Hi-
This is my 3rd time having chicks, so I still feel very new to all of it. My chicks are 2 weeks old now, I have 11 that I got from sourthern farm hatchery. They have all been doing great really compared to my first batch of chicks 2 years ago were I lost 3 very quickly. I have not lost any this time but now I have some worries about one that just doesnt seem to be keeping up with the others, shes a black australorp (maple) she seems just off, more tired then the others more labored breathing and so on so Im really really worried about her, her sister(licorice) the other black australorp is a bit behind the others but still seems more ok then maple. What should I be thinking is wrong with her and how can I help her, and keep my other 10 safe as well.
I also have a side question about another of my chicks, I have 2 red sexlink/stars and one of them(pepper) seems to have feathered feet and I not thinking that is common with sexlinks, shes totally healthy shes my loudest most rambunctious chick, just wondering about the feet, and at first her sister(rosemerry) had fuzz but it dropped off, but peppers fuzz didnt and now there are feathers growing in, Ive never had a feather footed breed so seems odd to me .
Thanks you for any advice in advance .
Much Love-
Lizzz
Four grown ladies Vanilla(black sexlink), Cookie(barred rock), Pumpkin, & Sugar (buff orp). Baby girls (Black sexlink/stars: cinnamon, nutmeg, chilli Sussex: mint, sage, bay, Red sexlink/stars: Pepper, rosemerry, Americana: lavender, Black australorp: maple, licorice)
This is my 3rd time having chicks, so I still feel very new to all of it. My chicks are 2 weeks old now, I have 11 that I got from sourthern farm hatchery. They have all been doing great really compared to my first batch of chicks 2 years ago were I lost 3 very quickly. I have not lost any this time but now I have some worries about one that just doesnt seem to be keeping up with the others, shes a black australorp (maple) she seems just off, more tired then the others more labored breathing and so on so Im really really worried about her, her sister(licorice) the other black australorp is a bit behind the others but still seems more ok then maple. What should I be thinking is wrong with her and how can I help her, and keep my other 10 safe as well.
I also have a side question about another of my chicks, I have 2 red sexlink/stars and one of them(pepper) seems to have feathered feet and I not thinking that is common with sexlinks, shes totally healthy shes my loudest most rambunctious chick, just wondering about the feet, and at first her sister(rosemerry) had fuzz but it dropped off, but peppers fuzz didnt and now there are feathers growing in, Ive never had a feather footed breed so seems odd to me .
Thanks you for any advice in advance .
Much Love-
Lizzz
Four grown ladies Vanilla(black sexlink), Cookie(barred rock), Pumpkin, & Sugar (buff orp). Baby girls (Black sexlink/stars: cinnamon, nutmeg, chilli Sussex: mint, sage, bay, Red sexlink/stars: Pepper, rosemerry, Americana: lavender, Black australorp: maple, licorice)