Hello!
I hatched 17 chicks from my backyard flock (I have two roosters) but wanted to guarantee some chickens since normally when I hatch I end up with half roosters so I got 6 hens from Tractor supply….they have all been doing great running around and eating and drinking..I put them all together. This morning one of the hens from TSC is dead….I’m worried now they were possibly sick and could contaminate the rest? I also realized I never looked to see if the TSC chicks were vaccinated and the other 17 are not so I’ve been giving medicated feed…could this have caused it?
I have hatched 3 batches and never lost a chick before (except one that was a cross beak but I know that is why she passed)..I am not sure if this is a more common thing and I’ve been very lucky or if I have a problem and they are going to start passing away?
I hatched 17 chicks from my backyard flock (I have two roosters) but wanted to guarantee some chickens since normally when I hatch I end up with half roosters so I got 6 hens from Tractor supply….they have all been doing great running around and eating and drinking..I put them all together. This morning one of the hens from TSC is dead….I’m worried now they were possibly sick and could contaminate the rest? I also realized I never looked to see if the TSC chicks were vaccinated and the other 17 are not so I’ve been giving medicated feed…could this have caused it?
I have hatched 3 batches and never lost a chick before (except one that was a cross beak but I know that is why she passed)..I am not sure if this is a more common thing and I’ve been very lucky or if I have a problem and they are going to start passing away?