Thatās a wonderful set up, large and roomy not to right. Where is their source of heat and water and food? I assume itās on the other side we canāt see but Iād like to see what you use as a heat lamp.
They hatched September 1 and 2, no I donāt but I will get something set up right away.
That might indeed be the problem, as bad as it sounds I hope it was just chilled, I donāt know what I would do if it was coccidia! I was so excited about this batch of eggs because it was āexoticā chickens, to me at least.
Iāve never heard of other types of cocci but that is a good thought.
I hope it is nothing contagious!One of my baby bantams has just had a seizure type thing, it is dripping clear whitish slimy stuff out of its butt and I think it is dead now... when I discovered it, it was still acting alive but it was cold and stiff but it was still blinking its eyes and moving itās beak. Now itās doing nothing!!It is one of my first babies that hatched out of my last batch of eggs and Iām so devastated!! I was wondering if itās coccidia?? I have no clue as to why it has done this! We havenāt had any problems with our chicks like this and we have only had one experience with coccidia and that was with a dog!
So sorry about your loss, we had a very similar thing happen with one of our chicks about a month ago... it was about 3 days old and white stuff was coming out of its mouth then it went stiff. Fortunately, none of our other chicks were affected by getting sick. I hope this helps.
Oh they NEED a heat lamp especially with the cold snap and them not even being fully feathered, they should not be outside without a heat source until they are 8 weeks old (I say 8 weeks for cool chilly months)
Good question but we donāt really know if they are from the states- @GunnyBun you can go into settings and add your state, it can really help you when you need answers to lots of different questions. You donāt have to put in your city but you state/country/area would be great
