Is it OK that chicks are eating sweet PDZ?!

[Wyorp Rock]

My brooder has it in it and the chicks seek it out its a very FINE dust non toxic item, but even under thick layers of pine shavings they LOOK FOR it, want to consume it...my chicks arrived YESTERDAY morning, 1 chick was dying, 2 died withing 2 hours of getting them home, and #4 died this afternoon... I'm too worried about the PDZ...but they ARE eating chick starter and drinking too, AND pooping...but after I lost #4 This afternoon I'm VERY CONCERNED!!!

I'm sorry you're having trouble, I see you have found an old thread.
I'm not sure what you're question is.

It would be a good idea to start your own thread in the ER forum, please post photo of the chicks, brooder set up, tell what you are feeding, where you got the chicks (were they shipped), symptoms you see, their poop, the temperature of the brooder on the warm and cold side. If you are using a heat lamp, please take a photo of the brooder with the lamp on and the rest with the light off, red lighting makes it hard to distinguish features.
Thank you!

 

[Debdickmeyer]

Oh gosh I hope so! Thanks everyone! Just checked on them and they seem to be completely fine. Please excuse my newbie panic attack!

My girls went for it too!