chicken_joe
Hatching
- May 22, 2023
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Hello! I am a first time chicken owner. We picked up one easter egger and two Orpingtons two weeks ago, so our chicks are probably about 3 weeks old. We've kept them in a fairly small 2x3 foot plastic tub brooder with wood flake bedding. Today, when moving them into a larger brooder space, we noticed that our easter egger has a bald spot from her chest to her butt. At first we thought her feathers were just wet, but after a closer look realized that most of them were completely missing and the rest looked stumpy and raw. Her poop has also been runny lately. Other than that, her behavior seems normal. Neither of the Orpingtons have any issues. All the chicks are eating chick starter.
Is this just normal molting? Could this be due to overcrowding? Stress? We're not sure what to do. We're hoping that upgrading the chicks to a larger space will help.
It's also possible that the chicks got a little wet. They like to splash their water around sometimes it makes their bedding wet.
Is this just normal molting? Could this be due to overcrowding? Stress? We're not sure what to do. We're hoping that upgrading the chicks to a larger space will help.
It's also possible that the chicks got a little wet. They like to splash their water around sometimes it makes their bedding wet.
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