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WestKnollAmy said:
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1- I never vaccinate....
2- I never feed medicated feed.....
3- Dr Hall in Clemson is awesome
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4- You are not being annoying...even though I am like 500 pages behind on posts cause I rarely get online anymore....
5- It does not matter if "they are just birds" or "you were going to process them anyway" .... .Way I see it....each bird lost is the loss of money and assets. It costs me when I lose birds no matter the purpose (show, layers, broilers) Last person that told me something was just a bird....I asked them if they wanted to fork over the money to replace the bird & the feed & everything I put into it.
6- It does get easier!
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EggieRowe said:
Lost my first chick today and not sure what happened. I did change bedding Monday - went from fine to flake shavings. And I took their lamp away Monday because its been so warm outaide, but the temps fell yesterday and they seemed fine so I didn't plug it back in. Then this AM they were all huddled up in a corner, so I plugged it back in and separated them. At lunch they were all spread out and normal. Then after work one was dead and flat-ish in a corner. No obvious injuries or strange behavior. Should I have Clemson do a necropsy? Or am I over reacting (like my BF keeps saying)? I had them treated for cocci & marecks at the hatchery, so I don't give medicated feed. Any have any experience w/Clemson's lab?
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It is beneficial, IMO, to pick up and handle chicks DAILY. I feel the breast bone area. The strongest will survive and keep the smaller weaker ones from eating...they will not thrive and will die. You can separate the ones that feel thin or are smaller from the others in a big plastic bin and give them their own heat, food & water - vitamins in the water will help too.
Personally I usually cull out the ones that do not thrive on their own....but that is just me.
 
I have wanted to try pellet bedding...but after poking around a bag at TSC I decided against it....afraid it will break my silkie's foot feathers. I use flake for breeding pens, fine for show pens, and a mixture of the two for the babies.
 
Hi, all! I've been gone forever but we are finally settled in the new farmhouse and I can breathe again. I need to catch up on the thread for sure!

I did just read the post from Eggierow about her chicks. In my experience, once a little chick catches a chill, it takes a lot to keep them going. Even if they act okay for a few hours or a few days. I just started using my rabbit cages again for my babies. Somehow two of them managed to fall out onto the concrete floor. I didn't find them for a few hours and put them under the heat. They seemed fine the rest of the day but both died later on. It's such a fine line between too cold and too hot. Honestly, I'm still trying to figure it all out!
 
ChickyChickyBaby said:
1- I never vaccinate....
2- I never feed medicated feed.....
3- Dr Hall in Clemson is awesome
thumbsup.gif

4- You are not being annoying...even though I am like 500 pages behind on posts cause I rarely get online anymore....
5- It does not matter if "they are just birds" or "you were going to process them anyway" .... .Way I see it....each bird lost is the loss of money and assets. It costs me when I lose birds no matter the purpose (show, layers, broilers) Last person that told me something was just a bird....I asked them if they wanted to fork over the money to replace the bird & the feed & everything I put into it.
6- It does get easier!
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After the Passing of my EE Lucy that laid lite green eggs...I was for sure that was it..
BUT today I got my first Green Egg from one of her babies. Although it is not as bright green as Lucy's its still Green enough!
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