Posts by twixerella

I know that was probably why 2 ducklings were dead too. I didn't have vitamin water, but they are all drinking really well now and seem really perky. I wasn't so happy with this shipment from IDEAL I think that next time I might just...

I think that it was wry neck and both of the ones that died from it were silkies. I really hope that this won't affect any of my other chicks thanks for everyones help. And to sunsetswest they were shipped as day olds(took them 4 days...

Thanks, It just bothers me that I have no idea what they have, I'm new to chickens too.

I got an order of chicks from ideal today and they all seemed fine at first. Then one couldn't move its upper boday and was trying to push itself along with its legs, it died then another one of the same breed and color(buff silkie) did...

Well they came so late(day 4 of shipment) and 2 chicks in my order have died since then too. I am defintely emailing IDEAL for my money back...the packing peanuts are the healthiest out of the lot

Well, that duck died too so I guess I will wait a little while before I try ducks again

They were shipped as day olds. The rest of the chicks are fine but the ducklings just didn't make it:(

Now both of my ducklings are dead(they were sexed as pullets) and a chick is acting very strangly

I got a shipment of IDeal chicks and 2 ducklings this morning around 7:00 I put them in their brooders(one duckling had already died in transport) I went to check on them and one of the silkies is displaying lethargic movement and it...

I recentely posted about getting a duckling another duckling for one that had died in transport. That one died in my hands as as I was getting on the forum to post about its lethargic movement. It was fine 2 hours ago but it jsut died:(...