The Backyard Bantams
Songster
Hey everybirdy! I recently got 10 silkie chicks that were about 4 days old. They are probably almost two weeks now. Everyone is very, very active and they appear healthy, but I've just noticed but they are all sneezing occasionally. It's enough for me to be concerned.
Their poop is normal, they are eating and drinking heaps, and they have no eye or nose discharge. I've also listened to their breathing and they are not rasping at all.
I would rather be over-cautious and nip anything in the bud. I've been giving them a little bit of electrolytes and vitamins every few days to give them a boost. They are also on medicated chick starter from Barastock.
They are unvaccinated, but the breeder I got them from is extremely strict with quarantine measures. She has not brought in new birds for a couple decades, and she has never had sickness in her flock. I did get to see some of her stock, they looked amazing and were very healthy, especially since it's winter.
I also have a small flock of 7 banties. They are all healthy, and they haven't really had contact with the chicks.
If you have any idea what I can look out for, please let me know. I couldn't bear to lose any of these chicks. My little silkie hen named pixie passed only a few weeks ago. I raised her from my first ever batch of chicks during quarantine. I had her for almost exactly year. It's been a really hard time, and she had been there for me every day. She lived inside for her last few months, and we spent almost 12 hours a day together
On hand i have:
• an abundance of medicinal herbs
• cocciprorol (although they are on medicated starter)
• avi-lite (electrolytes)
• avi-vital (multivitamin, minerals, prebiotics, amino acids)
• dewormer
• avi- calcium (calcium and d3, but I don't think that would be good for chicks)
• hand rearing bird food for emergency care
• mobic/meloxicam (human anti-inflammatory in very large doses, i cut it into sixteenths)
• doxy-t antibiotics
•lots of foods high in vitamins like E or selenium, protein too
Any of these useful?
Their poop is normal, they are eating and drinking heaps, and they have no eye or nose discharge. I've also listened to their breathing and they are not rasping at all.
I would rather be over-cautious and nip anything in the bud. I've been giving them a little bit of electrolytes and vitamins every few days to give them a boost. They are also on medicated chick starter from Barastock.
They are unvaccinated, but the breeder I got them from is extremely strict with quarantine measures. She has not brought in new birds for a couple decades, and she has never had sickness in her flock. I did get to see some of her stock, they looked amazing and were very healthy, especially since it's winter.
I also have a small flock of 7 banties. They are all healthy, and they haven't really had contact with the chicks.
If you have any idea what I can look out for, please let me know. I couldn't bear to lose any of these chicks. My little silkie hen named pixie passed only a few weeks ago. I raised her from my first ever batch of chicks during quarantine. I had her for almost exactly year. It's been a really hard time, and she had been there for me every day. She lived inside for her last few months, and we spent almost 12 hours a day together
On hand i have:
• an abundance of medicinal herbs
• cocciprorol (although they are on medicated starter)
• avi-lite (electrolytes)
• avi-vital (multivitamin, minerals, prebiotics, amino acids)
• dewormer
• avi- calcium (calcium and d3, but I don't think that would be good for chicks)
• hand rearing bird food for emergency care
• mobic/meloxicam (human anti-inflammatory in very large doses, i cut it into sixteenths)
• doxy-t antibiotics
•lots of foods high in vitamins like E or selenium, protein too
Any of these useful?
