New to Chick Life
In the Brooder
As my family and I were on our way home from the beach, this lady in a car beside us at a red light asked us if we wanted free chickens...We both pulled over after the light turned green, and my mom brought one chick back to our car.
Meet Xena (the princess warrior, and yes, we're hoping she's a girl
)
Because we already have 2 chicks and a broody hen that hatched them, we thought we could add this one to the flock...turns out, mama hen does not want a new baby, and neither does Beyonce, the youngest of our two chicks. Then, a friend reminded us we might want to quarantine baby Xena, just in case, so we're keeping her inside and away from the other chicks in a chicked out dog kennel (when she isn't on us).
When we first got her, her poop was perfect. Hard blackish with a white tip. After we gave her food and water (chicken starter feed and mealworms and grit), her poop started to change a bit. After 2-3 hours, she now has light beige, very soft poop. To compare, her first poops did not have to be absorbed, the last poop she did (on my shoulder, yes I cleaned myself), seeped through the collar of my shirt. My sister believes it's just because we changed her food, but I've done a little bit of research about this a while ago and I remember it being a serious issue so I wanted to come on here and see if other chicks have been through this after changing foods?
Meet Xena (the princess warrior, and yes, we're hoping she's a girl
)Because we already have 2 chicks and a broody hen that hatched them, we thought we could add this one to the flock...turns out, mama hen does not want a new baby, and neither does Beyonce, the youngest of our two chicks. Then, a friend reminded us we might want to quarantine baby Xena, just in case, so we're keeping her inside and away from the other chicks in a chicked out dog kennel (when she isn't on us).
When we first got her, her poop was perfect. Hard blackish with a white tip. After we gave her food and water (chicken starter feed and mealworms and grit), her poop started to change a bit. After 2-3 hours, she now has light beige, very soft poop. To compare, her first poops did not have to be absorbed, the last poop she did (on my shoulder, yes I cleaned myself), seeped through the collar of my shirt. My sister believes it's just because we changed her food, but I've done a little bit of research about this a while ago and I remember it being a serious issue so I wanted to come on here and see if other chicks have been through this after changing foods?
