meepANDpeep
Songster
- Mar 6, 2021
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I brought home three baby chicks last week, and introduced them in with my little singleton chick from a lone hatch. They were from two different local farms, all under a week old except one that is two weeks.
The two I'm concerned about are one that was one day old and is now 6 days, and the other that is now over 2 weeks old. They are two silkie chicks that came from a local farmer.
They seemed healthy. The day old was a little quieter at first and eating less than the others, but I figured that was just because she was a day old. She had a little bit of pasty butt too her first day. I cleared that up by adding probiotics to the water. She perked up, and is eating and growing and etc. with the rest. However, I kept thinking she was stinky. She had been stinky from day one, and I thought it was just the pasty butt.
Today I realized it was coming from her mouth - the rotten fruit smell.
I'm really scared. I quarantined her and the other silkie chick that came from the same farm off in another box away from the other two. Although they've been living with each other since Saturday, eating and drinking the same food and water, so it's probably late for that.
What can I do? Can anyone help me?
I love these chicks. They all have names. They're for pets. I'm in love with each of them. I don't want her to die. I also don't want my other birds in jeopardy and want to mitigate any exposure they may have gotten.
The two I'm concerned about are one that was one day old and is now 6 days, and the other that is now over 2 weeks old. They are two silkie chicks that came from a local farmer.
They seemed healthy. The day old was a little quieter at first and eating less than the others, but I figured that was just because she was a day old. She had a little bit of pasty butt too her first day. I cleared that up by adding probiotics to the water. She perked up, and is eating and growing and etc. with the rest. However, I kept thinking she was stinky. She had been stinky from day one, and I thought it was just the pasty butt.
Today I realized it was coming from her mouth - the rotten fruit smell.
I'm really scared. I quarantined her and the other silkie chick that came from the same farm off in another box away from the other two. Although they've been living with each other since Saturday, eating and drinking the same food and water, so it's probably late for that.
What can I do? Can anyone help me?
I love these chicks. They all have names. They're for pets. I'm in love with each of them. I don't want her to die. I also don't want my other birds in jeopardy and want to mitigate any exposure they may have gotten.