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I was feeding them something I purchased in bulk from a local feed store which they said was chick feed. Now I'm feeding them something that is packaged with clear labeling as "medicated chick starter mash" and "medicated chick starter crumble". The original feed is a much coarser grind of...

Hi Everyone, update on my problem- turns out I was feeding them the wrong food and they died from calcium deficiency. Not a happy story, but at least I know what the cause of the problem was and don't have to worry about all the horrible diseases it could have been. The 2 I have remaining from...

thanks for all your replies to my dying chicks- this sure is a friendly and helpful group!! I sent one of to UC Davis and they are doing lots of tests. The doctor was surprised the chick was 4 weeks old, she said it looked like only a few days old. They have been eating, so not sure what that...

thanks so much for all the great advise. I've contacted the Animal Health and Food Safety Department @ UC Davis to see what services they offer. I think I will also move the 3 remaining chicks outside in their cage very soon along with their heat lamp. The books I read all indicated that they...

The cage they are in is about 6 square feet, and they have not seemed crowded in there. I have not seen them eat the new bedding. I'm going to order some pine shavings from the pet store. I don't think it's the bedding though, since I changed to this new stuff after they started dying. No...

Hi backyard chicken folks. I'm new to chickens, and the backyard chickens website, so forgive my ignorance. I bought 10 baby chicks a month ago, variety of breeds, all layers- from a breeder in Texas. They arrived in good health and have been doing fine. Some have been growing faster than...