I started with 26.
1 died a couple days old (I only paid for 25 anyway).
1 broke a leg under the pen and is much smaller than the others.
2 died last week
2 died this week
Time to slaughter?
Great. Thanks for the help.
Is there a way to avoid congestive heart failure (which is the same as waterbelly, correct?)? Is that what causes "flip" too? I only need these birds to live 10 more days.
If there are other birds suffering from waterbelly, (assuming they live til the 27th)...
I originally posted this in the disease section a week ago and didn't get any replies until today, when someone suggested I post it here, too. THe birds are now almost 7 weeks old.
Original post:
I'm new to the world of chickens, so any help is tremendously appreciated.
I have a batch of...