Picked up 52 ISA Brown chicks from the PO around 10 this morning. 10 have died already and 5 are looking poorly. I am heartbroken here. Followed the instructions and can't figure or what is going wrong.
Raised ducklings last spring, easy peasy. In fact, the 15 Pekins in this batch are doing fine.
I'm crushed. My DD bought these pullets with her egg money and birthday money. She's in bed with the flu and I'm dreading giving her the news.
Is there singing I'm missing here? Seems like an awful lot of dying.
The brooder temp isn't all the way to 95, but the live birds are happily roaming, eating, and drinking. The others were sluggish and just drop off slowly.
Raised ducklings last spring, easy peasy. In fact, the 15 Pekins in this batch are doing fine.
I'm crushed. My DD bought these pullets with her egg money and birthday money. She's in bed with the flu and I'm dreading giving her the news.
Is there singing I'm missing here? Seems like an awful lot of dying.
The brooder temp isn't all the way to 95, but the live birds are happily roaming, eating, and drinking. The others were sluggish and just drop off slowly.