onyx2011
Chirping
- Mar 12, 2018
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Im really distressed to be honest. Ive never had a chick die on me, and I had no idea that a chick so old could suddenly die?!
I need to know why she did though, so her three flockmates can be protected. Yesterday she was a bit sleepy, but i just chalked it up to plain old tired since all the chicks were playing for a while. They all had food and water, and to make matters even more confusing, she was the dominant chick? Rigor set in by the time i checked them (2:00 afternoon, since i was at a friends for a movie sleepover) and they were fine when i checked on them at 6:00 pm when i left for my friends. So she must have died in the early hours of the morning? I have no clue how she died. Her flockmates are behaving normally and are sticking close together. It was hot yesterday, the chicks were panting, but they had water and they dont even have all their feathers? Does anyone have an idea how she died? She was about 7 or 8 weeks old, and the chicks dont get to free range,i supervise them when they do get to go outside.
I need to know why she did though, so her three flockmates can be protected. Yesterday she was a bit sleepy, but i just chalked it up to plain old tired since all the chicks were playing for a while. They all had food and water, and to make matters even more confusing, she was the dominant chick? Rigor set in by the time i checked them (2:00 afternoon, since i was at a friends for a movie sleepover) and they were fine when i checked on them at 6:00 pm when i left for my friends. So she must have died in the early hours of the morning? I have no clue how she died. Her flockmates are behaving normally and are sticking close together. It was hot yesterday, the chicks were panting, but they had water and they dont even have all their feathers? Does anyone have an idea how she died? She was about 7 or 8 weeks old, and the chicks dont get to free range,i supervise them when they do get to go outside.