Chicks die from too much food

[Jabebee13]

Hello. My post is about overfeeding chicks like overfeeding goldfish. Yesterday night I gave fish, blueberries, peanuts and pecans. I woke up one died. I am making this in case more die in the near future.

 

[RevlisRemmah]

Do they have access to chick grit? They need that in their gizzard to break up their food.

 

[RainbowHen]

Do you offer grit? Chicks should only be fed chick starter. They will not overeat

 

[JacinLarkwell]

How old are the chicks. They shouldn't really get treats before they're a few weeks old, and they need grit if given treats

 

[nuthatched]

How old are the chicks, I'm guessing it was the nuts, maybe one choked

 

[Jabebee13]

2 weeks old. No grit. Will buy some soon.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Yeah, that's too young for treats. With few exceptions, I don't give treats until they're out with the rest of the flock at around 8-10 weeks

 

[Kiki]

2 weeks old. No grit. Will buy some soon.

Stop feeding all of this before you kill more.
Offer chicken chick crumble feed only.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I have a 5 week old chick that over ate, so it's possible. He ended up with a crop blockage, that had to be removed, after that the crop stopped working properly, & is passing food very slowly, & it doesn't empty fully.
I found plastic in the wood chips, so I think he found a piece, & it created a blockage in his crop.
I'm treating him for a slow crop, which is proving to be difficult.

He is pooping so the crop is passing food, which is good, just not like it should.

He woke up in the morning with a ravenous appetite.

 

[Aapomp831]

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I have a 5 week old chick that over ate, so it's possible. He ended up with a crop blockage, that had to be removed, after that the crop stopped working properly, & is passing food very slowly, & it doesn't empty fully.
I found plastic in the wood chips, so I think he found a piece, & it created a blockage in his crop.
I'm treating him for a slow crop, which is proving to be difficult.
View attachment 2398738He is pooping so the crop is passing food, which is good, just not like it should.

He woke up in the morning with a ravenous appetite.

Chickens don’t overeat and get impacted crop... the impacted crop causes the crop to bloat and swell... it is instinct to fill the crop, regardless of whether the food is going down or not. I would suggest separating that chicken and keeping it from food for 24 hours to give the food a chance to go down, and then see what you’re dealing with.
to the OP.... at two weeks old your chicks don’t need grit unless you are already allowing them to forage outside in a safe area. The chick starter is all they need. You can start them on chick grit once they start to forage / treats are given at an appropriate age. Your chick likely died from choking.