I started a thread under feeding/watering because I suspected my mortality rates were linked to anemia from garlic extract in the water. Since then, I have heard from other people with similar experiences but they weren't using garlic extract.
My chicks symptoms before death:
Ruffled feathers, sleeping a lot, not eating/drinking (day of death), weak legs/limping, underbite beaks, random deaths with no symptoms.
One chick died after looking completely healthy and upon examination had a red/swollen belly which I have never seen before in a dead chick.
One of my chicks seems to be having occasional seizures but is in otherwise peak health.
Another chick has trouble getting up if it gets stuck on it's side or back.
Some of these symptoms may be unrelated to the big picture but I thought it was important to mention.
Anyone else experiencing similar issues with chicks this year? And anyone have any thoughts on the cause?
My initial thought was bad breeding stock but one chick that died was one I hatched from my flock and the one with seizures is also one of my own.
My chicks symptoms before death:
Ruffled feathers, sleeping a lot, not eating/drinking (day of death), weak legs/limping, underbite beaks, random deaths with no symptoms.
One chick died after looking completely healthy and upon examination had a red/swollen belly which I have never seen before in a dead chick.
One of my chicks seems to be having occasional seizures but is in otherwise peak health.
Another chick has trouble getting up if it gets stuck on it's side or back.
Some of these symptoms may be unrelated to the big picture but I thought it was important to mention.
Anyone else experiencing similar issues with chicks this year? And anyone have any thoughts on the cause?
My initial thought was bad breeding stock but one chick that died was one I hatched from my flock and the one with seizures is also one of my own.