Self sufficient chickens
Songster
I have been raising baby chicks for 3 years. Only one batch has ever successfully been raised inside a house. 2 weeks ago I put 10 baby Wheaten Marans into a plastic brooder container. At 21:00, we walked in only to find 4 dead and 6 nearly dead. When morning came 5 were still alive. 1 week later another chick died after looking very poorly all day. 2 days later we found another chick that had still been in the incubator at the time of the original incident dead. 1 week later we found another dead after having accelerated breathing for an hour and then having seizures. At this moment there are 2 very happy Wheaten Marans left. On Monday we had 8 purebred Araucanas hatch. They were all very happy and were normally eating and drinking. 2 hours ago I looked over at the chicks and they were all good. Then, suddenly one fell over on its back and stuck its legs in the air. In the next 2 minutes, they were all on the ground completely limp--barely breathing. 1 by 1 they all died, except 1, it stayed alive for 1 hour after the others. It has been a very confusing experience and we hope to gain something out of it. We hope that we figure out what caused it and would appreciate any suspicions or ideas that anyone has.
Thanks and goodnight,
Self Sufficient Chickens
Thanks and goodnight,
Self Sufficient Chickens