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    Warning: Chickens got squashed/died by treadle feeder

    Hi thanks for sharing. The feeder does not come with a bracket to secure to a wall, and thanks for pointing out it is top heavy - I did not realise this, that makes a bit more sense now how it could have tipped, as when it had fallen there wasn't really that big of a hole on its side, and the...
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    Warning: Chickens got squashed/died by treadle feeder

    Hi all, first time chicken mama here who has been trying really hard and being overcautious about everything while raising chicks. I had two 14 week old chickens die yesterday after my treadle feeder fell on its side and squashed them flat. It was so very sad. They were small for their age (the...
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    4 week old cuckoo marans - help please with gender!

    Hello! Number 1 + 2 ended up being male, their double barring became more pronounced as they got a bit older. 3 made it and is thriving and female :)
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    3 week old wyandotte chick randomly died

    Got it! So the general rule is including the actual hatching. I was hoping not to lose a single one from my 17 but oh well. Thank you.
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    3 week old wyandotte chick randomly died

    Hi all, thanks for your kind words. I started with 17 chicks and had 2 pass, they're now 12 weeks now and the rest are doing well :) I was only hoping to end up with 6 pullets so had got more as I heard it was common to lose them. I guess I just didn't expect it to happen as I did all the...
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    Recurring impacted crop in 8 week old chick - advice please

    She gets some meal worms sometimes, but even on the days she only has chick starter she still has a partially full crop in the mornings. Unfortunately it's almost impossible to find non-soluble chick grit in Australia, not sure why. Would coarse river sand marketed for landscaping do...
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    is it coccidiosis if chick had symptoms for 2.5 weeks?

    Ah thank you. Yes I was thinking maybe because of the extended nature it wasn't coccidiosis after all. She was definitely growing slow and initially I thought she had a failure to thrive. Was sad to have her pass. Next time I'll know to do a necropsy.
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    is it coccidiosis if chick had symptoms for 2.5 weeks?

    Hi, I had an 7 week old araucana chick who was vaccinated against coccidiosis (covering 4 strains: e. acervulina, tenella, necatrix, maxima), recently pass away from suspected coccidiosis. Unfortunately I did not decide to do a necropsy or fecal float at the time as I assumed it was coccidiosis...
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    Recurring impacted crop in 8 week old chick - advice please

    I have an 8 week old chick whose crop does not empty in the mornings. I would say if it was 100% full in the evening, it empties about 30% overnight, so around 70% is still left in the mornings. I have withdrawn food overnight a few times to confirm this is what is happening. In the mornings...
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    Is this a welsummer? And if it is.. is it a pullet?

    Hi all, I have been able to find out the breed of this chick - it is a barnevelder cross cream legbar, thought I'd update here in case anyone else is reading. Thank you!
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    5 week old chick flew off hand & hurt its leg - help please

    Hi all, happy to report this chick made a full recovery. After a few days of wrapping its legs, (maybe 3 max) I removed them and it started walking okay. Doing really well now. Felt like a miracle, thanks all!
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    Doughy crop on 5 week old chick - help please!

    Hi all, thought I'd share a happy update. After I removed the doughy crop it didn't come back, and the chick grew at lightning speed over the past 2 weeks and is as big as no#2. Shocked and very happy to report!
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    5 week old chick flew off hand & hurt its leg - help please

    Hi thank you! I am currently giving it Avi-vital in its water which contains riboflavin so good to hear that may help. I will try the bandaid / vet wrap instead. I do have a question though. The chick is really small. It's 5 weeks old but barely bigger than when it hatched. Right now the rubber...
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    Doughy crop on 5 week old chick - help please!

    Hi! I have felt the crops of other chicks and aside from one that has a bit of an impacted crop, the other dozen are all okay. But this chick is the smallest out of all of them. Also - thanks for letting me know about the tiniest bits - I learnt something! I had a closer look (as the packaging...
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    5 week old chick with impacted crop

    Thanks! Would 'fine' shellgrit be suitable for chicks her size? Like this one below? https://www.greenvalleygrains.com/product-page/green-valley-grains-shell-grit I will continue to monitor and treat. I'm a first time chicken mama so not completely sure, but based on what I read it sounds...
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    Doughy crop on 5 week old chick - help please!

    Hello yes, there would definitely be mini flakes in the wood shavings too. Would eating those cause it to have a doughy crop?! I will also try a few drops of ACV. It is otherwise an active and spritely bird (though very small for its age), and I believe it is drinking/eating normally but...
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    5 week old chick with impacted crop

    Hello, thank you for your advice and link! I dip its beak in olive oil and it slurps it up willingly, so that has worked but will keep coconut oil in mind as well. I will provide grit in a separate dish. I'm using Green Valley Grains Open Range starter/grower mash which is what the breeder...
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    Doughy crop on 5 week old chick - help please!

    Hi thanks for your reply! Okay I will keep the grit separate - will eating grit help break down the doughy-ness? The wood shavings are pretty large and they're the screened and dust extracted type. I have seen it picking at wood shavings, but usually it's to find food that has fallen out of...
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    5 week old chick with impacted crop

    I have a 5 week old araucana chick (different to the other one I've asked for help with) who is growing slow for its age and breed. I've been keeping an eye out to see what's wrong, and have noticed its crop is full in the mornings. Hence, I withdrew food from the brooder overnight for a few...
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    5 week old chick flew off hand & hurt its leg - help please

    Hi, I have a 5 week old araucana chick who is very small for its age. About 4 days ago I was holding it less than a foot above the brooder and it flew off my hand, hit the brooder plate and landed on its side and hurt its leg. I know it hurt its leg because it didn't get up - I put it back on...
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