I have 3 chickens about 6 months old. What is a normal reaction if they are introduced to 2 baby chicks? I tried putting the baby chicks in with them and the big ones pecked at them. Is this normal?
I was just reading about E. coli infections in poultry and I remembered something I read in the past about Herxing “Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction” an effect from large amounts of dying microbes in the body which worsens symptoms and can cause issues like low blood pressure, fever, pain, rapid...