Gizabelle
Crowing
I have two 2 week old poults; one is thriving, the other is not. I know that they would certainly be better off with more poults, but they were the last two remaining at purchase. I bought them as (eventual) companions for my lone mature hen that lost her buddy.
I got them as day old chicks (feed store had received the shipment that morning), a Narragansett and a Royal Palm.
The RP doesn't appear to have anything in particular wrong with her, but is considerably smaller and less active than the Narragansett. They are on 30% starter, under a lamp in 2x4 brooder with a chick of the same approx age for company.
When I brought them home the RP was the one that looked really good, alert eating/drinking well... the other not so much. I had them on probiotic/electrolyte water additive for the first week. The narg eventually caught up and is now much the larger of the two. The day after I brought them home the RP was a little pasted, so I cleaned her up, but brought her into an air conditioned portion of the house to do so. I am afraid that I chilled or shocked her by doing this; she has seemed weak ever since.
She is eating and drinking, poops look normal, and she will attempt to fly out of the brooder to follow her buddy, but I just wish I could see a little more spirit in her. The other one is all over the place, but she looks like she's just kind of hanging in there. I've purchased bait store crickets twice now to try to entice them. The narg goes nuts and gobbles them down, but I had to all but beg the RP to take one the first time (last week) and she showed no interest whatsoever today.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
I got them as day old chicks (feed store had received the shipment that morning), a Narragansett and a Royal Palm.
The RP doesn't appear to have anything in particular wrong with her, but is considerably smaller and less active than the Narragansett. They are on 30% starter, under a lamp in 2x4 brooder with a chick of the same approx age for company.
When I brought them home the RP was the one that looked really good, alert eating/drinking well... the other not so much. I had them on probiotic/electrolyte water additive for the first week. The narg eventually caught up and is now much the larger of the two. The day after I brought them home the RP was a little pasted, so I cleaned her up, but brought her into an air conditioned portion of the house to do so. I am afraid that I chilled or shocked her by doing this; she has seemed weak ever since.
She is eating and drinking, poops look normal, and she will attempt to fly out of the brooder to follow her buddy, but I just wish I could see a little more spirit in her. The other one is all over the place, but she looks like she's just kind of hanging in there. I've purchased bait store crickets twice now to try to entice them. The narg goes nuts and gobbles them down, but I had to all but beg the RP to take one the first time (last week) and she showed no interest whatsoever today.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.