Chicks drowned in toilet

[My hen house]

So I have been keeping 1 month old chicks in a bathroom and 1 of my family members left the toilet seat open and 1 of the chicks got out of the brooder and somehow drowned in the toilet
The brooder walls are 3 feet tall

Please learn from my mistakes and make sure the toilet seat is always close if your have chicks in your bathroom

 

[Bean15]

Poor babies! chicks can easily jump those walls if they try. mine would jump on top of their waterer and escape. we made a frame that fit over the brooder and then covered it in chicken wire so they couldn't escape. maybe consider making a lid for your brooder that you can still easily lift to access them.

 

[My hen house]

Poor babies! chicks can easily jump those walls if they try. mine would jump on top of their waterer and escape. we made a frame that fit over the brooder and then covered it in chicken wire so they couldn't escape. maybe consider making a lid for your brooder that you can still easily lift to access them.

Yes that is my plan I'm am on vacation and my friend who was watching them reported that one drowned in the toilet lucky I'm going home tomorrow so I can fix it

I wont let it happen again

 

[Bean15]

Yes that is my plan I'm am on vacation and my friend who was watching them reported that one drowned in the toilet lucky I'm going home tomorrow so I can fix it

I wont let it happen again

That's good. I always have my chicks/ducklings in my garage (it is heated) with a little heat lamp. it's never good when chicks have access to water when they're that young. (Other than drinking water of course)

 

[aart]

So I have been keeping 1 month old chicks in a bathroom and 1 of my family members left the toilet seat open and 1 of the chicks got out of the brooder and somehow drowned in the toilet
The brooder walls are 3 feet tall

Please learn from my mistakes and make sure the toilet seat is always close if your have chicks in your bathroom

That's terrible ...so sorry!
How old are chicks?
Someone once said, chicks are good at committing suicide.

 

[Kiki]

Oh my.

 

[Pennys Mama]

That's terrible ...so sorry!
How old are chicks?
Someone once said, chicks are good at committing suicide.

Especially quail chicks!

 

[My hen house]

That's terrible ...so sorry!
How old are chicks?
Someone once said, chicks are good at committing suicide.

The chicks are a month old

 

[Mylied]

So I have been keeping 1 month old chicks in a bathroom and 1 of my family members left the toilet seat open and 1 of the chicks got out of the brooder and somehow drowned in the toilet
The brooder walls are 3 feet tall

Please learn from my mistakes and make sure the toilet seat is always close if your have chicks in your bathroom

I had a chick drown in a water bucket once. Now I'm paranoid about open water sources. Sorry you experienced it. My kitties used to fall in the toilet so we always keep the lid down.

 

[chrissynemetz]

I'm so sorry this happened!
Chicks are really good at finding open water, but they're not so good at swimming.