2 dead chicks

[trout5437]

Chicks are 4 weeks old..the 2 runts of the bunch just up and died.not really sure why.other15 doing fine!!! Any suggestions on why!!! Maybe the other chicks wouldn't let them get water!!! I have them on horizontal nipples and I know they using them cause of water levels being drained down and having to refill !!! Kind of unexpected!!!!

 

[Judy]

Sorry for your losses. Since they were the runrs, I'd guess it's more likely they had some sort of pre-existing problem. Here is a great writeup on some of the main reasons this happens. It's in the sticky for this forum.