clickchicks
Songster
I got a few baby chicks on the 25th. Earlier than I was anticipating, but I already had everything set up for the chicks I'd planned to get in May so I figured why not.
They were from my local feed store, who gets them from Ideal. I tried to pick ones that looked active and healthy (bright eyes, clean butts). I ended up losing one within the first 24 hours, which was hard but I figured was par the course for chicks.
Now I've got another one going down hill fast. This chick seemed totally normal this morning, eating, drinking, running around. Just now I checked on them, a few hours later, and this little one was just sitting under the brooder with its wings slightly extended. I tried to nudge them forward and they are able to walk, but are very weak and fall over after a few moments. Here's a video:
They are still trying to eat and drink, but the other chicks are picking on it (you can sort of see that in the vid).
Just for background: Chicks originated from Ideal, vaccinated for mareks (which we have within our adult flock). The brooder is in an area where my current birds have never been and I've been very careful to only interact with the chicks after a thorough scrub down.
I'm using an EcoGlow brooder plate. When the first chick died, I did a 3 day course of Corid just in case (the chick that passed had very loose, orange stools). Today was their first day without corid. This is the food they are on (ground up with a coffee grinder to make it nice and small). Again, as of this morning they were all eating, drinking, and pooping normally. The other two chicks are behaving normally.
Please help.
They were from my local feed store, who gets them from Ideal. I tried to pick ones that looked active and healthy (bright eyes, clean butts). I ended up losing one within the first 24 hours, which was hard but I figured was par the course for chicks.
Now I've got another one going down hill fast. This chick seemed totally normal this morning, eating, drinking, running around. Just now I checked on them, a few hours later, and this little one was just sitting under the brooder with its wings slightly extended. I tried to nudge them forward and they are able to walk, but are very weak and fall over after a few moments. Here's a video:
They are still trying to eat and drink, but the other chicks are picking on it (you can sort of see that in the vid).
Just for background: Chicks originated from Ideal, vaccinated for mareks (which we have within our adult flock). The brooder is in an area where my current birds have never been and I've been very careful to only interact with the chicks after a thorough scrub down.
I'm using an EcoGlow brooder plate. When the first chick died, I did a 3 day course of Corid just in case (the chick that passed had very loose, orange stools). Today was their first day without corid. This is the food they are on (ground up with a coffee grinder to make it nice and small). Again, as of this morning they were all eating, drinking, and pooping normally. The other two chicks are behaving normally.
Please help.
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