Hi all! New here but I need opinions. I got a variety of baby chicks last week. I have now lost 2 of them. I noticed that 3 of them are not growing very much and they are not feathering like the others as well. They eat, drink and play fine it seems. No pasty butt. But 2 of those 3 have died. Out of the 2 that passed, one you could see it comming and we tried everything before she died. The other was unexpected as she was running, playing, eating and drinking. Went to bed with all the others and was dead this morning. Now the 3rd is the only silkie in the bunch, runs, plays, eats and drinks, but very tiny. (I ordered more silkies but due to hatching issues the hatchery only sent the 1) I use a heat plate and the ambient temp in the room ranges between 69 and 80 degrees depending on the time of day/night. It will be hotter next week. Is it too hot in the room? Is it failure to thrive? 2 out of 11 seems a lot to loose.
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