Hello from central Florida.

Date sort Score sort
pcjunkie7

pcjunkie7

Chirping
12 Years
Jun 22, 2011
1
0
65
Hey everyone.

We have had our 3 baby australorps for just over 4 weeks now. The feed store did not sell us the starter feed they should have or told us about the medicated option so I didn't know until I went and asked today. One of the chickens is noticeably smaller than the other two and has started a sort of squawk while jerking her neck to the side. I'm not sure if I'm describing properly, but that is the best I can do. She seems to be eating and drinking ok, but she is the only one making this weird squawking sound so I thought maybe she was sick. We have kept them in our house in air conditioning around 76-77 degrees, but have taken them out to run around the yard a bit over the last week or so. I am still building a coop for them with a run and almost done. Hopefully someone can give me a hint as to what I should do or just wait and see. Thanks
smile.png
 
Hullo!
frow.gif
welcome-byc.gif
from Australia!
I think you'll get a lot more responses if you post this in the section about Raising Chicks - I for one don't know much about chickens themselves (I'm still learnin', despite having had the things for three years
lol.png
) so I just hang around here doing the greeting
tongue.png


I really hope she'll be okay though. Maybe she's getting picked on.
idunno.gif
Just a thought. Three's a weird number, one's always being left out. That's the way with ours: one of the birds is sick so she doesn't socialise with the others, which leaves three. Gets pretty violent at times
tongue.png

Anyhow, hope to see you more around the forum
frow.gif
 
Welcome to BYC and the wild, wonderful world of chickens!!!! So sorry your feed store didn't know how to advise you. Keep reading here and asking questions, you'll learn very fast what to do. The squawker might be a cockerel trying out his crow. I know when my silkie males start to crow they make funny contortions with their necks and the weirdest little strangled honking sounds! I guess it's like teenage boys when their voices start to change.

P.S. You have only THREE?????? Get thee to a swap and get some more!!!!!!
 

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom