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All it needs now is a eoof, some roosts and a run! Thank you for the motivation Eli!

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chiques chicks said:
Hey wing, it looks like the one I picked out at your place won't be laying any eggs. I hope he tastes good.
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Really,,,that's a surprise,,,,you got pics, I still got a few that look the same, haven't taken a close look lately, will have to now.....what about the little silkie mix....
as this group is growing, they are surprising me alot,,,,quite a few roo's that were not there the day before...

here's the other one as of yesterday..
 
What kind of chicken might this be?
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We got it told it was some kind of bantam but , she is bigger then the red sexlinks of the same age.
 
dianaB123 said:
What kind of chicken might this be?


We got it told it was some kind of bantam but , she is bigger then the red sexlinks of the same age.
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Cute! Possibly a polish mix? The crested breeds can throw some really funky looking mixes.
wingstone said:
not sure about the chicken, but i love that floor
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Me too! I always did love a tile floor!
 
dianaB123 said:
What kind of chicken might this be?
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We got it told it was some kind of bantam but , she is bigger then the red sexlinks of the same age.
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Looks like a Crevecoeur :) solid black crested breed from France, used to be very uncommon but a lot of hatcheries carry them now. Where did you get her from? Polish mix is possible too!
 
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heatherscooby77 said:
Didn't think it was cocci, I am not feeding medicated either. Every time I try it, I get horrible results. The ones that are sick, are they from your eggs, or from shipped eggs? Hope you can get it nailed down!!!!
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I figured you didn't, but that was for anyone who advocates medicated feed. ;)
The sick ones started after being brooded with a very messy, disgusting 3wk old duckling. I didn't realize they were sick when I moved them to the new brooder with the other chicks until the day after I did it. I had to build a new brooder to house the over 100 chicks I hatched in 2wks and I had to move the ducks around so house them better, too. I culled the first one I saw with the illness because I didn't want it to spread. I was to late. Chicks from my eggs and shipped eggs are getting sick.

I didn't get the other brooder cleaned yet, but everyone got Vicks under their wings and set in front of the humidifier with Oxine for 30secs each (then let the humidifier run over them for 20min). The outside brooder was cleaned and disinfected. We just didn't get to the inside one yet. I am not separating anyone since it seems like everyone has some variation of the illness and I don't want them in with the known healthy ones. The two older ones that started showing signs of this on Monday have been on the antibiotics for 4 days now and are much better. I believe this is a mold/fungus/bacteria based illness. The new brooder is not the cause, but it will be stripped and bleached.

I did wake up to a new issue. Vent picking. I sprayed all the light rumped chicks butts but they killed one Ameraucana and was working on 3 others. Any ideas? Is this a new symptom or are they just stressed over being ill?

I've lost 6 chicks in the last week so far.
 
Reyvaughn said:
Quote: Stress can cause picking, plus I have seen stronger birds pick weaker ones just because they seem to know they ARE weak. Also, if any were sore, red or had any bleeding from the vent caused by the illness it would have started the picking just from that. Sometimes they will even pick chicks who start to get pasty butt thinking it's food stuck to their butts.
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