Hi everyone! (Almost) First time baby chick mama here!
I ordered chicks through an amazing local feed store (hatch date of 03/17). They order through Cackle. All of the chicks arrived to our local USPS this morning (03/20) and they're crazy stressed (they lost a number of them in transit and after arrival to the store) so the store sent out an email saying they're going to try to recuperate the chicks a bit for a few days prior to sending them home. I trust the judgement of this shop and the quality of care they can provide.
My question is this: When I pick them up in a couple of days, what are steps that I can take to ensure the health of the already stressed out chicks? ACV/Nutri-Drench/Sav-A-Chick? Or a combination of things? I just want to make sure I'm prepared and am giving them their best chance.
I ordered chicks through an amazing local feed store (hatch date of 03/17). They order through Cackle. All of the chicks arrived to our local USPS this morning (03/20) and they're crazy stressed (they lost a number of them in transit and after arrival to the store) so the store sent out an email saying they're going to try to recuperate the chicks a bit for a few days prior to sending them home. I trust the judgement of this shop and the quality of care they can provide.
My question is this: When I pick them up in a couple of days, what are steps that I can take to ensure the health of the already stressed out chicks? ACV/Nutri-Drench/Sav-A-Chick? Or a combination of things? I just want to make sure I'm prepared and am giving them their best chance.