- May 12, 2014
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So, I'm kind of upset right now.
Here's my situation: I've never raised meat birds. I live at 10,000 feet. My friend said she raises red broilers every year and she said they are great. She lives at 10,600 feet. I just got 65 chicks yesterday and 4 have died, one is not looking so good. Most of them have had pasty-butt. I asked my friend how many she typically loses. She told me "sometimes a third." This year she got 65 and "only lost 6." She didn't tell me this when I asked her about getting meat birds. If I had known about the high death rate I would have ordered different birds. Now I'm stuck with the consequences....potential for lots of dead chicks. I wish there was more info about altitude and meat birds. I had no idea. I've had laying hens for years with no problems.
What can I do now?
Here's my situation: I've never raised meat birds. I live at 10,000 feet. My friend said she raises red broilers every year and she said they are great. She lives at 10,600 feet. I just got 65 chicks yesterday and 4 have died, one is not looking so good. Most of them have had pasty-butt. I asked my friend how many she typically loses. She told me "sometimes a third." This year she got 65 and "only lost 6." She didn't tell me this when I asked her about getting meat birds. If I had known about the high death rate I would have ordered different birds. Now I'm stuck with the consequences....potential for lots of dead chicks. I wish there was more info about altitude and meat birds. I had no idea. I've had laying hens for years with no problems.
What can I do now?