chicks in shipping-- tell me not to panic

[LaFleche]

That chick is now drooling? I recall seeing some respiratory illness with that symptom but forget what it was...

Anyway one can't buy an MG test -- I looked into it.

Drooling? Or rather regurgitating from possible crop impaction?


Your vet will help with the MG testing.

 

[LaFleche]

Clear liquid with some spit bubbles coming from beak.

You could open up the beak to look for something stuck like wood shavings.

 

[feliciadawn]

So by way of update, all the chicks seem really happy now. They are growing like mad. I removed the heat since they didn't seem to need it anymore (at least while inside.). One still sneezes, a bit less than before. I would say at worst he/she was sneezing 2x a minute, and now it is more like every 2-3 minutes. I checked his/her mouth and nothing in the beak. All the others sneeze occasionally, but given that they are in a basement it doesn't seem too alarming. Tomorrow is the last day of antibiotic. I hope they stay healthy after that.

 

[LaFleche]

Let's hope they continue to recover.

How about their feathering, do you think it might be useful to take some new pictures?

 

[feliciadawn]

How about their feathering, do you think it might be useful to take some new pictures?

I have LOADS of pictures-- just the kind of chicken mommy I am. I posted a thread on gendering them. So that shows you what they look like now. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sexing-8-week-old-faverolles.1429589/

However, if you want to see more -- I have more. Their feathers look so much healthier it is really like night and day. I added some compost pile soil to their pen so they can dust bath. They are very happy.

 

[SerrarGett]

The hatchery is Hand Me Down Farms in NM.

The Corid is a powder and it advises 1.5 tsp per gallon of water. That is not single dosing of course.

I've heard bad things about Hand Me Down Hatchery. There's a thread on here about it.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...row-out-hatchery.1429193/page-2#post-23543667

 

[DaisyG2317]

I've heard bad things about Hand Me Down Hatchery. There's a thread on here about it.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...row-out-hatchery.1429193/page-2#post-23543667

The op of this thread was the one that started that thread

 

[SerrarGett]

I've heard bad things about Hand Me Down Hatchery. There's a thread on here about it.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...row-out-hatchery.1429193/page-2#post-23543667

Seriously?!

 

[feliciadawn]

Any more thoughts on the gender of Cuckoo? He is really acting like a boy -- challenging all the other chickens every time they walk by. Sometimes, he flies on top of the feeder, and then pounces on the back of a smaller bird. If he is a boy, I really need to rehome him soon (which is an issue given the health situation.). He also has really strange coloration for a faverolle, but I wouldn't hold that against him.

 

[deidreg]

Any more thoughts on the gender of Cuckoo? He is really acting like a boy -- challenging all the other chickens every time they walk by. Sometimes, he flies on top of the feeder, and then pounces on the back of a smaller bird. If he is a boy, I really need to rehome him soon (which is an issue given the health situation.). He also has really strange coloration for a faverolle, but I wouldn't hold that against him. View attachment 2417442

I think it's too soon to be sure. One of my Faverolle pullets is pretty sassy.