- Dec 5, 2010
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I really don't understand...I ordered 100 chicks from Privett that arrived 9/30. I lost a total of 1 and the other 99 are growing so fast, my hired man could not believe they were only a month old. I ordered 50 from Ideal...of those 50 I have 26 survivors. THe difference, I gave the privett chicks probios powder in their water for five days...as instructed by Privett. I gave the Ideal chicks gro gel as instructed by Ideal. I am half tempted to try again and start them on probios to see if it makes a difference. Everything else was the same. The Ideal chicks went in the brooder house with the Privett chicks...(separate quarters of course), same starter feed, same temp in the brooder...very strange.
And thanks for the advice about debeaking...I thought the beaks grew back but it would protect their little eyes in shipment.
And thanks for the advice about debeaking...I thought the beaks grew back but it would protect their little eyes in shipment.