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[DwayneNLiz]

Good morning everybody!!!!

Good Morning!

chick got stuck in the nesting box this morning. when found she isnt doing well. What can I do besides gives drops of electrolytes by mouth to rehydrate her.?

keep it warm and keep on trying

I am being over ran by trumpet heads aka kids!!!!!! Sunshine please come out so I can kick them out side or its Sophia the princess all day for me.

i like Princess Sophia

 

[Chaos18]

Good morning everybody!!!!

Morning Ms Linda

chick got stuck in the nesting box this morning. when found she isnt doing well. What can I do besides gives drops of electrolytes by mouth to rehydrate her.?

Electrolytes and keep it warm enough.

I am being over ran by trumpet heads aka kids!!!!!! Sunshine please come out so I can kick them out side or its Sophia the princess all day for me.

Turn them all into Sophia's minions.

 

[Jessimom]

we had pretzel, guacamole, lady
that she named, currently the 3 named are named after their colors blue, copper and hi ho silver

when we were little my sister and her brother wanted a bunny, so their parents got them a yellow lab and named it bunny

Step siblings? My sister, her brother, their parents? But that sounds exactly like something my father would have done!

I am sorry to have not responded to this post yesterday. I missed it until I saw it quoted today. It is hundreds of posts back and easily lost. I got back to it by clicking the icon next to the post header--Remember that trick!

It looks like you have either a slow feathering breed or a continental x Mediterranean breed cross. The cross produces slow feathering males. Chicks go through a final molt between 6 and 12 weeks old. If the chick is slow feathering, they will look like your chick.

To be clear, there is no evidence of lice on that chick. You see lice, they are about an 8th of an inch long. You see the eggs, they are small pearl looking and will be connected to the feather shafts.

Make sure they are getting good feed--starter\grower or flock raiser, fresh water and vitamins. Clean up the feather mess daily and be patient!

Hi!! No worries!! It is so easy to miss posts!!!

From what I read, I didn't think this was lice - When I lived in Samoa, I saw a LOT of head lice, and lice on animals. Nasty creatures!! I do think it is mites though, since the other 2 that are like this are different breeds. I am not sure what this one is, but one is a Salmon Favorelle, the other an EE. I had tossed the EE into the bottom pen, it's missing feathers weren't as severe as this one. I'm pulling all the chicks out today, and will see how extensive this is. I'll clean and treat them all.

They do get a starter feed. By this point they are getting the regular stuff. Only the first couple of weeks do they get the medicated feed. They get electrolytes/vitamins in their water once a week. I'm giving it to them every day that it's super hot. Since these guys don't go outside, they are not getting any other treats. I need to pick up some grit and start adding to their diet.


Again, thank you all for the advice!! I'm going to go back and find the name of the medication I should use. I'm also going to adopt the natural treatment for all the other coops - and spray the walls with the garlic mixture. Should be an interesting aroma out there.

Happy Hatching everyone!!!

 

[Chaos18]

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Step siblings? My sister, her brother, their parents? But that sounds exactly like something my father would have done!


Hi!! No worries!! It is so easy to miss posts!!!

From what I read, I didn't think this was lice - When I lived in Samoa, I saw a LOT of head lice, and lice on animals. Nasty creatures!! I do think it is mites though, since the other 2 that are like this are different breeds. I am not sure what this one is, but one is a Salmon Favorelle, the other an EE. I had tossed the EE into the bottom pen, it's missing feathers weren't as severe as this one. I'm pulling all the chicks out today, and will see how extensive this is. I'll clean and treat them all.

They do get a starter feed. By this point they are getting the regular stuff. Only the first couple of weeks do they get the medicated feed. They get electrolytes/vitamins in their water once a week. I'm giving it to them every day that it's super hot. Since these guys don't go outside, they are not getting any other treats. I need to pick up some grit and start adding to their diet.


Again, thank you all for the advice!! I'm going to go back and find the name of the medication I should use. I'm also going to adopt the natural treatment for all the other coops - and spray the walls with the garlic mixture. Should be an interesting aroma out there.

Happy Hatching everyone!!!

Good morning.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Step siblings? My sister, her brother, their parents? But that sounds exactly like something my father would have done!

Again, thank you all for the advice!! I'm going to go back and find the name of the medication I should use. I'm also going to adopt the natural treatment for all the other coops - and spray the walls with the garlic mixture. Should be an interesting aroma out there.

Happy Hatching everyone!!!

Thanks kathy!
not quite step siblings, i have a very diverse family

 

[rIrs roost]

I give up...

-Kathy

I understand if I know what I think you're talking about.

 

[rIrs roost]

I am being over ran by trumpet heads aka kids!!!!!! Sunshine please come out so I can kick them out side or its Sophia the princess all day for me.

Toss em outside anyway. I come up with a game called dodge the lighting bolts for mine. They seem to enjoy it.

 

[Jessimom]

Toss em outside anyway. I come up with a game called dodge the lighting bolts for mine. They seem to enjoy it.

 

[Chaos18]

Toss em outside anyway. I come up with a game called dodge the lighting bolts for mine. They seem to enjoy it.

Are they any good at it?

 

[ronott1]

Step siblings? My sister, her brother, their parents? But that sounds exactly like something my father would have done!


Hi!! No worries!! It is so easy to miss posts!!!

From what I read, I didn't think this was lice - When I lived in Samoa, I saw a LOT of head lice, and lice on animals. Nasty creatures!! I do think it is mites though, since the other 2 that are like this are different breeds. I am not sure what this one is, but one is a Salmon Favorelle, the other an EE. I had tossed the EE into the bottom pen, it's missing feathers weren't as severe as this one. I'm pulling all the chicks out today, and will see how extensive this is. I'll clean and treat them all.

They do get a starter feed. By this point they are getting the regular stuff. Only the first couple of weeks do they get the medicated feed. They get electrolytes/vitamins in their water once a week. I'm giving it to them every day that it's super hot. Since these guys don't go outside, they are not getting any other treats. I need to pick up some grit and start adding to their diet.


Again, thank you all for the advice!! I'm going to go back and find the name of the medication I should use. I'm also going to adopt the natural treatment for all the other coops - and spray the walls with the garlic mixture. Should be an interesting aroma out there.

Happy Hatching everyone!!!

Mites chew up the vent and make it red and puffy. They are going for the blood there. They don't go after the feathers.

Spinosad is the least toxic to use. The poison in Sevin has been shown by a University of California study to not work on some mites.