I am looking into getting 4 penedesenca chicks in the spring but have read they can be not as social and a bit high maintenance? I am still interested because of there egg color but I have a pretty relaxed flock of 21 hens right now ( cream legbar, black copper mauran, EEs, salmon faverolles...
Thank you for the help really upset at loosing so many, never have I had this problem. I have to order the Corid it's getting hard to find with all our new regulations. It will take a couple days to get here. Hope I don't loose any more.
I got them Wednesday morning so 4 days. They are on pine shavings. I also thought cocci but I'm giving medicated food and they are eating a lot. Thought about nutra drench?
I ordered 24 chicks 10 different breeds. All came in alive and active. Have heat plate for them. Gave probiotic and electrolytes in water and gave medicated crumble. Also had gro gel first 24hrs. Vaccinated for marek's. All seemed fine eating and drinking. Then first died next morning followed...