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If the 'rare free' chick was a salmon Favorolles, I have received two from them and the second has nothing but issues. Pasty butt for two weeks followed by an eye infection at about *one week that still isn't cleared up. All the breeds I have received from McMurray have been strong but I have...

What other symptoms do they have? If it isn't pasty butt it could be failure to thrive which is a result of bad breeding in most cases. Especially loosing as many as you have! I lost six chicks from an order of 25 once, all due to failure to thrive, all chicks were smaller than their sisters...

The amount of stress they went through for shipping can cause it too. You never know how much that one driver didn't care. Hope they get better soon.

I would probably give the little ones a bath if it gets any worse. It doesn't look like it is to dangerous levels but it is more than I would like to see. My technique is to use a bath in warm water (use a little tupperware type container) and fill it to butt level with nice, hot water. Try...