3rd sick pullet.

[casportpony]

FYI, sick birds should be kept in a warm room. I keep my "poultry hospital" at least 80 degrees. Of course chicks have also have another heat source like a Brinsea Eco-Glo or heat lamp, but the room is very warm, even when treating adults birds.

-Kathy

 

[hensintheHOUse]

I'm not really sure what you are saying. I don't know how to make a chicks poop not so wet. They are in my house, like I said, in pine shavings, like I said, they are dry. There is nothing wet but the water in the water container and it is raised off of the pine shavings so it doesn't make them wet. And I am guessing you haven't read the previous posts. I know about the food.

What isn't about size? I am sorry put I am very confused about your posts.

Not the poop, the ground where they live, which I was talking about. If it is dry, it wouldn't be the problem.

Yeah, I just read it about the feed. Sorry about that made you confused.

 

[DeannaA]

FYI, sick birds should be kept in a warm room. I keep my "poultry hospital" at least 80 degrees. Of course chicks have also have another heat source like a Brinsea Eco-Glo or heat lamp, but the room is very warm, even when treating adults birds.

-Kathy

When they are sick I remove them and keep them on a heating pad next to my bed. The heating pad is warm but small so they can move off. They rarely do. I have nursed several back from injuries, sick, weak on this little heating pad. No way to increase the heat in part of the house. I don't have another room.

 

[casportpony]

I think this is a case of coccidiosis that was made worse by feeding lay pellets and that put too much stress on the kidneys. Coccidiosis can cause dehydration, add excess calcium, and that will just add to the problem.

-Kathy

 

[DeannaA]

Not the poop, the ground where they live, which I was talking about. If it is dry, it wouldn't be the problem.

Yeah, I just read it about the feed. Sorry about that made you confused.

The ground is dry.

 

[casportpony]

When they are sick I remove them and keep them on a heating pad next to my bed.  The heating pad is warm but small so they can move off. They rarely do.  I have nursed several back from injuries, sick, weak on this little heating pad. No way to increase the heat in part of the house.  I don't have another room.  

Just do your best... The avian book set that I have recommends 85 or 90 degrees (can't remember, lol), but that almost impossible for me to achieve, so I just do 80 and add additional heat sources as needed. Right now mine are in the living room and I just keep a fire going 24/7.

-Kathy

 

[DeannaA]

I think this is a case of coccidiosis that was made worse by feeding lay pellets that but too much stress on the kidneys. Coccidiosis can cause dehydration add excess calcium and that will just add to the problem.

-Kathy

It could be the layer pellets weakened them to allow the coccidiosis to happen. I had no idea layer pellets can damage them in one day. (First chicken got sick after the first day.) It's very good to know about the layer pellets. It's frustrating. I have to buy my food at 3 different stores. One has good layer pellets but no turkey food and their chick start is just dust. Only one carries the turkey food but chickens refuse to eat their layer pellets and chick start. There is only one decent chick start that my chickens like that isn't really expensive or make there poop really smelly. And these stores are all 35-40 minutes away in different directions. There was one that had everything, great prices, 20 minutes but it closed.

Now that I have everyone taken care of I'm am off to try to find an open feed store. They are eating the last bit of my turkeys flock raiser right now. It says it's good for all ages. Thanks. I hope no one gets sick while I'm gone. I texted my boss to tell him I'm not coming because my chickens are sick. I have a nice boss.