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Chirping
Hi everyone, I am incredibly new to keeping chickens. I got my first day old chicks on May 17th. I bought them through mypetchicken.
I had one die after a day (no clue why), but the rest have been healthy (except for some mild pasty butt). I even just bought two additional wyandottes from a local feed store.
However this morning I noticed one of my chicks (blue Ameraucana) looked like she was dust bathing in her bedding, and then was stumbling all around. I immediately picked her up and she seemed to get better, but I’m concerned now. She is Marek’s vaccinated, and I’ve been feeding them medicated chick feed.
My set up is a large pop up brooder (hen pen from mypetchicken), with large flake pine bedding. I have two water dishes (one with plain water, one with an electrolyte/probiotic mix) that I change daily, and two heaters (a eco glow and a cozy coop). I also provide them with grit in a separate dish). I just purchased an additional pop up pen to give them more room.
All the chicks (save the two I bought at the feed store) are Marek’s vaccinated.
I’m probably being paranoid, and they’re literally just trying to dust bathe and got all dizzy from it, but I’m still nervous.
Any ideas? Thanks!!
I had one die after a day (no clue why), but the rest have been healthy (except for some mild pasty butt). I even just bought two additional wyandottes from a local feed store.
However this morning I noticed one of my chicks (blue Ameraucana) looked like she was dust bathing in her bedding, and then was stumbling all around. I immediately picked her up and she seemed to get better, but I’m concerned now. She is Marek’s vaccinated, and I’ve been feeding them medicated chick feed.
My set up is a large pop up brooder (hen pen from mypetchicken), with large flake pine bedding. I have two water dishes (one with plain water, one with an electrolyte/probiotic mix) that I change daily, and two heaters (a eco glow and a cozy coop). I also provide them with grit in a separate dish). I just purchased an additional pop up pen to give them more room.
All the chicks (save the two I bought at the feed store) are Marek’s vaccinated.
I’m probably being paranoid, and they’re literally just trying to dust bathe and got all dizzy from it, but I’m still nervous.
Any ideas? Thanks!!