The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: sheila on July 16, 2009, 08:52:32 am
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When I went to let the hens out this morning I found one of my Three week old chicks dead on the floor.It was as stiff as a board but otherwise there was not a mark on it and it just looked as though it was sleeping. it was perfectly o.k. when it went to bed . Any ideas?
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ive had that happen a couple of times;
1/ a guinea fowl chick drop dead for no reason aged 3-4wks
2/ 3 goslings out grazing, checked on them 15mins later and 1 has eaten so much it had choked to death
3/ nearly lost a chick due to getting chilled (this 1 is more fragile than the others i have)
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It just happens sometimes. Might have been a bad heart.
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if you only lost one thats a good result as chicks die from many reasons, some just get stood one by the mother, dirty bums clogged up, etc