farmland1
In the Brooder
Hello,
We just received our keets and chicks in the mail on Friday.
All the chicks and keets were moving around this morning. I left for 2 hours and came home to 1 dead keet at 11am. The temp was at 90F and all the other keets were running around. The hatchery told me it was okay to feed the keets and chicks the same chick food for the first week. They also told me to put Apple Cider Vinegar with the Mother in their water for 3 days after receiving them (1 TBSP Vinegar to 1 cup of water).
Is the vinegar, food or temp the likely culprit? The keep pecking at their pine flake and the flakes end up in the water and food.
I put an extra heat lamp in there to raise the temp up to 95-100F now....but is that too hot?
We are heading to tractor supply to get crumbled game food and a second brooder so we can separate chicks from keets.
Any suggestions? My kids were really upset. I dont want to lose more if I can prevent it.
We just received our keets and chicks in the mail on Friday.
All the chicks and keets were moving around this morning. I left for 2 hours and came home to 1 dead keet at 11am. The temp was at 90F and all the other keets were running around. The hatchery told me it was okay to feed the keets and chicks the same chick food for the first week. They also told me to put Apple Cider Vinegar with the Mother in their water for 3 days after receiving them (1 TBSP Vinegar to 1 cup of water).
Is the vinegar, food or temp the likely culprit? The keep pecking at their pine flake and the flakes end up in the water and food.
I put an extra heat lamp in there to raise the temp up to 95-100F now....but is that too hot?
We are heading to tractor supply to get crumbled game food and a second brooder so we can separate chicks from keets.
Any suggestions? My kids were really upset. I dont want to lose more if I can prevent it.