I agree with this one. I wish I would have been better prepared for first-aid emergencies right from the start, specifically Duramycin antibiotic, Blu-kote, and a quick way to separate/quarantine a bird. One of our chicks died at 5 days old. She had been a little sluggish on day 3, but being new to raising chicks I thought she was tuckered out or stressed from her trip through the mail and just needed more rest than the other chicks. She would just let the other chicks walk on her or push her over as they were going about their business. I realized on day 4 she was in an emergency-type situation when she stopped showing interest in food and I heard a very faint clicking sound when she breathed, indicating a respiratory infection. Day 4, by the way, was a Sunday and my local feed store was closed. I had quarantined her but not very far away from the other chicks (as I only had 1 heat lamp); that didn’t sit well with me either, thinking that she might be too close and infect the other chicks, but it was the only thing I could do. Every hour or so I kept forcing her to drink a few drops of water with ACV and electrolytes that the hatchery had sent. Anyway, I was able to start her on antibiotics on day 5 but by then it was too late and she died. If I had had antibiotics on hand I could have had a head-start on it and maybe she would have had a better shot. Blu-Kote is another item I should have had on hand, because once you need it, you need it RIGHT NOW!
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