My chick died....!?

[Chickiezz]

My bantam chick I got today from TSC drowned in the water dish!!?? So I went back to TSC and got 6 more banty chicks. Now I have 7. And one of mine keeps attacking the other ones,it well bite their beaks and twist them or flip them on their backs. Why is it doing that???

 

[georgialee]

I would call your TSC and see if they'll let you trade the mean one for the other one. What is your water dish like? Are you able to post a pic? If it's too deep then they can drown - you need to put stones or something else in it. Sorry for your loss

 

[Chickiezz]

the water dish is...hmmm....
heres a pic I got off the Internet of the water bowl I have
http://www.ardentpets.co.uk/images/uploads/6350.jpg

Its exactly the same

I will post pics of the chicks too because I wanna see if people can tell me what breed they are. I only know that they are bantams and one is a silkie the rest i don't know....hahaha.

I'm new at this. But here are my ducklings! I feel like sharing...Pogo,Squirt,and Dops(the yellow 1)
http://www.craterfish.org/userpics/593/328.jpg?0.57141500 1240443466

 

[chixie]

place some pebbles in the tray part s
where they can get water but not drown in it

 

[Dawn419]

Hi and Welcome to BYC!

Sorry to hear that you lost one of your chicks.

I use large glass "marbles" (from the Crafts section at WalMart) to put in the drinking section of the waterers for young chicks.

They can drink around the marbles and at the same time, it prevents them from falling in and drowning.

Hope this is some help!


Dawn