Hello everyone,
I've been looking over some of the posts on this forum, and thought I should probably introduce myself, although I did already post in the "Nan" thread. I have 8 chicks, who will be 5 weeks old on Wednesday. There are 3 Buffs, 3 Silver laced Wyandottes, and 2 barred Plymouth Rocks. Until this weekend, I had only named 3 of them, but I'm happy to say that they all have names now! I am almost finished with their outdoor coop and run, since they are outgrowing their basement space. My biggest girl, Thelma (a buff) is now perching on the edge of the wall enclosing their indoor space. No one else has demonstrated this skill yet, at least not that I have seen. My smallest girl is named Poopsy, because she has had a pasty butt since Day 2. It does not matter how often I clean her off, her butt remains pasty. I recently started adding probiotics to the water, hoping it might clear up whatever is going on with her. They have all been on medicated starter since I got them. Poopsy is as fast as can be, and seems to be fine from a temperament standpoint. She is not much bigger than a 2-day old chick, and is still covered with fluffy down. She has some wing feathers but no tail feather (due to the constant pasting problem, I think). She eats and drinks okay, and is as fast as lightening when I give them meal worms and chick grit. She has a couple of other worrisome characteristics - she has a waddle when she walks, she tips from side to side; she has a bit of a bump on her breast; she is very tiny; ALWAYS has a pasty butt, and she tends to isolate in the corner after eating. After cleaning off her butt, she will huddle with the other girls. She is clever at running under the other girls, or going between their legs. It does not appear as though she is getting picked on. I asked the supplier if it could be a bantam, but he said there were no bantams in the order. I tried to upload a photo of her, but I don't think it worked. Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated!
Lori
I've been looking over some of the posts on this forum, and thought I should probably introduce myself, although I did already post in the "Nan" thread. I have 8 chicks, who will be 5 weeks old on Wednesday. There are 3 Buffs, 3 Silver laced Wyandottes, and 2 barred Plymouth Rocks. Until this weekend, I had only named 3 of them, but I'm happy to say that they all have names now! I am almost finished with their outdoor coop and run, since they are outgrowing their basement space. My biggest girl, Thelma (a buff) is now perching on the edge of the wall enclosing their indoor space. No one else has demonstrated this skill yet, at least not that I have seen. My smallest girl is named Poopsy, because she has had a pasty butt since Day 2. It does not matter how often I clean her off, her butt remains pasty. I recently started adding probiotics to the water, hoping it might clear up whatever is going on with her. They have all been on medicated starter since I got them. Poopsy is as fast as can be, and seems to be fine from a temperament standpoint. She is not much bigger than a 2-day old chick, and is still covered with fluffy down. She has some wing feathers but no tail feather (due to the constant pasting problem, I think). She eats and drinks okay, and is as fast as lightening when I give them meal worms and chick grit. She has a couple of other worrisome characteristics - she has a waddle when she walks, she tips from side to side; she has a bit of a bump on her breast; she is very tiny; ALWAYS has a pasty butt, and she tends to isolate in the corner after eating. After cleaning off her butt, she will huddle with the other girls. She is clever at running under the other girls, or going between their legs. It does not appear as though she is getting picked on. I asked the supplier if it could be a bantam, but he said there were no bantams in the order. I tried to upload a photo of her, but I don't think it worked. Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated!
Lori
