Today a lovely box of day old chicks arrived from McMurray Hatchery. I was REALLY dissapointed to see 4 of the 26 with sprawled legs and or curled toes, I spent a good amount of time applying bandaids. I had them settled into their new home for a couple hours, left to pick up my daughter from school, and came home to 1 dead chick
(no idea why-wasn't even close to the water bowl) and now another one seems to not be eating or drinking, and laying in the corner like it wants to die. This is so heartbreaking! I have dipped it's beak in the water bowl (that has that chick gel stuff and electrolites/some sugar) but it's pathetic. All the others are eating drinking great. This was my first experience purchasing from a hatchery and I am just sad....I think I will stick to craigslist. What else can I do for this little chick? TIA
