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Is this normal? And if not what do I do to help? This is a bantam cochin chick about a week or so old, mailorder from Ideal as one of 8 hatchery choice bantam cochins. Could be frizzle. Any help is appreciated!
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Thanks! It seems to be acting normal, although we've had some issues with several of the ones we ordered with this batch. I lost one (pic included) that had me worried from the get go early on. It was extra tiny even for bantam standards, and not as feisty as the others. It looked like a tiny little hummingbird. I've lost 2 of the 6 partridge I ordered in that batch to poo problems, and I'm battling pasty butt with the other 4. The yellow chick with the funky wings isn't having those issues though. This is my 4th batch of chicks in the brooder (1st from Ideal) and by far the worst!I don't know anything about Frizzles.
@MysteryChicken do you have any thoughts?
@MandyMusshafen if your chick is eating/drinking/active/interacting with the other chicks, then I would not worry too much about her at this time.
Cute Chick!
Thank you!!!! I have never had any frizzles before and had no clue!The white chick is definitely a Frizzle.
I've never owned any frizzled chicken breeds either, & probably never will. Personally I don't like the feather type, & also problems will arise if two frizzled birds breed.Thank you!!!! I have never had any frizzles before and had no clue!
I'm not a fan of Frizzles either. I personally think they look like there is something wrong with them...lol...as you can see by this post! I didn't say that in my response to you bc I didn't want to offend you if you were a frizzle lover, but since your not I can dish!I've never owned any frizzled chicken breeds either, & probably never will. Personally I don't like the feather type, & also problems will arise if two frizzled birds breed.
Oh tiny chicks!Thanks! It seems to be acting normal, although we've had some issues with several of the ones we ordered with this batch. I lost one (pic included) that had me worried from the get go early on. It was extra tiny even for bantam standards, and not as feisty as the others. It looked like a tiny little hummingbird. I've lost 2 of the 6 partridge I ordered in that batch to poo problems, and I'm battling pasty butt with the other 4. The yellow chick with the funky wings isn't having those issues though. This is my 4th batch of chicks in the brooder (1st from Ideal) and by far the worst!
I think they were getting too hot! We are in Oklahoma so our nights are getting pretty chilly but our days are still hanging around in the 90's! We use a lamp (plan to upgrade to plate in the spring), and leave it pointed in one spot so they can get away from it, but the WHOLE room was getting pretty toasty. We started turning off the lamp during the day and it has seemed to help a lot! I also gave them some electrolytes in their water.Oh tiny chicks!
Sorry for your losses
For tiny babies, I grind the feed down in a food processor for a week or so, this seems to help. I raise Quail too and they are like the tiniest little chicks so grinding feed to a powder or soaking it and offering it as a wet mash are easy ways to get food into them.
Pasty butt can a lot of times be from being too hot or too cold - go figure! It's up to you to determine which I guess. But if they are eating really well and drinking, it seems to help with the pasty butt too.
Are you using a heat plate or lamp? I like the plates better.
Hopefully you can get the pasty butt under control, after you clean the butt, apply a little coconut oil, triple antibiotic ointment or similar to the tissue, this will help soothe it and also helps keep the poop from sticking quite so bad.