I set the chicks up in my basement, it’s sealed and temp controlled plus a heat lamp. Absolutely nothing toxic down there, we don’t have natural gas and we use environmentally friendly cleaning products (all of which are upstairs). No signs of mice.
I ONLY handle chicks to clean their set up...
I wanted to refresh my flock of true ameraucanas so I purchased 10 chicks (last Friday) from a “reputable” breeder.
On Monday (Yesterday) 4 of the chicks dropped dead (1 chick every couple hours) and as of today a fifth chick has just dropped dead.
I have NEVER had a mortality rate like this...