Illinois...

[Faraday40]

Welcome to the Illinois thread @vicky1212123

Well I have been at the hospital for the last 3 days, and I finally got to meet my new grandson yesterday evening. My daughter had Pre Eclampsia and ended up having to deliver almost a month early. Baby is healthy and a good size. Love being able to be there and watch my grandchildren come into the world.

On a sad note, I had someone else taking care of my chickens while I was at the hospital for the 3 days, I ended up loosing a 4 month old orp.

Congrats Grandma!
Any pics???

Sorry for the loss of your orp. If you want a replacement orp, I can help you out with that.

 

[Faraday40]

Ok. So I spoke too soon about not having problems with cocci in chicks. Of course I'm not really sure what this is, so I put Corid in the water bottle this afternoon.

I noticed the smallest chick had a red vent & some droppings in the grass looked runny. I also noticed that some chicks have pasty butt. I only had one chick with this (7 yrs ago) & now have 6. Their vents are not clogged or severely caked, but they're not clean like a normal vent.

I believe the cause = very hot temps + I just started giving grass time 4-5 days ago. The combo likely put them under too much stress.

Treatments??? I did a warm water rinse, dry, & olive oil on vent. (Added Corid earlier)

On hand I have Corid, ACV, Duvet "Performance Poultry," & Sava-chick electrolytes. Not sure which one to give.
Does anyone have advice on how to clear this up quickly.

 

[MeepBeep]

Does anyone have advice on how to clear this up quickly.

I'm guessing it's mostly the heat...

I would cut out all treats and force them onto a commercial feed diet only with plenty of water, the electrolytes and vitamins in the water won't hurt... You can also soak the commercial feed in water and make a mash out of it to so they don't need to drink as much...

 

[cavemanrich]

Is it okay to introduce myself? I live in Lincoln, IL and I'm raising illegal quail, which has so far turned out to be fun

Of course all are welcome here!!!

Now reading your post there is one question that pops up.. What are ILL EAGLE QUAILS..??? Are they quails that you feed to sick and poor health eagles to nurse them back to health???

 

[vicky1212123]

Of course all are welcome here!!!

Now reading your post there is one question that pops up.. What are ILL EAGLE QUAILS..??? Are they quails that you feed to sick and poor health eagles to nurse them back to health???

Well, accord to my city municipal code, "Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this chapter or title 11 of this code, no person shall keep, harbor or allow to be kept within the city limits any live chicken, turkey, goose, duck or any other poultry or byproduct bird, pigeons," So any kind of bird that isn't a parrot or parakeet is illegal in my city. I chose quail because they are quieter than chickens, and smaller. I do love chickens though, and before i moved i had 2 Dominiques and a mottled Java.

 

[cavemanrich]

@vicky1212123

I considered keeping quail, but gave up on the idea since I cant let them free range. My chickens are only pets. This is what I enjoy.
Sit on the patio and just watch.

 

[Faraday40]

Many people raise quail in their garages because they don't take up much space. they're quiet, & provide eggs. I was tempted to try quail, but my chickens keep me busy & I already have plenty of eggs. DD wants a rabbit, but again, I feel we have enough with the chickens, dogs, hatching chicks, raising / releasing monarchs, breeding praying mantises, and all the other temporary pets like caterpillars, crickets, grasshoppers, worms, snails, tadpoles, etc.

 

[Faraday40]

Update:
Here's my Sebright, Trouble, & her giant orp chicks. The lavs hatched on May 13th & the black orp on May 18th. (She was easily adopted by this great broody.)

They are now about 6 weeks old. They surpassed mama in size over a week ago, but she still leads them around & tries to cover them at night. For a breed that "seldom goes broody" she has some strong maternal instincts.



Of course my regular broody (a bantam orp: Cookie) could not let Trouble steal all the attention.
Her chicks hatched June 22nd.





If that's not enough cuteness, Princess Lay-a & I have been in a broodiness battle for about a week. I decided to give her some fake eggs for now & if she keeps it up, I'll swap them out for some of the eggs in DD's 3rd trial..(We have to separate them for hatching anyway.) If she stops, it will make rehoming them easier for me.

The incubator chicks from DD's 2nd trial are doing OK. I added Corid & cleaned some pasty butts yesterday. Repeated today. The chicks otherwise are looking & acting fine. So glad it was spotted it before it spread to the whole group. I was hoping to sell these, but I should keep them a while to make sure they're OK. Does anyone know how long it takes to fully recover? (Out of 14 chicks, 6 needed a cleaning yesterday & this morning. Only 3 needed it this evening.)

 

[Junibutt]

Welcome to the Illinois thread @vicky1212123

Well I have been at the hospital for the last 3 days, and I finally got to meet my new grandson yesterday evening. My daughter had Pre Eclampsia and ended up having to deliver almost a month early. Baby is healthy and a good size. Love being able to be there and watch my grandchildren come into the world.

On a sad note, I had someone else taking care of my chickens while I was at the hospital for the 3 days, I ended up loosing a 4 month old orp.

Happy about your grandson. Saw pics on fb

Sorry about the Orp at the same time.

 

[Junibutt]

Update:
Here's my Sebright, Trouble, & her giant orp chicks. The lavs hatched on May 13th & the black orp on May 18th. (She was easily adopted by this great broody.)

They are now about 6 weeks old. They surpassed mama in size over a week ago, but she still leads them around & tries to cover them at night. For a breed that "seldom goes broody" she has some strong maternal instincts.



Of course my regular broody (a bantam orp: Cookie) could not let Trouble steal all the attention.
Her chicks hatched June 22nd.





If that's not enough cuteness, Princess Lay-a & I have been in a broodiness battle for about a week. I decided to give her some fake eggs for now & if she keeps it up, I'll swap them out for some of the eggs in DD's 3rd trial..(We have to separate them for hatching anyway.) If she stops, it will make rehoming them easier for me.

The incubator chicks from DD's 2nd trial are doing OK. I added Corid & cleaned some pasty butts yesterday. Repeated today. The chicks otherwise are looking & acting fine. So glad it was spotted it before it spread to the whole group. I was hoping to sell these, but I should keep them a while to make sure they're OK. Does anyone know how long it takes to fully recover? (Out of 14 chicks, 6 needed a cleaning yesterday & this morning. Only 3 needed it this evening.)

Usual regime is :

full dose 5-7 days depending on severity followed by preventive dose for 5-7 days. Then 2 week gap followed by full dose for 5-7 days.