Hi,
I'm a new chicken owner and just recently ordered 4 4-week old chicks from Murray Mc Murray - they were shipped from Texas and spent 2 days in the mail on their way here. On arrival, one of them seemed to have blood in her stool - I called and let the hatchery know and they said to just watch her.
One of the chicks (a Black Australoop) seems to have lost a bit of weight and become less feisty over time. At times another chick (a rhode island red) seems to have lost her panache as well - though the Buff Orphington and Salmon Favrelle seem to be doing just fine. Though the Salmon is much smaller than the other birds, she seems to have the same (somewhat shy) disposition that she had when she got here. She also often spends her time huddled under the wing of the australoop (though the RiR seems to do this as well.)
I picked up the two ill-seeming chicks and tried to check them for pasty butt, but they seemed to look okay to me? Any thoughts, ideas? They were vaccinated against coccoid and mereks at the hatchery, but we're a bit concerned about the two...
Other Notes: I've been giving them Quik chik since they arrived, they are on a starter feed, and I sprinkle a tiny bit of chick grit in there as well (though not much.) They are in pine shaving bedding - the stuff tractor supply sells for use in nesting boxes. I had newsprint in there initially, but they messed it up pretty fast, so I needed something more absorbent.
Thanks!
I'm a new chicken owner and just recently ordered 4 4-week old chicks from Murray Mc Murray - they were shipped from Texas and spent 2 days in the mail on their way here. On arrival, one of them seemed to have blood in her stool - I called and let the hatchery know and they said to just watch her.
One of the chicks (a Black Australoop) seems to have lost a bit of weight and become less feisty over time. At times another chick (a rhode island red) seems to have lost her panache as well - though the Buff Orphington and Salmon Favrelle seem to be doing just fine. Though the Salmon is much smaller than the other birds, she seems to have the same (somewhat shy) disposition that she had when she got here. She also often spends her time huddled under the wing of the australoop (though the RiR seems to do this as well.)
I picked up the two ill-seeming chicks and tried to check them for pasty butt, but they seemed to look okay to me? Any thoughts, ideas? They were vaccinated against coccoid and mereks at the hatchery, but we're a bit concerned about the two...
Other Notes: I've been giving them Quik chik since they arrived, they are on a starter feed, and I sprinkle a tiny bit of chick grit in there as well (though not much.) They are in pine shaving bedding - the stuff tractor supply sells for use in nesting boxes. I had newsprint in there initially, but they messed it up pretty fast, so I needed something more absorbent.
Thanks!
