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AH, I see! I didn't know that they could be highly toxic to insects and only low-level toxic to birds. Good to know! All I know is DE has worked effectively against fleas on our cats (though we stopped using it because it irritated the lungs of our male cat). It was also used to dust chickens...

I mean, if these are the only two to keep the line going I would personally go for it, not wanting the line to die out completely. But I'm no breeder and have no idea about bobtail. I'm just sentimental LOL

He sounds like a duck at the duck pond, beautiful male with black feathers and an elaborate comb. Said male I assume to be having respiratory issues, but I'm not a duck person and it could be their regular call.

It's good you separated her from the others, this is a good first step. Hydrogen peroxide can damage soft tissues and skin in chickens and should only be used as last resort if at all. I would wash the wounds with soap and water. Chickens are hardy creatures and if she's eating and drinking...

Ah, didn't know that. Don't have alot of experience with ants, mostly use it for fleas and mites. How can you use the chemical safely around the chickens though?

I agree with the others here, the ants are the culprit! Get some diamatacaceous earth or something similar immediately! I would relocate the hen too, just to be safe. Treat wherever you are going to put her at with whatever stuff you get to kill the ants (non-toxic like DE or stuff others have...

That seems about right. There are multiple Rhode Island Red mixes that are sex links. https://chickenmag.com/sex-link-chickens-red-golden/

Well if I ever have to do this again I'm raiding the freezer thermometer. It appears to be the only one in the house that we know where it is! I simply have no perception of temperatures. Of course there's no way of knowing, perhaps it died from hearing the guy that pounded on our door this...

Looks like Golden Comet or some other similar crossbreed to me. So my guess would be a red sex-link

No, that is the one that died. The other one died earlier or maybe was dead from the beginning.

Thank you both, my dad told me the same thing, that it isn't my fault. Just my nature to blame myself. I'm going through mourning and it's difficult having got so close to bringing it to the sanctuary.

Does anyone know what watery poop means? Maybe I could've done something different if I had known

Well the bird died. I think I overheated it or fed it wrong. :(

Can the breathing be so slight I can't see it? Or is it for sure dead? The one I've been taking care of all night is still doing well, despite its one watery poop

Well I've been trying to warm it up but it doesn't look to be breathing :( The other one had a watery poop, which concerns me, but it doesn't appear to be doing worse other than that

I put in a box with a warm water bottle in the same room. But poop is half coming out as you can see in the picture. Pretty sure this means it is dead. I don't really want to risk giving the Bird Sanctuary a dead bird lol but don't want to kill it if it is alive either

I found another one and it appears to be dead, but I took it inside just in case. Is this one dead? The one I've been caring for seems fine still btw.

I just fed the bird and was successful at getting some in its open mouth this time

I don't know anything about hatching but these are some good links to very detailed articles

Well its still alive. I just tried to feed them but having missed when their mouth was open couldn't get much in them. I think they're sleeping now. May try again in 30 minutes