Last week I bought 2 Millie Fleur Cochin bantams. I drove an hr and after taking them out of the box I noticed the frizzle was falling asleep. And “gasping”. Thinking it was heat or stress related I took them inside. The lady said they were 8 weeks and they still have fuzz on their heads and pin feathers on their backs. I’ve never had bantams this age but they look like the 5-6 week old LFs I had last year.
Brought them inside, started Corid and dribbled some elector psp on them. After multiple google searches based on symptoms I decided the frizzle probably has brooder pneumonia. Heavy breathing, lethargic and gasping. So dumped Corid, added garlic to water and ACV. She didn’t make it. So now I have a 5ish week old inside the house who I’m watching very closely. I have 2 bantams outside 8 and 10 weeks that I want to add her too but she’s still not fully feathered, sleeps a lot during the day but eating/drinking/ normal poop.
My question is do bantams Cochins feather slower?
Do they sleep at this age still?
Am I being paranoid to think she’s sick and breathing hard?
How long to quarantine/leaving her alone is hard even though I take her out multiple times a day.
Should I just try to worm her? Will attach pictures. Thanks you thank you! I don’t like having a lonely house chicken
