abused chickens help are there laws against this

[emmiesara]

I answer a ad on craigslist to buy chicks. they where in a cold barn and had way to many chickens in a small area it was cold they had no water no heat lights I asked an they said they had 600 not including the chicks. can I call someone on them. I bought as many as I could buy just to get them out. it was in tn

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC! You might call your local humane society / animal shelter or county extension agent and see what they can do, or who is responsible for cases like that. Hope you are able to get something done about the conditions, don't understand people sometimes.

 

[momof4little1s]

Oh my gosh! I hope you do call on them. Please let us know if everything gets resolved (if you find out anything).

 

[emmiesara]

OK I will thank you.. one of the little ones is bleeding when it poops and has a cold it noise keeps crusting over and it is having a hard time breathing what should I do for it I have been cleaning its noise up and started it and all the rest on ailment is that the only thing I can do for it

 

[Kelsie2290]

You will want to post in the Emergencies forum about the sick chick for help with figuring out what is wrong and how to treat it. www.backyardchickens.com/f/10/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures Good luck with the chicks, sorry you wound up with sick ones.

 

[Chick-a-dow-dee]

You are the chicken saint! Good on ya! And welcome! Good luck in your quest to save your babies!

 

[Stiggy]

does the sick chicken smell? like the nasal discharge? if its a sinus infection then it is highly contagious and you will need antibiotics stat. blood in poop can be a normal thing ( when the stomach lining sheds) but it is usually a sign of coccidiosiss which can also kill quite fast. I would get a vet to see them, and to make sure they are nice and warm. good on you for getting as many to safety as possible !

 

[emmiesara]

it doesn't have any smell and its poop looks normal now not runny or red

 

[gander007]

I answer a ad on craigslist to buy chicks. they where in a cold barn and had way to many chickens in a small area it was cold they had no water no heat lights I asked an they said they had 600 not including the chicks. can I call someone on them. I bought as many as I could buy just to get them out. it was in tn

How clean was the place ?????

 

[emmiesara]

oh it was gross the hens where in little cages just they didn't have room to stand and maybe two feet tall and 3 by 3 I would guess with 3 in there dome had rooster with them the floor was covered in poop and hay and trash like papers and stuff it smelled like mold I can't even put in into words how bad it was and they had chickens everywhere cramped together but the room with broody hens was worse they don't use incubators just let the hens sit in the eggs and it was tiny shelved cages on a wall with no room and really dirty bedding there was broke eggs on the floor and it was so bad.very bad and they had turkeys just running around loss so much more just neglect and an miss treatment most cages or coops I call them cages didn't have water or food. I hope the state does something about it fast.