The inevitable humidity question, day before lockdown, help please!

[aart]

Yes on Corid since yesterday afternoon.
Tried her on some eggs just now and she was not interested at all.
Crop is small.
As of yesterday her poop looked normal. But, since I got a hold of her this morning she has not pooped at all. I have a dropper with the corid solution in it that I have been giving her little drops of and she kind of drinks but it certainly is not much. I admit to being quite worried now!
She is standing now, like in the photo, and peeping gently.

Hmm, doesn't sound good. I'm not much help on sickly chickens.
If you really want to get the corid down her, you may have to use a syringe or dropper and get it directly into her crop using this method:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

 

[oregonkat]

She just produced this:

The flash makes the yellow stuff look way more yellow than it actually is, it's more creamy colored. Oh the joys of discussing poo!!

 

[aart]

You might want to start a new thread about 'sickly chick' telling story and showing pics.

 

[oregonkat]

You might want to start a new thread about 'sickly chick' telling story and showing pics.

Done. We will see what any one else has to say. The idea of force medicating such a small chick is a little scary to me.

 

[aart]

Done. We will see what any one else has to say. The idea of force medicating such a small chick is a little scary to me.

Just in case someone wonders.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sickly-barnevelder-chick-puffed-up-no-appetite.1272250/

Me too, I figure if they can't eat/drink on their own...

 

[WVduckchick]

@oregonkat how’s your little sickly chick?

I got 12 eggs today, including my first cream legbar egg! And it was in the new nest box.

 

[aart]

One of my CCL pullets finally laid again to day, after much fussing and pacing and in and out of nests....soft shell with a chunk of gunk on it. SMH Glad I found it before it broke, but wonders if she's been laying softies elsewhere that get eaten without a recognizable trace.

 

[WVduckchick]

One of my CCL pullets finally laid again to day, after much fussing and pacing and in and out of nests....soft shell with a chunk of gunk on it. SMH Glad I found it before it broke, but wonders if she's been laying softies elsewhere that get eaten without a recognizable trace.

 

[aart]

IKR?!
But...just found another, intact but tiny, ccl pullet egg on the floor when I locked up..so that's good!

 

[oregonkat]

how’s your little sickly chick?

No change whatsoever!! She jogs along behind everyone else peeping away! I don't know what to think. She has not grown at all since I took that original pic. She is literally half the size of the other chicks. I did actually see her stretch her neck out today so I know she can but she chooses to keep it tucked down and back so she looks all hunched up all the time! Kind of like she wants to look like she has a double chin .

Anyway, I am loving your nesting boxes. Do you build them yourself? If so, what are the dimensions, give or take? I am also loving your CCL hens. Congrats on the egg!! Love it. They look soooo good along side the BCM eggs in the carton. Very chic!

One of my CCL pullets finally laid again to day, after much fussing and pacing and in and out of nests....soft shell with a chunk of gunk on it. SMH Glad I found it before it broke, but wonders if she's been laying softies elsewhere that get eaten without a recognizable trace.

What causes the soft egg?