- Apr 25, 2016
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Hatched toward the end of June, all babies are fine and happy except all of a sudden one is hunchy and fluffy-feathered.
I've had a bunch of appointments this week so haven't handled them, just making sure food is full and water is full and clean. In these past several days this baby has gotten suuuuper thin and just went solitary, hunchy and fluffy-feathered today. Very small, almost empty crop, while everyone else's crop is full. Drank a bunch of water and ate a little when i took him/her out.... But is isolated in a pet crate in my living room right now and is not yelling!!!!!
Baby's vent is clean and clear, no injuries apparent, just weak and stumbly, and fluffed-up, and ridiculously thin.
Food is game bird starter crumbles. I had them all on corid for 10 days, and they've been on regular clean water for over a week.
I put a little poultry drench in water and gave her a few drinks and she seemed to like it, but not excited about anything, really.
After drinking a bunch of water the crop feels more like putty than anything. Not like water or like food, just sort of squishy, no texture. Usually when I feel a crop on anyone who's been eating crumbles I can feel the crumbles, but this little kiddo just feels like he or she ate a bunch of mud.
Floor in their coop is sand.
As I typed this, baby did some of the 'hoot hoot hoot' calls to the rest of the kids, but just for a minute.
Not sure what else you all guinea experts might need information-wise, please let me know. Thank you very much!!!
I've had a bunch of appointments this week so haven't handled them, just making sure food is full and water is full and clean. In these past several days this baby has gotten suuuuper thin and just went solitary, hunchy and fluffy-feathered today. Very small, almost empty crop, while everyone else's crop is full. Drank a bunch of water and ate a little when i took him/her out.... But is isolated in a pet crate in my living room right now and is not yelling!!!!!
Baby's vent is clean and clear, no injuries apparent, just weak and stumbly, and fluffed-up, and ridiculously thin.
Food is game bird starter crumbles. I had them all on corid for 10 days, and they've been on regular clean water for over a week.
I put a little poultry drench in water and gave her a few drinks and she seemed to like it, but not excited about anything, really.
After drinking a bunch of water the crop feels more like putty than anything. Not like water or like food, just sort of squishy, no texture. Usually when I feel a crop on anyone who's been eating crumbles I can feel the crumbles, but this little kiddo just feels like he or she ate a bunch of mud.
Floor in their coop is sand.
As I typed this, baby did some of the 'hoot hoot hoot' calls to the rest of the kids, but just for a minute.
Not sure what else you all guinea experts might need information-wise, please let me know. Thank you very much!!!
