This chick was in the Americana straight run bin at TSC. Did I get a surprise or is that what this is? It looked nothing like all the other chicks in the same bin.
Yes, 2 different chickens. The one in between others doesn’t have tail feathers yet and its comb is still pretty pale. It’s the weirdest thing! I had a feeling about that third one because of his tail feathers, just needed confirmation. he’s so beautiful but unfortunately not going to be able to...
My babies have grown and was hoping you could give me some insight on what I’m working with. A couple of them are confusing me with their feathers vs coloring.
One out of 10 silkie eggs never hatched so I opened it up to find out why. I found a fully formed chick with the exception of its left eye missing and what looked like the beginning of cross beak. It did have green discharge coming from its vent area, but could be where the abdomen never fully...
Anything I can do to help this baby? It was malpositioned in the egg and I had to help it hatch. It’s fifth toe on the right foot lays parallel to his leg rather than sticking out away from its leg. Also the 4th and 5th aren’t webbed like his other foot. He kind of limps but seems to get around...
Our chicks get outside time every day up until they got sick. I have an outside flock and I do not want them pooping outside and my outside flock contracting it as they are free range.
what’s the oral dosage? I have 2 chicks in one brooder and 2 chicks in a different brooder and I don’t want to put them together with the risk of making the silkies worse than they are and I can’t fit both of the brooders in the laundry room where I just put the silkies. The silkies are close to...
Is the heat causing Coccidia? Or the rampant spread of it? Since they are infected I’d really rather not have them in my house. Certainly many other people have them
In their garage with no issues.
None of the chicks that have it or have passed are on heat as it’s already pretty warm. They are in our garage with 2 fans for circulation. I think it’s like 85 in here is what this says.
I’ve given my silkies 1 tsp per gallon and the other chicks 2 tsps per gallon. I’m not giving the silkies as much because I don’t want it to make them sicker and they just started with blood today.
I’m completely at a loss. Despite treating with corid, keeping brooders clean and bleaching everything, I’m losing my chicks left and right. We lost 9 yesterday, 1 this morning, and now atleast 2 more have bloody poop. I have 2 silkies and I’m treating corid but deathly afraid it is going to...