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In the interest of not having to dig a hole in the dark, I went ahead and buried him now. I did take a picture of the goo coming out of his backside. It looks like "vent gleet". I'm not sure if cockerels can get that or if it's possible he just had some sort of fungal infection. If you zoom in...

I am feeding them Nutrena Meatbird feed from TSC. 22% protein. I am trying to keep the brooder temp at about 75. There's enough space they can get away from the "hot spot" of the lamp which is above 80 during the day, but the lamp is high enough they can all get under the beam if necessary. It's...

@Lacy Duckwing Thank you for the reply. I just cleaned the brooder yesterday and while I tried to be slow about it, there certainly was stress. Maybe a bit more than last time because they are bigger. I have about .75 sqft per chick. I did try to give it some sugar water- 1/2 teaspoon to...

Just went to check on him again and he died in the last hour or so. Now the question is: Is there anything to learn from cutting him open? If he was diseased, I don’t want it getting to the rest of them. Thx And yeah, makes me sad even though in about a month he was going to be processed. My...