my guinea chick died!!!

[marymac]

I'm just starting out and have never raised guineas before. My chick was fine , then it started to sulk and sit around puffy. It ate and drank a little. When I separated him he seemed to get more active and chirped . This lasted about 2 days. I put him back with the other chicks and he sulked and puffed up again. So I separated him again. One the next day he was dead. I can't figure this out. We have a water softener, is there any way this is what could have killed it.? Maybe I need to give them bottled water?They are probably about 4-5 wk old.

 

[Kessidy]

I am not sure, but I am sorry your chick died.

 

[dixiechick]

so sorry for your lost chick...not sure about guineas....I am sure the guinea experts have good ideas.....

 

[seminolewind]

Was he pooping? Eating and drinking?

 

[marymac]

Yea he was eating and drinking but not much. He pooped but at first it looked dark green then later small hard looking drops. My other 3 guineas seem fine so far.

 

[Akane]

Most everyone in this area has a water softener. If it was a big problem you'd hear about chickens and livestock dropping dead all over. Plus if the others are doing fine I wouldn't think it would be something they were all eating or drinking.

I did give bottled water to my chicks but that's because my well water is nasty. It comes out of the tap yellow sometimes. I use bottled for pretty much everything.

 

[CarlaRiggs]

It could have been the water softener... If it's one that uses salt, I would change to bottled water right away. The excess sodium could easily overwhelm a little chick.

Carla

 

[d.k]

* Sorry about your guinea chick, Marymac. That's too bad. I don't know if it was the water softener. Doesn't sound like it, though, given that the others are o.k..