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danielle2003
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Thank you for that information. I'll raise the light. And yes, I'll get them some chick grit. They are outside, and it gets around 45-55 degrees at night. Her poop is normal. She actually seems to be doing much better today! I believe the silver helped her, but we all prayed over her, and I know it was the Lord that healed her! Thank you again!!They are outside?
How cold is it outside?
Looking at the photo, they are avoiding the circle of light, so raise your light just a bit more. Chicks only need one warm spot, but that spot appears to be too hot they way they are hanging out on the edges.
The chick you are concerned about, please get some photos of her and her poop without red lighting. (Her standing naturally as she normally does, puffed and fluffed up)?
I agree, I'd try the coconut oil and see if that helps.
I highly recommend that you provide chick grit (crushed granite) for your chicks. They are on shavings and chicks will pick at and eat some shavings. Sometimes tooo much and those are a bit hard to process without grit. Yes, Yes, I very much know that chicks don't HAVE to HAVE grit IF the only thing they have to eat is chick starter, but guess what, they will eat shavings, so chick feed is not the only thing in there that they will eat. (oh and poop too!) I Recommend that chicks get grit at Hatch. Yes, at Hatch! It's amazing to watch just hatched chicks right out of the incubator begin to take one or two pieces of grit, then they will start eating crumbles. When a pile of chick grit is put beside chick feed outside, I watch broody Mamas show the grit to the chicks BEFORE she shows them food. Yep.
That's My 2¢ Rant For The Day
