I was really hoping Nemo was a hen. But that's what happens. He isn't being bullied and getting enough food and water. He's just a runt.
Thank you guys
Since we first got our bundle thus little one has been a slow grower. It's brothers and sisters are looking great with their feathers and Suze but this one is a slow grower. I named it Nemo. I am unsure if it's a boy or a girl. They are 8 weeks as of yesterday the 6th. Any insight would be...
Pan:
I wasn't aware we had two posts about this but I'll try to post a more in-depth description.
Chicken: 'Mira'
Breed: Sapphire Blue Plymouth Rock
Age: 6-7 Weeks
History: Healthy, Vac for Cocco
5/1
Chickens were moved from 4ft x 8ft Brooder in my Tool-Shed to their new Chicken Mansion, a...
PAN:
I'm a bit rough around the edges, I know. I'm sorry for that.
As far as the chicken goes, we're going to start calling this one 'Mira' (Me-Rah), short for Miracle.
It is a Miracle that we have had 40 Chickens, 4 different breeds, each hatched at different times at different places, with...
Temps...
Thought this might matter.
We've been crazy in temps all month of April. Night temps under 32F, day temps upwards of 65 at times, major temp swings...
Chicks have been kept in a plenty dry & warm enviroment.
I have seen zero evidence of worms.
(Pan) I guess I will work with Echo on getting some video of the affected chicken posted somehow, we're not very big techie people... O.o
As for describing what is wrong with the chicken.
We spend time with the chickens 3-4 times a day to observe changes in behavior... yeah, we're new chicken...
We have found some "gatorade" it's called chick boost it has prebiotic, vitamins, and electrolytes. He's still eating and drinking. Now we've notice it's like he's gasping or opening his beak when he takes a breath. I'm going to try to get the video loaded
Hi guys.
As some of you know we are new to this chicken world. Pan has just finished the coop and he will be updating you guys shortly. But we also decided that it was time to move the group into their new and perminate home. When he was packing them up he noticed one of our Sapphire babes not...