Ugh. I have one Brahma with a sore on her little bum. Its all bald from vent to between the legs and a tiny spot with broken skin. Put antibiotic ointment on it. Watching and nobody is picking at her. Think she got a goopy bum and it got picked off and all her fluff went with the poo...
Wish I had other options, but no hatcheries around us so mail order it is. Feel so bad for them being shipped, but so far the rest look good and are active, eating, and drinking.
Just got my box of babies from Meyer Hatchery this morning! 10 Standard Buff Brahma hens, 5 roosters, 10 Mille Fleur Bearded Belgium bantams, and the MMMF (which looks to be a Rhode Island Red). 2 Mille Fleur were DOA and 1 other wont make it. I think the bantams were just too small and got...