day old chick problem

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    Day Old Chicks HELP

    Hello, I’m new here but have raised day old chicks for years and I’m completely stumped. I got 6 chicks yesterday (McMurray Hatchery shipped) and they seemed to be doing well. I had one that was little off but I always expect that with chicks shipments. Now I have 2 almost dead twisting, gasping...
  2. C

    Day old chicks screaming??

    I hatched 2 Jersey Giant chicks, every time I leave their line of sight one of them starts screaming and calling for me, they have food, water, enough heat, and in a safe environment, they are in my house until they get big enough to go out with the rest. I think they think I'm their mama hen or...
  3. Timbers Happy Hens

    Sick chicks right out of the egg, help!

    So I just hatched a batch of 22 chicks, 19 made it to hatch and then yesterday one of the chicks started acting weird in the brooder. It was in the incubator about 12 hours before I moved it to the brooder. After about an hour in the brooder I noticed it was weak and panting and also seemed to...
  4. Phillyndilly

    3 day old chick neck severely twisted- vitamin regimen advice please!

    I have a 3 day old silkie whose neck is severely twisted. My question is about what vitamins to give. I am giving vitamin e capsules 400iu about 2 capsules per day. A few drops of straight poultry cell undiluted. And a liquidy mash of her food, water, and a little of the above vitamins (...
  5. A

    Lone survivor!

    I received a sad call from the post office today- my baby chicks had arrived, but there was no movement or sound from the box. We thought they were all dead, but heard one little peep. We have one, lonely, very weak, chick. I did manage to get her to drink a little water. We have made a...
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