They have starter feed. And the brooder is in our garage and my husband plays music and uses a saw and some other tools sometimes. Maybe all the noise is stressing them out??? I already made my husband turn off the music and try to keep it quieter in there.
The brooder is 4ft by 4.5 ft. Theybhave been in this one for about a week. I have 3 Columbian Wyandottes, 3 Austra whites, and 6 French cucko marans. And I just noticed one are pecking their own feathers now too.
I have 12 chicks that are 3 weeks old. 3 of them have little bald spots on their chests with a little blood and one has blood around its tail. I've seen the other chicks pecking at them. I separated the injured ones. What is causing them to do this??
My 1 year old leghorn has been acting different for almost a week. She is lethargic but still walking around slowly. I tried soaking her to see if she is egg bound but nothing happened. She is pooping small amounts of light yellow runny poop. I'm trying to treat her with corid but she hasn't...