Hi! I lost a chick last evening - I suspect it was constipated. After i cleaned it's bottom, it grew listless - wouldn't eat or drink. I checked the others this morning and noticed another one needed 'cleaned', and i suspect pasty butt. They're rhode island whites and they're under a week old...
I bought 8 rhode islands - 4 red and 4 white. The reds are thriving. The whites are sluggish. I gave all chicks water with vitamin powder when i first brought them home. After that, i used plain water. It's been two days, and I had a RI white chick pass away last night. She had a ball of...