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[Anderson Lowe]

Hey all, haven't been on for awhile I seem to be hanging out with the girls in the run.

Question I need help with (chicken math got me)

I have 9 week old chicks in move to the main coop/run, what the best way to do this to mix the flocks? The older flock is approx 10 months old

 

[TakenBackBre]

Hey all, haven't been on for awhile I seem to be hanging out with the girls in the run.

Question I need help with (chicken math got me)

I have 9 week old chicks in move to the main coop/run, what the best way to do this to mix the flocks? The older flock is approx 10 months old

Can you keep them any longer in their own separate pen? If you can I would do that. If not I would put them inside a big meta dog crate inside the coop with the older birds with their own water and feed. I'd keep them separate like that for at least another month but 2 months would be even better.

 

[chicken danz]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1064720/chicken-with-runny-whitish-poop-in-need-of-help

This is a different one than before. Please help!!!!!

She could have Gleet. It's not uncommon. It's just an imbalance in their system. Is this another one of the two new ones? You might try putting a little ACV in their drinking water to help them digest and balance out their systems. Sometimes the girls just have fluffy skirts and don't stay as clean so it's possible it could be nothing.

Hey all, haven't been on for awhile I seem to be hanging out with the girls in the run.

Question I need help with (chicken math got me)

I have 9 week old chicks in move to the main coop/run, what the best way to do this to mix the flocks? The older flock is approx 10 months old

I agree with Bre, I'd give them some more time if possible. If not contain them within the pen for at least a couple weeks in a cage or something.
So busy around here.
I've been slowly working on Christmas gifts but far far from done. I guess I'm going to have to give up and actually go shopping one of these days.

 

[chicklover56]

She could have Gleet. It's not uncommon. It's just an imbalance in their system. Is this another one of the two new ones? You might try putting a little ACV in their drinking water to help them digest and balance out their systems. Sometimes the girls just have fluffy skirts and don't stay as clean so it's possible it could be nothing.

No, I've had this one since she was a chick. I'll try that.

 

[Trish44]

I hadn't heard of Gleet until someone else on this thread had a problem with it. In addition to the ACV in the water, probiotics are suggested since this is an imbalance & an equivalent of a yeast infection. You can buy the probiotic powder at any farm store, it may be in the goat & sheep section or sometimes places have little packets of it in the poultry section. It is something good to have on hand for your chicken pharmacy. I wouldn't however put both the ACV & the probiotic in the water at the same time, you might rotate between the two.

 

[chicklover56]

I hadn't heard of Gleet until someone else on this thread had a problem with it. In addition to the ACV in the water, probiotics are suggested since this is an imbalance & an equivalent of a yeast infection. You can buy the probiotic powder at any farm store, it may be in the goat & sheep section or sometimes places have little packets of it in the poultry section. It is something good to have on hand for your chicken pharmacy. I wouldn't however put both the ACV & the probiotic in the water at the same time, you might rotate between the two.

Ok. She is getting a lot worse. If you look on my thread https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ny-whitish-poop-in-need-of-help#post_16216901 I added another picture.
Please Help!

 

[TakenBackBre]

I just quick looked at your other thread. She looks prolapsed. Has anyone else said so? I don't know if a chicken who hasn't even laid yet can become egg bound on egg #1????

 

[TakenBackBre]

You'll need to push the vent back up. There are videos. I don't bring my chickens to a vet but if that's an option for you you could do that. She'll need antibiotics after to ward off infections from any possible fissures.

 

[chicklover56]

I just quick looked at your other thread. She looks prolapsed. Has anyone else said so? I don't know if a chicken who hasn't even laid yet can become egg bound on egg #1????

Yes, a lot of people had. I have no idea.

You'll need to push the vent back up. There are videos. I don't bring my chickens to a vet but if that's an option for you you could do that. She'll need antibiotics after to ward off infections from any possible fissures.

Ok.

 

[Dani4Hedgies]

Help my 3 wks old chicks have started having this super stinky brown dierra its not every chick and its not consisted they did have a whole scare last thurs night when the clamp lamp unclamped and fell into the brooder box burning some bedding before hittng the flame deterred tile and me rushing in while no chick had any burns there was a lot of smoke so don't know if this is stress dirrea from that, i was giving them chick grit but stopped when this started a couple days ago everyone is eating drinking and looking fine. Just don't know what i should be doing for the dierra.do i need to give them some yogurt? pedilight? vitamin stress mixed in their water? I don't see any worms and they are on the medicated chick starter. They gave very clearing out grown their brooder box and will be moved this weekend to large indoor pen/coop Thank you