We've had coccidiosis three times in about a decade of raising chickens. Twice, their poop was fine. They were lethargic, so I gave them Corid for five days and they were fine.
The time poop was bloody, I'd have thought there was a massacre; there was so much blood. Not the usual! They were...
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How exciting for you! You'll have to share pictures when you get them!
Prior to getting your chicks, you might want to hop over to our Learning Center as there are tons of articles there our members wrote about caring for chicks and chickens. You...
Those I've seen use kitty litter scoops pile it on thick, as in like an inch or two. I've just sprinkled it to cover the wood. FSL we used once, and I didn't see anything great about it, so went back to DE (for mite prevention) as it's much cheaper.
But the FSL we put in any permanent wet...
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Plain old dirt is the best base, and if you happen to have a wood-burning stove or fireplace, a little ash added can help as a mite preventative, as it's highly alkaline and bugs don't like it. I just wouldn't use too much.
In the summer, they make their own...
In a manner of speaking, yes. Our silkies didn't like perches.
It's their balcony or walkway in front of the nest boxes that is the length of them, around 8' long, and a shorter one beneath that. There's a 1x2" on the outside of that, that some perch on, so they're pooping in the walkway...
To my knowledge, some I read are like yours, as are most of mine. Some can take several months. I have two silkies that each took nearly a year. One was a pet quality midget silkie, so I attributed it to that. Then the most recent one, a buff frizzle I posted in the worst molt contest, she...
Awe, poor Barbara!
You didn't mention molting, and that's what I would guess she's going through. If she's not laying, that would also go to molting.
Regardless of reason, a high-protein diet helps feather growth. You might want to get a small bag of an all-flock for her. That would be...
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How old is this chicken? Did it limp it's whole life and just get worse now or did this just recently happen?
It could be it got its foot caught in something so strained or sprained it, or if young, it could be a vitamin deficiency.
Regardless of which it is, B-Complex should help it...
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When is the last egg she layed if you know?
I'd suspect egg bound still even though you checked as many times we can't tell ourselves.
The other ideas would be coccidiosis or worms.
I'd give her some extra calcium as in around 300 mg calcium citrate +D3. You would just pop one in her...
I suspect coccidiosis. Did you try Corid on them yet?
The only diseases I know of they can have upon hatch is if the parents have MG, then the eggs could too. Marek's they could only have if the hen that layed the egg had Marek's and her dander was on the shell of the egg. Otherwise, it...
We're making new ones as we speak as winter is here and the mice are looking for a place to stay. We can't possibly trap them here so we have to deter them.
We've got a farmer across the road that's got tons of rats. So many that their tunnels under her chicken run caused one side to sink. She would sit out with some gun off her porch and pick them off. I feared we'd get hers here, but only twice. Once, a bunch of she poisoned ran over here to...
No, it doesn't appear to be shrink-wrapped. The rule of thumb is to wait 24 hours after they pip, then assist if no progress is being made.
It looks like a great start, so just let it finish. You'll have a fluffy butt soon!
But as Al said, you might pay for that feeder when you're no longer dealing with spilled feed, buying lime, pine bark, etc., not to mention you'd most likely be rid of the rats.
How much longer are they on antibiotics? It's fine to give both at the same time, but always preferable to only give one at a time if possible, just to be on the safe side in case they had some reaction to one or the other.
If it's just another day or two, I personally would wait.