Sick Pea Chick Died - Going to Vet School For Necropsy - Will Post Results

[casportpony]

When did your peachick first touch the ground?

 

[kuntrygirl]

When did your peachick first touch the ground?

I can't remember exactly but they were young. Maybe 7 weeks old. I know that was too young but the weather so nice out and they were in an enclosed pen but it had a dirt floor. I would let them out to roam around on the weekend during the day when I was there.

 

[casportpony]

I can't remember exactly but they were young. Maybe 7 weeks old. I know that was too young but the weather so nice out and they were in an enclosed pen but it had a dirt floor. I would let them out to roam around on the weekend during the day when I was there.

I know that some will say that is too young, but that's not why I was asking... I was just trying to see if the timeline for her getting blackhead fits, and it does.

How many other chicks were with her and are they still alive?

 

[zazouse]

Had you had much rain when your baby got sick?

 

[Frosty]

My lone chick from this year will be at least 6 months old before it touches the ground... only because it hatched in Sept in ND. It'll be at least March or April before it's warm and dry enough for it to go outside

Until then, it stays in the house. The only other chick hatched and raised here beat the odds... Hatched and raised by a chicken hen, on the ground from day one, non-medicated feed...

I appreciate your willingness to share the information, I really want to know what happened.

 

[kuntrygirl]

I can't remember exactly but they were young. Maybe 7 weeks old. I know that was too young but the weather so nice out and they were in an enclosed pen but it had a dirt floor. I would let them out to roam around on the weekend during the day when I was there.

I know that some will say that is too young, but that's not why I was asking... I was just trying to see if the timeline for her getting blackhead fits, and it does.

How many other chicks were with her and are they still alive?

There were 2 peas, 1 guinea and 3 turkeys. The pea that died was the only one that got sick. No illnesses from the others. My other pea was flying around the yard yesterday fanning and teasing the older peacocks.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Had you had much rain when your baby got sick?

No rain. And she stayed in the stalls at all times except on the weekends went I let them walk around. This is what the chicken stalls look like. They are all covered.

 

[casportpony]

Had you had much rain when your baby got sick?

Your post got me to thinking... While we haven' had any rain, my troubles all began around the same time last year. Hmmm, I'll have to talk to a vet about that.

 

[Frosty]

I love your chicken stall set up! How big are the individual stalls?

 

[casportpony]

There were 2 peas, 1 guinea and 3 turkeys. The pea that died was the only one that got sick. No illnesses from the others. My other pea was flying around the yard yesterday fanning and teasing the older peacocks.

You may want to get a baseline weight on her stall buddies, then reweigh once a week just to be safe.