Help Please (Poop Pics just in case of any Sensitivity)

[Kiki]

Going over everything I give them is a real eye opener! I am embarrassed that I haven't realized it until now, so please know that this will change as if right this second. My poor birds! Okay so here goes some more things I have given within the past week. I add Sav-A-chick electrolytes and the probiotics (which one of these is an orangish color) to their water every few days. I also added dried oregano, poppy seeds, and Farmers' Helper Ultra Kibble for Chicks, (about a tbs every 2 to 3 days) to their food.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/p...-ultrakibble-for-chicks-2-1-4-lb?cm_vc=-10005

Please stop all of this extra stuff.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Not your fault, just started recently, I've had to change a bunch of my links.

...or put some paper towels over the sand for a day.

I'd cut out all the 'stuff' (except chick feed and plain water)and wait and see before concluding they need corid.

Post some pics of your brooder setup.

The bedding I was using is another concern of mine actually. I had puppy potty pads on the bottom of the brooder (to prevent slipping & soak up any spills), then a very thin layer of sand (to prevent slipping on the potty pad), then very thin layer of hemp bedding, very thin layer of Koop Clean, and lastly a very thin layer of flaked pine shavings. ~I tend to over do some things in the moment. Eventually I will ponder on what I've done and realize that I really do a lot of dumb things that make absolutely no sense (like the bedding, yikes!) ~ With their scratching around, they really shredded the puppy pads, so I can only imagine what they'd do to a layer of paper towels. I'll use the flake pine shavings and with some luck, I'll find some fresh poop on some flakes that I can easily remove and investigate

 

[Kiki]

Treat.

 

[Kiki]

My local store was set.

TSC links always go to the home page for me too.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Please stop all of this extra stuff.

There is absolutely no doubt that all of the extra junk will stop immediately. I am cleaning their brooder out right now and when they go back in, they'll have chick feed, plain water, pine shavings and their heat plate. My gut has sunk realizing all of the junk I've supplied for them. I'm single-handedly harming my birds and that's the last thing I'd ever knowingly do (even though I knew they didn't need a bunch of extras, but I just didn't even realize it all until this evening). Thank you for your time and advice. I'm taking every one of you seriously and changes are being made now. Thank you so much

 

[Kiki]

There is absolutely no doubt that all of the extra junk will stop immediately. I am cleaning their brooder out right now and when they go back in, they'll have chick feed, plain water, pine shavings and their heat plate. My gut has sunk realizing all of the junk I've supplied for them. I'm single-handedly harming my birds and that's the last thing I'd ever knowingly do (even though I knew they didn't need a bunch of extras, but I just didn't even realize it all until this evening). Thank you for your time and advice. I'm taking every one of you seriously and changes are being made now. Thank you so much

Heat plate on 4 week old chicks?
That might be a little too much too.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Treat.
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Yes. This is one of the junk foods I provided. Going to Google the ultrakibble now and change my links.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Heat plate on 4 week old chicks?
That might be a little too much too.

I tried removing it & replacing it with a wooden perch that I made a few days back and they freaked out. So I figured I'd put it back and try replacing it next time. Maybe tonight is the night

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Heat plate on 4 week old chicks?
That might be a little too much too.

They stay inside my dog grooming shop and it stays about 75 degrees when I'm not working and about 70 degrees for a few hours, a few days a week, when I'm working with clients. I'll go ahead and take it out tonight while I'm cleaning and put the wooden perch in there

 

[townchicks]

Just a reminder, that if you should decide to treat with Corid, that they should not also be on medicated food. If they freak out about the heat plate being removed, you can leave it in, but just unplug it. Don't beat yourself up about the treats, it's easy to get carried away. The important thing is, when you thought there was a problem, you asked for help, and you learned something. Good on ya.