Quote: YAY when will the critical time pass for them a week or two? will the reimb for the DOA? can you share us the packaging??
and they dont exist until we see pics!!!
No, not that long. If they make it three days then they should be fine. They need baby vitamins without iron and electrolytes.
The cold causes organ damage. They eventually die from organ failure.
baby vitamins? like baby baby??? good to know to have on hand come feb!! what dosage?
Just a drop on the beak per chick and put electrolytes in the water. Make sure the beak is down so they do not get it into the lungs. If they perk up, then just give them electrolytes. If they are still acting sick, give them another drop in the evening or the next morning.
For pasty butt, plain yogurt(Keefir or etc.), scrambled eggs and chick grit. TSC usually has chick grit. Make sure you do not use parakeet grit(--has calcium). Pasty butt is related to stress and shipped chicks get it much more often than hatched chicks.
cant I just use saveachick that I have on hand
Yes, but sometimes they need the extra kick of the B vitamins in the infant drops. It is great for Wry neck or star gazing too. There are some Rooster Booster vitamins out there also.
I have save a chick pro biotics and that can take the place of the yogurt.
I had a shipment of dead and dying chicks last year from a chick shipment and then the replacement shipment. I learned a lot with them.
