Hi!
New to raising chickens. Built a coop. Bought 4 baby chicks. Everything seemed good until 2 weeks later. I restocked their food with poultry feed along with other blended cereal(non-sugary kind). This time, I included the fine scraps that were left over from honey nut cheerios(about a half of a palm full)(also past expiration date for 1 month). I left them to run around for 3 hours under direct sunlight at ~75°F with no shade (there was shade at the time anyway). I come back and found 3 of the chicks dead balled up with each other. The 4th one seems paralyzed and can't move her legs. If she wants to move, she has to waddle while dragging her belly on the floor.
Does anyone know what's wrong with the 4th?
Does anyone know the cause for the other 3? Too much sugar? Expired scraps? Overheat?
Please help
New to raising chickens. Built a coop. Bought 4 baby chicks. Everything seemed good until 2 weeks later. I restocked their food with poultry feed along with other blended cereal(non-sugary kind). This time, I included the fine scraps that were left over from honey nut cheerios(about a half of a palm full)(also past expiration date for 1 month). I left them to run around for 3 hours under direct sunlight at ~75°F with no shade (there was shade at the time anyway). I come back and found 3 of the chicks dead balled up with each other. The 4th one seems paralyzed and can't move her legs. If she wants to move, she has to waddle while dragging her belly on the floor.
Does anyone know what's wrong with the 4th?
Does anyone know the cause for the other 3? Too much sugar? Expired scraps? Overheat?
Please help
