I hatched 6 Guinea keets and 3 Polish Crested (bantam) on the same day & have them in a brooder together. They had a broody hen but I removed her, because the keets were sick.
Symptoms:
Not eating enough or stopping eating,
sleepy,
have little balance..
Can stand but sometimes run into walls.
Weight loss.
One had serious pasty-butt today
Fall & get stepped on easily
Other keets & chicks pecking at earlobes & beak
Trouble breathing in last stages
DEATH -- I've lost 3 keets in three days (of 6). A 4th is on its way out.
Diet:
Countryside Naturals Organic Chick Starter Feed
Crumbled hard boild egg yolks,
Crumbled freeze dried Meal worms
Yoghurt 1x/day
Garlic & Sav-A -Chick in water bottle
Hand eye-dropper of fresh warm water to make sure they're well-hydrated
Sanitation:
The plastic brooder crate, water bottle, dish, etc. were sterilized with Brinsea disinfectant before placing the brood in.
They are on clean paper towels daily
They are in an 85degree bathroom with a heat lamp and many thermo-hygrometers around their area.
All were happy & perky until today.
The 3 Polish Crested are partying little butterballs by Day 4, and look healthy as can be. One guinea keet has outgrown the Polish and is happy as can be, along with them. ONe is lagging slightly, one is sleepy & stumbling, one just died in my shirt
I'm cross-posting this to the Guinea forum
HELP, Please???? What is this??? Can it contaminate the Polish, as well???
Symptoms:
Not eating enough or stopping eating,
sleepy,
have little balance..
Can stand but sometimes run into walls.
Weight loss.
One had serious pasty-butt today
Fall & get stepped on easily
Other keets & chicks pecking at earlobes & beak
Trouble breathing in last stages
DEATH -- I've lost 3 keets in three days (of 6). A 4th is on its way out.
Diet:
Countryside Naturals Organic Chick Starter Feed
Crumbled hard boild egg yolks,
Crumbled freeze dried Meal worms
Yoghurt 1x/day
Garlic & Sav-A -Chick in water bottle
Hand eye-dropper of fresh warm water to make sure they're well-hydrated
Sanitation:
The plastic brooder crate, water bottle, dish, etc. were sterilized with Brinsea disinfectant before placing the brood in.
They are on clean paper towels daily
They are in an 85degree bathroom with a heat lamp and many thermo-hygrometers around their area.
All were happy & perky until today.
The 3 Polish Crested are partying little butterballs by Day 4, and look healthy as can be. One guinea keet has outgrown the Polish and is happy as can be, along with them. ONe is lagging slightly, one is sleepy & stumbling, one just died in my shirt
I'm cross-posting this to the Guinea forum
HELP, Please???? What is this??? Can it contaminate the Polish, as well???
