Doomed hatch?

[Katejc]

Sorry to hear about your hatch @Katejc, I’m sure knowing you tried helps, and I would have done the same.
I think maybe it’s a bit different when you only have a small backyard flock that are destined to be pets. We recently lost a pullet who was 11 months and seemingly happy and healthy. The only resolve I have, is maybe there was an underlying issue as she had pasty butt as a chick, and her navel was exposed - although we didn’t hatch her.
All part of the circle of life I guess, but hope it wasn’t too hard to find.

Thank you, yes our chickens are very much pets! My last chicken that got sick was in the house for a month being syringe fed! I believe it was meant to be. Its difficult with the rough hatches knowing if/when to step in when you see things not going right. I feel okay about it because I did try to help but not in a way that made things worse.