What breed and gender are my 7 week old chickens?!

[lilmillefleur]

How did they tell they were girls?
Not important, just curious.

There was someone on here who was sold “pullets” by the magnet-on-a-string method!
They were all cockerels. Threw that old wives tale out the window! LOL!

 

[Birdsong 82]

And I wouldn’t worry too much about The coccidiosis Since you’re taking care of treating it today. I didn’t catch mine until I had a chicken that was standing in one spot constantly falling asleep at a waterbowl I figured out what was going on that day and started treatment and she was doing better by the next day and everybody was wonderful after five days of the treatment

 

[Courtney Jane]

Things have gone down hill very quickly over night! It's only early so when the shop opens I get their feed from I'll ring up and see if they stock the treatment! Is it too late?! They're all still acting fine it's just the droppings

 

[Courtney Jane]

How did they tell they were girls?
Not important, just curious.

There was someone on here who was sold “pullets” by the magnet-on-a-string method!
They were all cockerels. Threw that old wives tale out the window! LOL!

sure

No idea haha I didn't ask. Seems they were wrong though!

As if someone actually used that method

 

[lilmillefleur]

sure

No idea haha I didn't ask. Seems they were wrong though!

As if someone actually used that method

Usually the most common method done on day old babies, vent sexing, is 90% accurate when done by professionals. So, you never can be certain!

 

[Courtney Jane]

I wonder if this ‘friend’ knows about this illness already..

Surly not, I'm sure they wouldn't have given them to me otherwise. I'm just wondering what they fed them before I got them. They had a lot of chickens so I'm sure they're familiar with the disease and that they have to feed them medicated chick starter to prevent it. Do you think I should mention to them that mine got sick? I'm curious as to wether the rest of the flock at their place is infected. If I need to swap my boys for girls at some point what if they won't take them back knowing that they have had the disease. That's if they even survive! I just gave them their first dose of medicine, mixed some in their porridge knowing that they'd eat it. I can't monitor how much water they're drinking so how am I supposed to know they're getting enough if I put it in the water?

 

[Chickassan]

Not too late yet, but get those babies treated asap that much blood in the poop is not good at all. Bright side, if you treat them and they survive they'll be immune to that strain of cocci.

Things have gone down hill very quickly over night! It's only early so when the shop opens I get their feed from I'll ring up and see if they stock the treatment! Is it too late?! They're all still acting fine it's just the droppings

 

[Courtney Jane]

Thanks so much to everyone for your advice. I'm so glad I found this website and look forward to being a part of BYC. Hopefully my girls (and possibly boys) pull through, I will keep you updated. I thought keeping chickens would be easy and stress free! Haha anyway Thanks again! I'm sure I'll have many more questions to come ;p

 

[Birdsong 82]

Coccidiosis isn’t rare and once treated they are fine. I have mine medicated starter feed and I ended up having to treat for coccidiosis. It’s not to late. I don’t know about mixing it in food but with water if the corid is mixed in the only water available then their normal intake will give them enough. They don’t need to drink the whole gallon or even near it a day. It just the mixing ratio

 

[Birdsong 82]

Thanks so much to everyone for your advice. I'm so glad I found this website and look forward to being a part of BYC. Hopefully my girls (and possibly boys) pull through, I will keep you updated. I thought keeping chickens would be easy and stress free! Haha anyway Thanks again! I'm sure I'll have many more questions to come ;p

No animal is stress free. Lol. Bump in the road and once you pass that you’ll enjoy your flock till that next bump. But they are learning experiences