help 2 week polish

[Spice Glen Hens]

Oh no......

I'm sorry.

I lost 2 last night myself. For no apparent reason. I just found them dead.
But I hatched 5 or 6 all day.
With 130 chicks in 4 brooders currently, I change water constantly, and I look often for pasty butt, washing their butt, and I look for dead ones.
Mine are on ACV water and medicated starter.
And heat lamps.
During the day, I open up the brooders to give them less heat and more air. But not drafts.
I think we do all we can to raise healthy chicks.

Chicks sometimes just die and we never can know why..

I flush most chicks. Or you could bury her. Make a little cross to place over her.

It is always sad to see a chick dead.

The more chicks you raise, the more that you will see die over time.

We have a really good survival rate here with daily care, but we do see some dead in the brooders.
So forgive yourself and remember your love that you gave that baby.

Spicy

 

[graciesmum]

Thank you, we chose to bury chirpy, as I have a 2 year old and wanted her to learn from it, I don't think flushing it or throwing it in the bin would of taught her about respect for living things, so we had a little burial today

 

[Spice Glen Hens]

That is very respectful.
I have a "Sad Hill" here.
That I bury my pets on.
I make a cross for my special pets with their name on it.
Every time I walk by, I remember my beloved that rest here.
I wish I could rest on Sad Hill when my time comes.

Spicy