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For sure something wrong if a lot of them are/were getting pasty butts. Pasty butt can be caused by the brooder set-up and/or how and what they are fed. I have had over 150 broody hens in 3 years or so---probably 1500+ chicks hatched by them and never see a pasty butt chick so that's why I feel...

I never tried play sand---its a fine sand. I use construction sand And all sand I use is put in the sun to completely dry before I put it in the brooders for chicks. Guinea's are Now always put in wire floor factory brooders and rarely have one to die. Good Luck

I never heard of feeding them 30%---that's a High protein. I have raised a lot of them----20% and a sprinkle of sand on their food is what they get. I put them on sand in a brooder one time and most died----I do not know if they eat to much sand or it just happened, but I want do a sand floor...