chick just laying down

    All good points and thank you for all of the insight! Like i mentioned, this is all brand new to me so I'm trying to figure out how to do it the best way. Good point about that being half their life span, i was planning to start the restriction at the beginning of week two,.but might as well...
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    5 day old CX chick just laying down

    Here's a picture of the brooder set up, and of some of the droppings.
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    5 day old CX chick just laying down

    The brooder is set up in a corner of our laundry room in our house. Ill go ahead and open up the area. You think by 5 days they are old enough to make it back to the heat lamp without direction? WRT to the feeding, the rotation should start that early? I'm not trying to be argumentative or...
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