I feel really bad for my neighbor, she's lost two (well technically 3 since they sent an extra) of her Easter eggers now. The two were a bit runty from the beginning it looked like. The one weaker one died on the trip home, and a normal looking one died under the heating pad just like my SLW did. I still feel awful about that bit I've done it so many times and never had anything happen. They really must have just gotten trampled or smothered. Then her other runty EE just died the other day. I kept it back to give it some extra tlc when I gave her the rest of hers the other day when we got back. It was eating and drinking well and not being bullied or anything. I was giving it electrolytes and nutridrench in the water. But it still only had wing feather nubs where the others have full wings. It went downhill and died the night before last. I feel kind of responsible since it was in my care and she had just asked about it. I don't know that there was much else I could have done but I still feel bad. Then she brought over her dark brahma because it was acting weird. It was pretty small too still (they're slower growing though so I don't know that that was abnormal, mine is less feathered than say the RIRs too) and had had pasty butt quite a bit. I don't know if they were cleaning it's bottom often enough. It seemed kind of constipated. It also kept it's eyes closed a lot and was tipping it's head up occasionally almost like wry neck or something neurological. I gave it drops of nutridrench, gave it vitamin E from a capsule every hour, b complex water, egg yolk mixed with corn syrup, and also started tube feeding it egg yolk and kaytee formula yesterday. I've never tubed such a young bird before but I honestly thought it worked great. It got more and more neurological looking last night, and shockingly actually made it to this morning but wouldn't walk or open it's eyes, it just slept with its head drooped. I got up early and tubed her again, but she just died. I wonder if she got dropped or something. I don't know what happened. I'm dreading telling her because it was one of their favorites. I feel so bad. They're trying really hard and doing a good job but she does have two little kids under 7 that have been holding them a lot. I just wonder if something happened to it. Maybe even without her knowing. I haven't had anything of mine die besides that SLW in the car. Mine all seem super big and healthy and lol great. I feel like I should give her my dark brahma, but I was really excited about her too. I don't know what to do.
Should I say something to the hatchery about the EEs? I don't know if they'd cover something a few days later especially after all of the unusual stress I had to put them through.
