Arizona Chickens

[Mahonri]

My four are in a medium sized pet carrier (outside) with a heat lamp shining on the front of it. It must be warm because they've moved to about half way back and are asleep... our neighbor boy was left home to baby sit and he set it all up with the lamp as soon as it hit 85. It's sprinkling and 78 out there right now so I'm glad he was here.

 

[AZKat]

Mahonri-Sorry to hear that she didn't take the chicks

Mydog8it-As long as they have plenty of shade and water, brooding them outside should be fine. Just make sure they have a light at night so they stay warm, until they are about a month old.

 

[pastrymama]

i figured it was the feed barn, i called around 12:30 to see if she had some in. i just got home with 2 speckled sussex and it looks like one has heat stress and isn't going to make it. i called her and she said to come back tomorrow and she will give me another one. poor little thing. i have never lost a chick before. it just stands there with it's eyes closed and can barely walk it's so wobbly.

 

[AZKat]

Mahonri: how old were the chicks? I read on here that if the chicks are too old that they won't act right and that the hen won't take them. I dunno if that is true or not, but its possible.

Tucson Tofu: So sorry to hear about the bunny. I'm sure that she had a happy life, and 15 is a very long life for a rabbit.

Speaking of chicks, I crept out onto the patio tonight, and I heard faint cheeping coming from under the RIR. Hopefully in the next few days I'll have some chicks.

 

[squeakyballs]

What a picky chicken! Did you put the chicks under her at night?

I read, somewhere on here, about someone who's broody rejected the chicks. She kept them in the same room as the broody but in a separate cage... so they could see each other and hear each other, but the momma couldn't hurt the chicks.

After a day or two the momma had a change of heart and was going nuts trying to get in with the babies,

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

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Sorry to hear about your rabbit. It seems like the heat just wears on everyone, young and old.

 

[NoSkiveez]

Just wanted to share what hubby brought home.

 

[NoSkiveez]

They're baby coturnix quail. They are two days old. We lost one this morning. I knew that one would die. It looker smaller, more fragile and didn't have the spunk the others do. They are awesomely cute.

On the negative side, we've lost 5 teenagers to cocci. I was under the belief they only got it from dirty pens. Apparently not, they can get it from having a moist warm pen too. All the others in that pen are separated into crates. Hubby went for meds. We won't be hosing down the coops . I'm going to have to find another method to cool them down in the summers. Hopefully the stuff hubbys bringing home works quickly. I'm angry this happened. I work hard to keep my coops clean and keeping my chickens healthy and have something like this happen over my own stupidity.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

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Sorry to hear about your losses NoSkiveez. Can you briefly educate us newbies on the dangers of cocci? How do we recognize the symptoms and what do you treat it with? Sorry if this is a total newbie question, but I'm curious.

 

[pastrymama]

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Sorry to hear about your losses NoSkiveez. Can you briefly educate us newbies on the dangers of cocci? How do we recognize the symptoms and what do you treat it with? Sorry if this is a total newbie question, but I'm curious.

I am curious too. Can they get it from a fresh bag of pine shavings? This last one I bought was all damp inside when I got it home so I have been pulling out what I need a day ahead and laid it out to dry before using it.