Hi all,
Any help or suggestions on the below are helpful and appreciated, just want to ensure I am doing right by these little chickies.
I have 5 chicks that are 6 weeks old. 1 seems to be growing very slowly. She is getting her feathers in slowly but not like the others and is much smaller. She is very active and eats a lot. Tested for cocci which was negative.
When I searched average weights for 6 week chicks it seems to be much higher so they all seem to be under weight. So now I am wondering if they are all below should I be concerned?
Weights ranges from 172g - 238g
In 2 days they gained 16-23g so they are gaining weight (using a kitchen scale)
Food is Modesto starter and grower which is left out all day/night (they have a sleeping area but still able to access the other area where food is if needed)
they shared/ate 1/2 hard boiled egg 2x this week
Water and bedding is cleaned each day
Some things I have noticed..
Any help or suggestions on the below are helpful and appreciated, just want to ensure I am doing right by these little chickies.
I have 5 chicks that are 6 weeks old. 1 seems to be growing very slowly. She is getting her feathers in slowly but not like the others and is much smaller. She is very active and eats a lot. Tested for cocci which was negative.
When I searched average weights for 6 week chicks it seems to be much higher so they all seem to be under weight. So now I am wondering if they are all below should I be concerned?
Weights ranges from 172g - 238g
In 2 days they gained 16-23g so they are gaining weight (using a kitchen scale)
Food is Modesto starter and grower which is left out all day/night (they have a sleeping area but still able to access the other area where food is if needed)
they shared/ate 1/2 hard boiled egg 2x this week
Water and bedding is cleaned each day
Some things I have noticed..
- I have heard them sneeze here and there but it hasn’t been crazy
- Pretty active but the past 2 days they seemed like they have all been less active. It’s been cooler/cloudy than normal but still warm in the room. When I let them out they will run around the entire time.
- We normally go outside for a bit but haven’t the past 3 days because of the weather