3 came from McMurry 3 from a local co-op, Black Star from McMurry Leghorn from local
No mucus or bubbling.
Wood chips are mostly dug fir and some maple
The run and coop are new. The run has fresh wood chips and the coop is mobile with a mesh bottom so no poop builds up.
Also they have only been outside in the coop and run for about a week and a half. They had been in the brooder inside before that
Thanks for the help. The breathing is just heavy, not raspy at all. Yesterday I changed out the water and added the Quick Chick powder I got when if first received the chicks. The crest in the Leghorn does look a little pale
It’s strange, it looks like heat stress but it’s just not that hot...
Hello, I’m a new chicken keeper with a flock of 6 chickens of mixed breads. I have a White Leghorn that has been breathing very heavy for the past few days and just lays around. Today, the Black Star started open mouth breathing and breathing very heavy. There seems to be no other symptoms that...