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- Apr 21, 2022
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Video link on reddit of chick Tuesday night at end of post (couldnt upload here):
1 week 4 day old chick (we think silkie) started sneezing Tuesday night. We've had her since day one and she's been healthy, energetic, eating and drinking. 4pm Tuesday I did my normal pasty butt check and she had no signs of congestion or sneezing. 10pm Tuesday she sneezed and I immediately quarantined her in her own brooder. I did ALOT of asking around and people that I know have experience told me to give Electrolytes and switch to medicated feed, give a little sugar water and to start Corid treatment on her and all the other chicks we have. She was originally in the brooder with 3 other chicks we got at the same time as her. 2 Easter Eggers that were with her have no sign of congestion but third chick, which is another bantam has just a little crackling in her chest while breathing, so I also quarantined her with the first one today. The rest of the chicks we have are (8) Wyandottes 3 weeks old, (7) Buff Orpington 5 weeks old, and (5) White Leghorns 7 weeks old. We just moved the White Leghorns to the coop today and I also started the Corid treatment today on all BUT the white leghorns and switched everyone to medicated feed. It was a hectic afternoon and I just forgot to give the White Leghorns the Corid water when putting them in the coop. All of the breeds are in seperate brooders bc we got them at different times and I wanted to be safe. The brooders are set up on our covered, screened in sunroom/porch with each at the appropriate temperatures for their age using heat lamps but the outside weather is what they are in (I hope I'm making sense). The brooders are set up about 3 - 4 feet apart. The white leghorns and Buff orpingtons mingle when they go outside on "field trips" but the Wyandottes and the Easter Egger/Bantam crew havent mingled at all with any of the others. I do go from brooder to brooder though so that's where my concern comes in for the others. The two that have congestion (silkie and unknown bantam) are eating, drinking, active, and have great "poops" just congestion and sneezing with the silkie. The temperature did drop alot this week so could it just be a cold? Am I doing the right thing by treating them all with Corid? Is it going to hurt the "healthy" chicks by treating them as well with no symptoms? What would you have done in this situation? Am I doing too much? If you can't tell I'm new to this and want the best for them all. I'm also a huge overthinker and grateful I found this group/site! TIA!!
Video of chick Tuesday Night
1 week 4 day old chick (we think silkie) started sneezing Tuesday night. We've had her since day one and she's been healthy, energetic, eating and drinking. 4pm Tuesday I did my normal pasty butt check and she had no signs of congestion or sneezing. 10pm Tuesday she sneezed and I immediately quarantined her in her own brooder. I did ALOT of asking around and people that I know have experience told me to give Electrolytes and switch to medicated feed, give a little sugar water and to start Corid treatment on her and all the other chicks we have. She was originally in the brooder with 3 other chicks we got at the same time as her. 2 Easter Eggers that were with her have no sign of congestion but third chick, which is another bantam has just a little crackling in her chest while breathing, so I also quarantined her with the first one today. The rest of the chicks we have are (8) Wyandottes 3 weeks old, (7) Buff Orpington 5 weeks old, and (5) White Leghorns 7 weeks old. We just moved the White Leghorns to the coop today and I also started the Corid treatment today on all BUT the white leghorns and switched everyone to medicated feed. It was a hectic afternoon and I just forgot to give the White Leghorns the Corid water when putting them in the coop. All of the breeds are in seperate brooders bc we got them at different times and I wanted to be safe. The brooders are set up on our covered, screened in sunroom/porch with each at the appropriate temperatures for their age using heat lamps but the outside weather is what they are in (I hope I'm making sense). The brooders are set up about 3 - 4 feet apart. The white leghorns and Buff orpingtons mingle when they go outside on "field trips" but the Wyandottes and the Easter Egger/Bantam crew havent mingled at all with any of the others. I do go from brooder to brooder though so that's where my concern comes in for the others. The two that have congestion (silkie and unknown bantam) are eating, drinking, active, and have great "poops" just congestion and sneezing with the silkie. The temperature did drop alot this week so could it just be a cold? Am I doing the right thing by treating them all with Corid? Is it going to hurt the "healthy" chicks by treating them as well with no symptoms? What would you have done in this situation? Am I doing too much? If you can't tell I'm new to this and want the best for them all. I'm also a huge overthinker and grateful I found this group/site! TIA!!
Video of chick Tuesday Night
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