They are in a wire cage, they have never been outside. I feed them non medicated feed.
My daughter told me earlier this even that she saw one of the birds faint. (She has seizures and the new meds make her prone to stories.) I checked the birds and all seemed ok. All alert and doing what chicks do.
I found this one resting by the waterer. It was lifting its head like it was drinking but it had its eyes half shut. This is the fourth bird that had expired.
First bird died of no apparent reason while we were out. Second bird I found flipped on its back, I nursed it for 5 days then culled it. Third bird looked distressed so I separated it. It lasted 2 days being nursed. And then this one tonight.
I am feeding chick starter feed on a 12 on 12 off schedule. I am mixing chick grit in the feed. (sprinkled like salt) No table scraps.
Plenty of water, cleaning it when it has poop in it. Fresh every day.
Poop falls to a litter pan below the cage so no buildup. No predators, no fighting among the chicks. No high places for them to jump off of.
I have heat lamps set up so they can get away from the heat if they want. There is no crowding at the edge of the cage so I don't think they are hot. They seem to migrate directly under the lamp, warm up, stretch and then wander to the edge of the light.
Am I missing anything?
