When a ranch kid lives in town.

[Tex]

DoubleL, when you do get them, the live ones will be so stressed, I would not hold out much hope for high survival rates. I would be on the phone with the hatchery to try and get a new order shipped.

It is always better to order your chicks through the feedstore if possible. This gives the customer a little bit of a cushion to get healthy chicks.



Tex

[doublel]

Got them, 5 dead out of 22, the surviving Cornish x look really good and the 2 barred rock look ok. I am not having a lot of hope for the americauns or the buffs. We are nursing with sugar water.

[Dode]

Long ago, I found a half dead Fancy Pidgeon stuck in mud and I rescued it. Made up a solution of PowerAid (not GatorAid) and administered it a drop at a time. The bird was up on it's feet in a few minutes. Made bird seed and water available the next couple of days. At any rate, PowerAid does help to replenish electrolytes and I use that as my first 'go to fluid' for any downed animal that I rescue. Works every time and only needs to be enough for the first few drinks. I would try a bit of that for a few sips to bring their electrolytes back up and then continue with the sugar water for energy.

[doublel]

That's pretty much what I did Dode, I had to go to town so I picked up chick electrolytes, which is just like powdered power aid, it's even orange. I swear the Cornish have grown since this morning. The buffs and americauns still look worrisome, guess we will see what the night brings. I will attach the pic I took, but it's hard to see anything because of the heat lamp.
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[W.Lynn]

A mass of warm fuzzies!

[Dode]

I hope all are well this morning. They are just so darn cute!

[doublel]

Dropping like flies. All but 1 barred rock of the egg layers have died. All the remaining Cornish are alive and doing well. Now I have to decide whether to order more, or just get my money back. This has been pretty stressful.

[Tex]

We can hook you up with some chicks if you want. We've got 50 or so that I bought from the Bomgaars a little while back and they are all doing well.



Tex

[myakka]

We can hook you up with some chicks if you want.



Tex

Gee Tex........... I would let you hook me up with some chicks, but the last time that happened my wife pitched such a fit.....

[Dode]

A poster on SB said her chicks from Ideal Poultry arrived healthy and robust, in the past few days.

[W.Lynn]

Mogs, we know her over here too.

[doublel]

Thanks Tex, but I am giving them one more shot to make it right. They are reshipping the entire order Saturday. I still have 10 of the Cornish left, but they are sending the full 15, in case anymore die. This hasn't been a very fun experience....

[Gwynmael]

DL - you might want to give the Postmaster lady a heads up about the reship, so she can help stay on top of it.

And no, I imagine it hasn't been fun; but it has been experience.

[W.Lynn]

As brother Coyote knows, sometimes learning isn't much fun.

[dangerdan]

B12 syrup for on their feed .
Farm supply store .


DD