Hi, sorry I stopped being active on this website! I had a similar issue. We tried feeding coconut oil, gave epsom salt baths, gave applesauce, yogurt, all that jazz. We even made a trip on bike to get some chick feed, whereas before we had been feeding mushed up layer feed. Nothing seemed to fix...
I’m just using scrambled eggs, which was suggested to me on a different thread. Also, my mother did some research into chick starter... apparently layer feed only has about 3% more calcium and in chicken feeds the calcium measurement is give or take as much as 5%. Is this accurate?
Her vent is...
Shes is about a little more than a week. We got them from a woman that hatched them a week ago today, and they were a few days old at that point.
She seems to be drinking well, I’ve watched her drinking and she seems to do it as much as the others.
She is unfortunately not on chick starter, my...
Well, I’m sure you can tell what my ailment is considering the title of this post. She strains to poop and chirps whenever she is feeling uncomfortable with that. She does manage to go but only after a very long time of struggling. This has been going on for about 4 1/2 days now. Here’s what...
Thank you mods!! You are amazing. Without you (and all of the awesome contributors), I would be lost and maybe have more chick issues on my hands! I’ve managed to treat my sick chick and find a new community in a matter of days- BECAUSE OF YOU!! :bow:love:hugs:ya:D
:hitUgh Im so sorry. My news hasn't announced a death yet, but Massachusetts case numbers are exploding faster than NYC, they say. There are 144 confirmed cases in my area, so I’m sure the death toll will start growing soon. It’s so... scary? Stressful? Absolutely horrifying?
One thing people...