need help fast please!!!!

[missnu01]

 
Not sure how your post chickengeorgeto relates to this thread as op purchased chick with this issue. OP did not hatch chicks.

It relates to any chick who has not yet absorbed all of the yoke sack that it hatched with.

A too young chick dragging its yoke sack through a poopy chicken coop is a sure fired way to pickup some nasty infections.

I find the prospect of a chick both eliminating bodily waste out of its vent, and taking in neonatal nourishment through its vent, all at the same time a daunting proposition.

Don't argue with me, the chicks navel is clearly visible in the photos, if you wish to argue, argue with your monitor instead..

I didn't hatch my chicks, I purchased them from a local feed store.

My polish chick with the crest issues was purchased today as well, I was curious about why her crest was so raw looking because the 2 I have from the same batch (but purchased about 2 wks ago don't have that problem. I assume since she was the last polish mixed with other bantams maybe she was picked on? She is now very comfy at home with me and in with other bantam polish, silkies, and a couple bantam Cochins. I plan to keep this flock in a separate coop them my older large breed girls.

Your new Polish is a strange bird who has zero standing in the flock.  This means that every chicken in the flock is gunning for the strange new bird and all are determined to put it in its place.

Then his or her crest both keep it from seeing the blow coming and it further limits your Polish eyesight causing it to blunder into the personal space of alpha hens drawing even more attacks.  Not to mention that the crest marks your Polish chicken as a queer bird and like I said previously chickens don't view drastic differences in strength or ability kindly.  Segregating your flock is the smart thing to do.

Now don't any of you go running off claiming that I said that chickens were racists, nothing could be further from the truth. As a factual matter chickens just don't tolerate other chickens who are smaller or weaker than themselves.

I agree with the navel infection part, but not the rest..

.... With enough room you can mix crested, bantam, feather footed, and whatever with no issue.... I hatch eggs that the mom is a super small game bantam and the dad is a huge buff orpington...so the idea that you can't mix the different aesthetics is just not true.

Take one of your young bantam mixes and try to introduce it into a 4X8 chicken tractor with 5 or 6 older standard bred chickens who have been together for years and see how it goes.  I'm betting that it won't go well.  One reason I say this is because that so many of the pleas for help for a pecking problem on this forum are asking for help for picked on Cochin, Frazzle, or Polish chickens.  There is only two possibilities.

Face reality, either you show birds make rude hand and finger jesters at the rest of your flock, ticking off your chickens and inciting them to violence, or your flock views your show birds as easy birds to boss around and get a leg up on.

you surely shouldn't mix bantam and LF in a small space. 4x8 doesn't leave room for much variety at all.

 

[1crazychicklady]

Thanks everyone for you help.
When I checked on her this morning she was about the same, her belly still looks awful but she was still social.
My husband contacted the person who manages the chicks at the store we bought her from and he said we could bring her back. So sadly, that's our plan. I was hoping for a better plan but as a brand new chicken keeper (only been at this for about 14 wks) this seems to be something way bigger than I can handle at this point

 

[steph5253]

Thanks everyone for you help.
When I checked on her this morning she was about the same, her belly still looks awful but she was still social.
My husband contacted the person who manages the chicks at the store we bought her from and he said we could bring her back. So sadly, that's our plan. I was hoping for a better plan but as a brand new chicken keeper (only been at this for about 14 wks) this seems to be something way bigger than I can handle at this point

I would do the same thing :-(

 

[seminolewind]

Thanks everyone for you help.
When I checked on her this morning she was about the same, her belly still looks awful but she was still social.
My husband contacted the person who manages the chicks at the store we bought her from and he said we could bring her back. So sadly, that's our plan. I was hoping for a better plan but as a brand new chicken keeper (only been at this for about 14 wks) this seems to be something way bigger than I can handle at this point

I mean this with utter empathy. If you return her, she will be picked on and die. If you can find the strength, you may want to think about ending her misery. Euthanizing chickens was the reality I didn't want to face. But had to. Think about what's better for the chick.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

I mean this with utter empathy. If you return her, she will be picked on and die. If you can find the strength, you may want to think about ending her misery. Euthanizing chickens was the reality I didn't want to face. But had to. Think about what's better for the chick.

I would much rather end the chicks suffering and pay for a new chick vs. returning her in trade for that same new chick - by ending her life myself I know that she has a clean passing rather than an ugly one at the hands (beaks) of her brooder mates at the store.

 

[Roostermama]

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[missnu01]

I guess I am heartless, because I would return it to the store and get a new less defective chick, much like a toaster or shoe. If it is going to make it at home it fairs about as good a chance surviving at the store. Both places have chicks likely to pick on it. I keep chickens for my pleasure and also for a little extra money, so if I can avoid taking the loss I will. Which usually means I have to try and keep them all alive, but if I had one I could return to the store I would as opposed to taking the small monetary hit. Because $3.00 does add up if you are working with 20 or 30. And eventually even if not all at once you will have bought that many...
Anyway no more justifying myself. I would return the bird and get what I paid for originally. A healthy baby chicken as disease free as possible. It is the nature of chickens.

 

[1crazychicklady]

I appreciate all of the help and support you have given me, I really do feel like a variety of feedback is always great.

 

[1crazychicklady]

I guess I am heartless, because I would return it to the store and get a new less defective chick, much like a toaster or shoe. If it is going to make it at home it fairs about as good a chance surviving at the store. Both places have chicks likely to pick on it. I keep chickens for my pleasure and also for a little extra money, so if I can avoid taking the loss I will. Which usually means I have to try and keep them all alive, but if I had one I could return to the store I would as opposed to taking the small monetary hit. Because $3.00 does add up if you are working with 20 or 30. And eventually even if not all at once you will have bought that many...
Anyway no more justifying myself. I would return the bird and get what I paid for originally. A healthy baby chicken as disease free as possible. It is the nature of chickens.

Thank you for saying this

 

[chickengeorgeto]

you surely shouldn't mix bantam and LF in a small space. 4x8 doesn't leave room for much variety at all.

That is why I used that example, to help illustrate some of the problems involved. Have a very good day and may all of your poultry problems be tiny poultry problems.