- Mar 24, 2010
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I have been posting in the raising chicks topic about the bantam chicks we rescued from TSC on Saturday. We rescued them because they weren't caring for them properly and kept losing them (had brooder temp too high for one thing). Well, we knew we would lose one because it was sick shortly after we brought it home. But now we have lost three and one is on its way out. They have been acting completely normal and then collapse, start having trouble breathing, and die shortly after. What is going on???? Some of them had pasty but, but I cleaned them up. They are getting medicated feed, temp is about 90 or so, drinking and acting normal until they go down. I can't imagine what the problem is. Can someone please help? We did have some pecking issues, but they pretty much had stopped that. When I first brought them home I was putting electrolytes in the water (just a small amount bc didn't give dosing for poultry). I had stopped doing that, but thinking maybe I should resume or use sugar? And I also am thinking of sprinkling some probiotic powder on the feed. Please, please help, we dont' want to keep losing them
