Raising Chicks has been a Joy

[Smokerbill]

I've never used Corid, but I've never seen anything like that come out of my chickens either.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

I got all water feeders dosed—
I am glad I caught it.

Even though you pay to have chicks vaccinated,
they can still get suff

 

[Smokerbill]

From what I've picked up, chickens all have coccidiosis in their systems and gain resistance to the local strains. But when their body gets overloaded with it and bloody stuff starts coming out it's time to give them some help. Glad you had the Corid on hand and ready.

I'm pretty sure all the chicks I got this year were vaccinated for it, and I've tried to get them gently exposed while they're young. I gave them dirt from the yard, and put them on woodchips from the garden early on to try and strengthen their immune systems.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

From what I've picked up, chickens all have coccidiosis in their systems and gain resistance to the local strains. But when their body gets overloaded with it and bloody stuff starts coming out it's time to give them some help. Glad you had the Corid on hand and ready.

I'm pretty sure all the chicks I got this year were vaccinated for it, and I've tried to get them gently exposed while they're young. I gave them dirt from the yard, and put them on woodchips from the garden early on to try and strengthen their immune systems.

the new flock I ordered in 2022, when we move onto this property, One of the chicks from Murray at 10 weeks couldnt walk, Marek's shows up at 10 weeks, this one had all the symptoms.

they were all vaccinated

 

[Grandmas Coop]

I have been doing chicken stuff and sprinkler and dog, I am just now, :so late" having coffee#1



Chicks can get
In and out to feed but the hens can’t.
The broody mean hen has decided she didn’t like being put in a cage for attacking the chicks. Now she is trying to boss them / mother them and they won’t listen to her, they are afraid of her gee silly hen , you are 3 1/2 week late on this.

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She is all Tut-tut-tuting come and eat,,, tuting trying to round them up, and they are like--RUN!!!!!!! away

 

[Grandmas Coop]

The chicks can get out to the whole run if they want to walk through the slats,
But they like this corner,

 

[Grandmas Coop]

much better,

 

[Smokerbill]

I gave my 3 week olds a big dandelion to eat on along with a pile of small gravel for grit.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

Chicks are in the coop now, I just made a second pot of coffee, it is 53, raining here at the moment. I have some Ivers clam chowder heating up.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

Very interesting day, I have let the mamma want to be, learn to babysit. I have watched her herd them try and leave them food and now, The biggest rooster chick and her had a stare down.
nose to nose nether one moved, he stood tall and dared her.
she, as gentile as she could pecked / preened a couple times, but he stood his ground.
I think the chicks are figuring out what it is she wants and are slowly and cautiously communicating. I of cores didnt have my cell to snap a pic,