When the chicks got here I kept them in the house while we finished prepping the little coop. I put a heating pad over the box and they got food and nutridrench. When the heat plate was warm I moved them outside to their nest with food and water right outside.
We tried several times during the day to get them to eat and drink yesterday, but they wouldn’t. I used a dropper to give them nutridrench again a few times, and held them in my hands to snuggle a bit, but it wasn’t enough.
I tried giving them to the B last night and went to check on them about half an hour later and they were out from under her and huddled in a corner of the box. So I put them back under the brooder plate, which is where I found them this morning. What a waste. I’m pretty sure they starved to death with everything they needed right there. Either they got too cold on their trip here, or they had too much stress from shipping, or both.
