lunahills
Chirping
I have two 8-9 month olds and two 8-10 week olds. I’ve been alternating them between a coop/small run and a tractor each day. You can read the full background of this set up here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/bad-start-with-chickens-now-what.1470318/
The younger ones are active when I have them in the tractor, but when in the coop I find them mostly sitting around all day. There are various reasons I’m considering they might be doing this:
1. They are relieved to have the space to themselves without the bigger girls chasing them
2. There isn’t as much to do in the small coop/run
Or 3. They are sick
I just finished a 7-day Corid treatment on all of them because I was seeing runny, bloody poop all around. I’m still seeing runny poops and a little bit of blood, though it’s less than before. It looks like little blobs of ketchup within the poop. It’s not as bright red as it was before.
Based on what I’ve written above, is it normal for them to be chilling all day? They almost always sit side by side so it appears they are just hanging out, but because of the weird poops I’m not sure.
The younger ones are active when I have them in the tractor, but when in the coop I find them mostly sitting around all day. There are various reasons I’m considering they might be doing this:
1. They are relieved to have the space to themselves without the bigger girls chasing them
2. There isn’t as much to do in the small coop/run
Or 3. They are sick
I just finished a 7-day Corid treatment on all of them because I was seeing runny, bloody poop all around. I’m still seeing runny poops and a little bit of blood, though it’s less than before. It looks like little blobs of ketchup within the poop. It’s not as bright red as it was before.
Based on what I’ve written above, is it normal for them to be chilling all day? They almost always sit side by side so it appears they are just hanging out, but because of the weird poops I’m not sure.
