Hi,
this year was my first time ever doing a homestead. I bought 68 Cornish Cross.
I lost 3 the first 4 days.
afterward I lost none.
They are now 6 week old and I have 4 sick chicken I isolated. I will explain case by case. I am looking for help to save them and not repeat the same mistake for next year.
patient 1:
I found this one basically looking dead, not moving and all wet. I realize there was a leak in my roof and the chicken was right under it and unable to move. I grab the chicken and put it in a box. I thought it was cold and the legs were numb. I gave water in a spoon. I try the same thing with food but it wouldn’t eat. Therefore I squish some food in the water in hope that while it drink, it also eat food particles. It seem to do better after it got water (Was more energetic when drinking and reacting with its head, but the body still doesn’t move and is flat to the ground). My guess is it was unable to move and couldn’t eat or drink and explain the small boost it gave the chicken. After I gave the water In the spoon, the chicken seem to vomit some out (was clear liquid). I also notice the nostril are darker (picture to come) and recently have dark spot on skin (under wing) and leg. Right now it’s still doesn’t eat and I feel the chicken is now bony after 3 days and I feel so sad. The legs since I found it seem numb. He has fly on him and around
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Patient 2:
patient two showed the same sign as patient 1 (not able to move, no energy) but not as severe. I found this chicken barley able to move. The legs are not totally numb but not much movement. It has more energy and does eat and drink. Patient two was isolated 2 days ago. I am scare it end up like patient 1.
patient 3 is in the same state as patient 2 but even more energetic.
patient 4:
this one is a different case. I found it today head down, I approach and see if it would move and didn’t. Clearly has problem breathing (mouth open, no noise, my stead is not too hot). Blue skin. the Legs are working because it is able to stand up. its condition seem to be getting worse and worse. doesn’t drink or eat even with spoon.
All isolated chicken have water and food in front of them (I took away for the picture). I will try now to go give water to all my patient with a spoon to be 100% sure they are drinking.
My biggest questions is why are they sick?
How can I save them?
How to give nutriment to patient 1?
special remedies?
I am from Québec and my chick were all vaccinated when I got them at day 1.
Yesterday I change the whole litter and put new one. The old litter was a little humid. I change water twice a day and they have all you can eat food. They can go outside and have a lot of space. I go see them 2-3 time a day to see how they’re doing. I want to know what could have been my mistake and how I can save my 4 patients. Here is my homestead. Thank you for reading and in need of guidance .
this year was my first time ever doing a homestead. I bought 68 Cornish Cross.
I lost 3 the first 4 days.
afterward I lost none.
They are now 6 week old and I have 4 sick chicken I isolated. I will explain case by case. I am looking for help to save them and not repeat the same mistake for next year.
patient 1:
I found this one basically looking dead, not moving and all wet. I realize there was a leak in my roof and the chicken was right under it and unable to move. I grab the chicken and put it in a box. I thought it was cold and the legs were numb. I gave water in a spoon. I try the same thing with food but it wouldn’t eat. Therefore I squish some food in the water in hope that while it drink, it also eat food particles. It seem to do better after it got water (Was more energetic when drinking and reacting with its head, but the body still doesn’t move and is flat to the ground). My guess is it was unable to move and couldn’t eat or drink and explain the small boost it gave the chicken. After I gave the water In the spoon, the chicken seem to vomit some out (was clear liquid). I also notice the nostril are darker (picture to come) and recently have dark spot on skin (under wing) and leg. Right now it’s still doesn’t eat and I feel the chicken is now bony after 3 days and I feel so sad. The legs since I found it seem numb. He has fly on him and around
.Patient 2:
patient two showed the same sign as patient 1 (not able to move, no energy) but not as severe. I found this chicken barley able to move. The legs are not totally numb but not much movement. It has more energy and does eat and drink. Patient two was isolated 2 days ago. I am scare it end up like patient 1.
patient 3 is in the same state as patient 2 but even more energetic.
patient 4:
this one is a different case. I found it today head down, I approach and see if it would move and didn’t. Clearly has problem breathing (mouth open, no noise, my stead is not too hot). Blue skin. the Legs are working because it is able to stand up. its condition seem to be getting worse and worse. doesn’t drink or eat even with spoon.
All isolated chicken have water and food in front of them (I took away for the picture). I will try now to go give water to all my patient with a spoon to be 100% sure they are drinking.
My biggest questions is why are they sick?
How can I save them?
How to give nutriment to patient 1?
special remedies?
I am from Québec and my chick were all vaccinated when I got them at day 1.
Yesterday I change the whole litter and put new one. The old litter was a little humid. I change water twice a day and they have all you can eat food. They can go outside and have a lot of space. I go see them 2-3 time a day to see how they’re doing. I want to know what could have been my mistake and how I can save my 4 patients. Here is my homestead. Thank you for reading and in need of guidance .
