Okies in the BYC The Original

[nnbreeder]

So far we have not lost an adult bird to the heat but it has been hard on the little ones. This humidity just doesn't let anything cool down. All you could see of the Airedales this evening was their noses above water!

 

[bigokie37]

well i lost my favorite rooster today Nosey one of them little sparrow hawks half his size

 

[Stray]

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Stray - are you alright? Why are you posting duplicate posts at 2 in the morning?

btw - I use a wet Q-tip to get the stuck poo off of chick's rears. It shouldn't take but 2 or three times for them to resolve the issue of pasty butt.

I had to get my mom up at one thirty this morning and make sure she left by two thrity so I had time to check this.

I'm fine btw.

And thanks about the Q-tip bit I'm sure it'll help.


WWhat's wrong with two in the morning posts?

 

[Stray]

Oh and as a side note-thingy


It's 11:20 pm and I've got LOADS to talk (complain) about.... YAY!

I'm still loosing my babies

. I've been working on re-doing this little shed from a chicken coop for over two weeks now and I half the cuts, bumps and bruises to prove it, and my dad decides to just tear down the whole thing and just add on to the shed at the back of our yard like we had originally planned.... He better help this time or I'll kill 'im.

 

[Stray]

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Ok I looked and I'm clueless.... What breed was your roo?

 

[Stray]

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Well at first it was mostly affecting the Polish, now the Cochins are being offed by what ever it is. I hate MMH, they suck with chickens.

 

[nnbreeder]

About the only two things that come to mind is Cocci and just getting too hot.

We haven't yet turned on the AC this year and the chicks I am brooding in the house have no light on them except at night. But with the box you are using they should be able to get away from the heat source so that should not be a problem.

There are two main causes of the pastey butt like you were talking about. Stress and chilling. They have plenty of room so stress should not be a problem and you say they are not bunching up very often so chilling is not very likely either.

What I would do is to go to the feed store and see if they have Corid/Amprolium and treat them for Cocci. Stop all of the extras in the water while you are treating them and treat them for a full five days mixing the solution in the water fresh daily. There is a feed store there in Bethany but I don't remember where it is, Council Rd I think. Might check with them in the morning.

 

[Stray]

Yeah I know how to get there by heart... I was told not to use any medications since the feed was already fully medicated.

About Cocci, How do the birds get it? I'm acctually more worried about my Silkies and EE's right now, I've seperated the silkies from the EE's and I've also seperated one of the Silkie's from the other because her feathers were missing from her legs, back and chest.

 

[luv2bmemaw2]

Stray--I'm having the same problem with my chicks. We have probably lost between 50-60 chicks over the last 2 weeks. We lost them in the house as well as out in our brooders. We've lost chicks that were newborn as well as fully feathered.

I have given up on trying to figure it out. I just clean out the dead ones and go on. I've talked to so many people and tried everything I could and nothing seems to help. I lost 7 today. I've given eloctrolytes, antibiotics, even resorted to trying to give one a shot... died anyway.

If you figure it out I'd love to hear from you.

Thanks,

luvs2bmemaw2

 

[poultryand bees]

Most of the chicks and guineas I have lost in the brooder have been light as a feather when I picked them up to dispose of them, like they had dehydrated. There was water and food and plenty of room to get away from the heat source. I even put a screen across the top of one end, so there would be better air circulation.

Yesterday, I started putting the new hatches from the incubator beneath the hens that have new chicks. I will be curious to see if the survival rate is better with a hen, who will teach the little darlings to eat and drink and help keep them the right temperature.