I appreciate all of your help! They are my sister's chicks but I'm glad I was able to do something while she was away to try to help the sick baby. It is good for me to know that it probably would have had the same outcome if my sister had taken care of it (even though she's a pro) I really...
This is the box that they are in, they are getting a little bit crowded, and hopefully, someone is coming to pick them up today because we don't have anywhere else to put them. You can see what I mean about the water in this picture. When I went to take care of them this morning and saw the...
Thank you for your advice. I will keep that in mind. I did try dipping her beak, but I think she was already too far gone and wouldn't respond. I have heard of sugar water, and I'll probably try that next time. I'll ask my sister where she keeps the electrolytes (she's the chicken expert and I...
I was a little harsh, sorry. I posted without thinking because on my last post about the Welsummer, I never got replies and I didn't get any this time, but it's not you're fault I'm just not experienced with the site yet
The other chicks are doing fine great. This Rhode Island Red was weak ever since she hatched but she was eating and drinking just fine. I guess they must have been out of feed and water all night. They usually run out of water because there are shavings in the box and they kick them into the...
I have a super weak Rhode Island Red chick. I found her this morning with the other babies, they were out of water and feed. She was sitting in the corner, barely moving. I immediately seperated her into a smaller box because the others were stepping on her and am now trying to give her water...
Definitely a girl!
We had an RIR hen 'mateing' with the other hens and acting like a rooster, and she was the dominant one of the flock, even over the roo (he was afraid of her)
Hey!
Update: I felt her wattle again today. The tumor is much larger, but I don't feel any fluid. This is getting urgent. We are thinking about removing the wattle (with the tumor). We would have to do that either tomorrow or next week because we are leaving on vacation this Sunday. If we do...
Sorry for the late reply. I aspirated the wattle with a syringe, and I managed to drain two syringes full of yellowish fluid. I noticed that the top part of the wattle was hard (maybe a tumor?) I got a little bit of pus mixed with blood from that area, but that was it and the syringe wouldn't...