Please help me take fast action to figure out what is wrong with Sherrilya the hen! She sits all day except moved spots 3 times yesterday. She has an empty crop. She will hardly eat, but drinks a lot. She is wobbly if she tries to stand up. Her head nods up and down, hinged at the neck, more...
I found her laying down. Its 114 degrees today. She couldn't stand. I made some electrolytes for her and she drank a little. i put her feet in cool water. Now she feels cold, too cold.
How hot can newly hatched/hatching chicks survive? We've got babies about ready to hatch under some our girls outside, and it's really hot here in Arizona. We have older babies that are doing ok under the trees, because we made shallow puddles for them. What about the eggs? Will they even...
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It's been 113 degrees plus here in AZ, so I've been bringing in chicks as they hatch from their first-time mother after a couple of mishaps. One of the 3 day old chicks has a slight splay I think, one leg slightly outward, and can't stand or walk. When I try to hold her to feed her, she...
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It's way hot here in AZ, and chickens can have a rough go. Hi,
It's been 113 degrees plus here in AZ, so I've been bringing in chicks as they hatch from their first-time mother...