- Apr 25, 2008
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I have 29 chicks (had 30, but a small one died at 4-5 days old).
They are Rhode Island Reds and Shaver Reds.
They're all doing great. Fluttering, perching on me, gobbling feed and even starting to catch a worm or two when they're outside for short periods on nice sunny days.
Just now I went to feed them, and found one of the Rhode Island Red chicks dead by the water dish. I found no scratches or marks on it. There's no diarrhea. It was one of the larger ones too.
They still have the heat lamp (which I turn off of hot days or it gets too hot.) They have plenty of feed and water available.
They'll be 4 weeks old tomorrow.
Any ideas as to what could have gone wrong? HELP!?
They are Rhode Island Reds and Shaver Reds.
They're all doing great. Fluttering, perching on me, gobbling feed and even starting to catch a worm or two when they're outside for short periods on nice sunny days.
Just now I went to feed them, and found one of the Rhode Island Red chicks dead by the water dish. I found no scratches or marks on it. There's no diarrhea. It was one of the larger ones too.
They still have the heat lamp (which I turn off of hot days or it gets too hot.) They have plenty of feed and water available.
They'll be 4 weeks old tomorrow.
Any ideas as to what could have gone wrong? HELP!?