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[kwhites634]

You make good points.
IMHO, fresh air is more important than food and water. Big ventilation makes healthy chickens. Fumes are a no-no. Being in the house and then the garage could have contributed.
The antibiotics surely ruined the gut flora. I recommend Gro2Max powder for probiotics but until you can procure some, plain yogurt or kefir with active cultures can help.
If he had worms, confirmed by a fecal test, he likely came with them. He wouldn't have gotten them in the house or garage and likely hasn't been outside long enough to get a heavy load of parasites.
Where was the DE from?
You're feeding layer feed to even the rooster? Are the hens actively laying?
Roosters (or any bird not actively building egg shells) shouldn't be eating 4% calcium in their diet. Too hard on the kidneys.


I posted on your other thread.

Have you had any abnormal die-offs in your bees, like I hear so much about? The media keeps talking about the population decline in the wild, but we seem to have as many as ever here; I'm forever swatting them out of my face, even through a cloud of tobacco smoke from the pipe. Last Fall, before the cold ran them off, I even had 15-20 of them helping themselves to the chicken feed in m PVC feeder. I called a bee / chicken man up the road, 'cause I wasn't sure they wouldn't sting the chickens, but he said not to worry, so I didn't. He tells me one of his hives is actually in his chicken run.

 

[Jessimom]

Broody chicken update. I never candled and we had 2 good sized babies that escaped the broody area and were running around the big chicks. My mom brought them inside with my incubator chicks. Since neither broody hen went after them, can I assume more have hatched or are hatching?

 

[Saris]

Have you had any abnormal die-offs in your bees, like I hear so much about? The media keeps talking about the population decline in the wild, but we seem to have as many as ever here; I'm forever swatting them out of my face, even through a cloud of tobacco smoke from the pipe. Last Fall, before the cold ran them off, I even had 15-20 of them helping themselves to the chicken feed in m PVC feeder. I called a bee / chicken man up the road, 'cause I wasn't sure they wouldn't sting the chickens, but he said not to worry, so I didn't. He tells me one of his hives is actually in his chicken run.

It's still to cold for much bee activity here. I have seen a few wasps though, but not many yet, it's too early.

 

[Ruthannnall]

That's good, can you poke an egg with a long stick through a vent hole to see if it wiggles or if you hear a peep?

These two came shipped to me, they were in the house for a few days and then I moved them outside to my garage, now they are outside in their own coop. I haven't let them free range becasue they keep showing signs of illness. But I can't connect everything to just one issue. I'm feeding them Purina Layena pellets

and they've been getting vitamin and electrolyte probiotic stuff in their water.

Could be irritation from too much DE that caused their nasal discharge, could be issues from fumes in the garage that caused mild sinus swelling, I moved them outside but now I'm afraid that all the antibiotics I gave them messed up the boy's gut flora and made him weak to worms or coccidiosis. 

I dont think I can reach them. When I locked them down they were alive. Should I open incubator and candle them if I keep the humidity high?

 

[Saris]

@casportpony

A poo shot, frequently looks like this, or like really watery regular poo. I've seen bright orangey poos but they weren't foamy.

the big red chunk is a cranberry

 

[Saris]

I dont think I can reach them. When I locked them down they were alive. Should I open incubator and candle them if I keep the humidity high?

dip your hand in warm water and reach in and quickly pull out a single egg. tap to hear for a peep and candle it. if you hear a peep put it back.

Did you have any low temp swings? low temps can delay a hatch, and some chicks can hatch at day 25 and be okay, 21 days is just an estimate.

 

[kwhites634]

My control key, which I use constantly, is sticking badly.

My 'T' '5" and space keys are constantly sticking, as you may have noticed. I have to go back & read all my posts before actually posting them, and still miss some, and I've never spat coffee on the keyboad, like some I've read about here lately.

Thank God for editing.

 

[Chaos18]

My 'T' '5" and space keys are constantly sticking, as you may have noticed. I have to go back & read all my posts before actually posting them, and still miss some, and I've never spat coffee on the keyboad, like some I've read about here lately.

Thank God for editing.

Does the R stick as well?

 

[casportpony]

Farm innovators pro series

humidity is at 75%

That's good, can you poke an egg with a long stick through a vent hole to see if it wiggles or if you hear a peep?

Tell us more about your management. Are the birds closely confined? Are they free ranged? What do you feed?

These two came shipped to me, they were in the house for a few days and then I moved them outside to my garage, now they are outside in their own coop. I haven't let them free range becasue they keep showing signs of illness. But I can't connect everything to just one issue. I'm feeding them Purina Layena pellets

and they've been getting vitamin and electrolyte probiotic stuff in their water.

Could be irritation from too much DE that caused their nasal discharge, could be issues from fumes in the garage that caused mild sinus swelling, I moved them outside but now I'm afraid that all the antibiotics I gave them messed up the boy's gut flora and made him weak to worms or coccidiosis. 

Antibiotics can cause yeast infections of the digestive tract.

-Kathy

 

[country lovin]

Good morning everyone! Coffee and sunshine, what more could I ask for.