Day Old Chick Won't Wake Up

[Aunt Angus]

I'm so sorry. It's always so sad...

But you still have all of your other babies to take care of! Yay! Baby chicks are the best things in the world for when you need cheering up!

 

[boskelli1571]

It's always hard to lose one, take heart in that you tried everything, it was not your fault - some just don't thrive no matter how hard you try.

 

[mountainchickens]

I'm so sorry... the same happened to us with one of our recently shipped chicks, sleeping and then passed away. It's tough.

 

[gtaus]

Sorry for your loss, but, it happens and I guess we just have to accept it and move on. My way of dealing with expected loss was to order more chicks than I needed. I hope to winter over 6 hens, so I ordered 10 chicks planning that not all will make it. Thanks for updating the thread, even though we were hoping for a better outcome.

 

[Aunt Angus]

After I lost my entire shipment earlier this year, I decided never to order again. I now get my birds locally. I may not be able to find the fancy breeds i wanted, but nor do I have to open a box full of dead chicks ever again.

I'm still sad about it. I ordered a variety and asked for a "mystery chick" to be added for fun. I couldn't wait! I was like a kid on Christmas Eve! When I took them out, I saw that I had gotten a little Polish. No one around here sells Polish (not that I've found, anyway). Broke my heart....

 

[AsunaWolf42]

After I lost my entire shipment earlier this year, I decided never to order again. I now get my birds locally. I may not be able to find the fancy breeds i wanted, but nor do I have to open a box full of dead chicks ever again.

I'm still sad about it. I ordered a variety and asked for a "mystery chick" to be added for fun. I couldn't wait! I was like a kid on Christmas Eve! When I took them out, I saw that I had gotten a little Polish. No one around here sells Polish (not that I've found, anyway). Broke my heart....

That's awful! I'm sorry that happened to you
We have decided to stick with chicks we can pick by hand from now one.