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I am chicken and guinea fowl lover and I hatch and raise them. I am still trying to understand them. The chicks when they are hatched tends to die when they start to grow feathers what is the reason for them dying at that stage

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC - glad that you have joined us. I'd suggest posting on the "raising baby chicks" forum for advice from the experts.

More generally, you'll find lots of info in the Learning Centre
https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center, and if you have a specific topic in mind, just type it in the search box - there's a wealth of information on past and present threads.

You may wish to consider joining your state thread as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/26/where-am-i-where-are-you

All the best
CT

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi

Glad you could join us here! I'm sorry to hear that you lost some. There could be a few things that are the issue. What do you feed them? Are they too cold or too warm? Is fresh water always available? What symptoms do they have before they die? Are the parent birds heathly and in good condition?

Please do pop by the links CT left for you and enjoy BYC

 

[drumstick diva]

Do they exhibit any symptoms before they die? Do you hatch your own? Incubators can harbor bacteria that will affect the next batch of chicks.

 

[sumi]

Welcome to BYC

I'm sorry to hear about the losses. As the above posters said, there are a number of possible causes. If you can give us some more info, we may be able to help you figure it out. For the guinea keets, I'd suggest you start a thread in the Guinea section here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/45/guinea-fowl

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!