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PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2015 6:01 am 
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Roscoe and Bitsy's first clutch are ready to go to new homes. Their second clutch has 4 chicks, the oldest 10 days old. Roscoe and Bitsy seem to be spending more time out of nestbox but babies are growing ok.
Problem is that Bitsy is having very watery pools. Their is no change in her diet. Not sure what to do.


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PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2015 7:43 am 
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You could try a little "do it yourself" treatment that won't harm the babies. A small amount of cayenne pepper added to the food and/or a few drops of vinegar or lemon juice added to the water helps fight against microbes, if she has any issues with bacteria or yeast. Don't do it every day - maybe every other day for a week, and if that doesn't solve the problem then see a vet.



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PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2015 8:05 am 
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Thanks. I'll give it a try.


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PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2015 5:14 pm 
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tielfan wrote:
You could try a little "do it yourself" treatment that won't harm the babies. A small amount of cayenne pepper added to the food and/or a few drops of vinegar or lemon juice added to the water helps fight against microbes, if she has any issues with bacteria or yeast. Don't do it every day - maybe every other day for a week, and if that doesn't solve the problem then see a vet.


Can I do this for my flock in case they have bacteria?


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Sure, it doesn't do any harm to use these things once in a while. Just don't make it a daily event. Some people like to do it once a week, and others will do it on a much longer schedule, like once every three months but doing it for a whole week when they do it. I only do use it when I think someone might be having a problem. It seems to help, although I really have no idea whether it actually helped or if the bird got better on its own.



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PostPosted: Wed May 13, 2015 8:54 pm 
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Bitsy poops have returned to normal. Thank you again.

I have decided to co-parent this clutch. I fed the 2 older ones today but only a tiny amount. The oldest crop was almost empty but the other 3 had fairly full crops. Bitsy and Rscoe were very interested in the formula also. Bitsy as decided that she does not need to sleep with the babies. Neither of the parents are spending much time in the nestbox but babies are gaining weight so they are feeding them. I think having the older chicks around has been a distraction for them.

I did take the older chicks to the pet store today and it sure is quieter in the house.


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PostPosted: Thu May 14, 2015 10:43 am 
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how old are your older chicks?
Older babies certainly are a lot of distraction!
Good luck with the little ones!



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PostPosted: Thu May 14, 2015 11:56 am 
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It's normal for the parents to start spending a lot of time out of the nestbox when the oldest chick is about a week old. At this point the babies can keep each other warm well enough, and they need a lot of food so in the wild the parents would have to spend a lot of time foraging.

It's OK to let your parent birds eat handfeeding formula if they want it. They'll pass most of it along to the babies. It's too rich a food for adult birds under normal circumstances, but when they're breeding they can use the extra nutritional support themselves.



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PostPosted: Thu May 14, 2015 5:38 pm 
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The older babies are 10 weeks old. It sure is quieter with them gone.

Carolyn, with their last 3 clutches Bitsy and Roscoe did spend a lot of time out of the nestbox but this time is different. Bitsy always slept with the babies but she is not now. Also they are waiting for over an hour to feed babies in an. I am not worried because babies are growing and appear fine.

Is it alright if I just do partial feeding with babies? Or should I do a full feeding.


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PostPosted: Thu May 14, 2015 6:30 pm 
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Partial feeding is good. As a general rule the parents won't let the babies get completely empty unless you lock them away from each other. Even if they do let the babies get empty, you don't want to stuff the babies completely full. You want them to still respond to the parents when the parents offer to feed them.



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