Misterpigeon124
Songster
4 days or so ago I purchased my first chickens. Two 2 week old silkies, a blue and white. They were both fine, until the white ine started peeping loudly. I'd check it's bedding, food, water, and temperature but it was all fine. Today at 6am I woke up to find the white chicks neck had been broken. I went back to the breeder, and purchased 3 more, a buff, black, and another white chick all the same age. I went outside to fill up their feed and when I got back, the white chicks neck was broken. It was loose and she was still alive. I tried to give the chick water but it'd throw its head back. It would not do anything but flap its wings and lay down. I took it to the breeder to see if she could identify the issue but the time I got there she was dead and I got a replacement blue. She said it was most likely that the chick had choked and had a seizure, but I don't think that'd explain the neck flopping and the chick not being able to lift it. Keep in mind when I first had gotten the chick it was completely healthy. I'm using thick pine bedding and was grinding up their food to make sure they wouldn't choke. I just don't want this to happen again, like it did twice this morning. All of my other chicks are fine. Any ideas on what's going on?