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  1. My1stChickens

    Advice on chicks and the cold

    If you have the hen too, she will help keep them warm. If it were me, I'd still use one of those radiant heaters that look like a flat screen TV- I typically mount them against the wall behind the roost. How cool that you have these babies....
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    I'm ready for the pep talk (moving chicks out to the coop)

    at 3 weeks those nighttime temps might be tough.... they are still seeking heat at 59 degrees so no telling how hard those lower temperatures would be on them. You could let them out during the day, but it could be a PITA to bring them back in for the nights. If it was me, I'd leave them in a...
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    Newest additions are 12 weeks old-- poop review please?

    Wow, I think I started Corid just in time! I started midday yesterday and by afternoon I had two largest cecal type poos but they were pale yellow! I searched this site and learned that can be a sign of coccidiosis. Then this morning, there was a LARGE (like 6" long by 3" wide) smear on the...
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    Newest additions are 12 weeks old-- poop review please?

    Thank you @Wyorp Rock. I suspected it would not be a bad idea to do a round of Corid. They have been quarantined for four weeks, but are still pretty feral. I've only managed to catch ONE, one time, in the dark. I had already decided that until I can handle them a little, and they roost at...
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    Just got new 8wk old pullets, all are missing feathers

    update. The littles did in fact improve over the past month. They are 12 weeks now, with much better feathers. All but the blue cuckoo maran have grown back tail feathers... she has just two scraggly tail feathers but the rest of her body looks good. They are less feral but not tame. They...
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    Newest additions are 12 weeks old-- poop review please?

    A month ago I added four littles-- they were wild/feral and a bit rough, due to overcrowding and lack of handling at the feed store. They've been in quarantine, eating Klambach chick starter and now Chick House reserve, with protein snacks to help restore feathers. Today marks the end of four...
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    Just got new 8wk old pullets, all are missing feathers

    I did not see as much grooming/fussing with their feathers yesterday. Maybe its just itchy to have feathers growing back in. They have largish bare spots. No where close to being able to catch them, it may be several days or more before I can even inspect them closely. If they aren't...
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    Just got new 8wk old pullets, all are missing feathers

    oh that sure would be nice! I can tell they have ZERO socialization. They are so used to being crowded the literally just walk over each other. But today, much less picking and ruffling of feathers. And the two that seemed a little red in the comb are nice and pale pink today. Progress!
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    Just got new 8wk old pullets, all are missing feathers

    I started a quick thread on the parasites section to see if Elector PSP is safe for such young pullets. Maybe I can catch them after dark if I'm lucky. And I do have Elector PSP
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    9 year old hen with pale comb, almost no tail feathers, now moving slow and less interested in food/treats

    Update: After a bit of mourning and moping over losing Goldie, Anola is mostly good. She roosts alone, does not want to share her roosting space with the teenagers. But they eat together and get along. All eating well. And guess what? Buttcheeks started squatting! I'd always thought...
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    Is Elector PSP safe for 8wk old pullets?

    I have some new 8 week old pullets with missing feathers, and they are spending a lot of time grooming themselves. They have never been handled, pretty much feral. Thinking about treating their vents and bald spots with Elector PSP to get rid of any lice or mites that could be causing all this...
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    How quickly does elector PSP kill mites/lice?

    I've always heard/read/used 9 ml per gallon
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    Just got new 8wk old pullets, all are missing feathers

    Thank you so much! I got some Americanas earlier this year, the same age, and they were fierce about roosting as high as possible. They actually tried to go over the top of the 8.5' walls, and I had to hang netting as a "roof" to keep them in! I clean things up daily, and they have 12x12...
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    Just got new 8wk old pullets, all are missing feathers

    Yes! The first picture is how they look! Except two of them literally have not a single tail feather. But the bare patches do look like that, poor babies. Luckily I already had the 20% chick crumble, and they are eating a lot of meal worms/grub mix. I hope these recover as quickly. The...
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    Just got new 8wk old pullets, all are missing feathers

    Yesterday I went to get some new pullets, trying to build up a flock. I had gone for some 5 month olds, but when I got there, they were all gone :( so I ended up looking at the 8 week old group. This group was younger than I preferred, but included four breeds I was seeking-- so I came home...
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    9 year old hen with pale comb, almost no tail feathers, now moving slow and less interested in food/treats

    Not only did I actually worm them, they were all alive and well this morning. Yeah, perhaps Anola is not eating as ravenously as I'd like but all's well. Corid treatment underway- will do at least 5 days, maybe 7 for good measure, at 2t/gallon. Thanks goodness for this forum.
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    9 year old hen with pale comb, almost no tail feathers, now moving slow and less interested in food/treats

    @Wyorp Rock I DID IT! I reverified for the 6th time their dosages. I practiced to see how much bread for the largest dose. Loaded up and snuck out to the coop well after dark. I decided to physically put the medicated bread into each hen, just to be sure everyone got what they needed...
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    9 year old hen with pale comb, almost no tail feathers, now moving slow and less interested in food/treats

    Sanity check. Albendazole is supposed to be thick and white, with some lumps? I assume shake/stir til it's smooth? The lumps freaked me out.
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    9 year old hen with pale comb, almost no tail feathers, now moving slow and less interested in food/treats

    thank you Dawg, good to know. Corid has always worked well in the past and no side effects. I bought Albendazole so I can use it when they are molting-- hopefully no side effects. I'm summoning courage to possibly do it tonight. Or at least before my trip.
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    9 year old hen with pale comb, almost no tail feathers, now moving slow and less interested in food/treats

    I do have a babysitter. I thought Corid had to be mixed fresh each day? Then any remainder discarded? I thought it went bad in <24 hours.... But I can mix it ahead? would it need to be refrigerated or is being in an airconditioned house good enough? @Wyorp Rock --Just for my own knowledge...
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