We have 17 chicks in a brooder inside and when i was cleaning out the brooder yesterday i was noticing a lot of the chicks had bits of dried poop on their nails/feet. I have been using pee pads for flooring and there has definitely been an uptick in waste over the last few days as they are...
We picked up these chicks yesterday so they are less then a week old. One had a spot on his butt a bit down from the vent that looks like poop, but looking at it after cleaning jt up some i think it might be a scab on a sore. Should i do anything more then monitor and treat with ointment? Thanks...
Noticed something on one of the 30 CX chicks and im not sure if its a normal part of the feathering process or some kind of skin issue.
Under one of the wings, the feathers/fluff/skin seems a bit crusty. It might be just some food or something is stuck on (I'm going to try some warm water to...
Hello! This past wednesday, we received 30 CX chicks for.the first tome. We've been housing them in a cardboard box brooder with a heat lamp, a couple tower feeders and a half gallon waterer. We have been using kalmbach 18% non-gmo start right chick feed and cold tap water. So far everything has...