she just passed :/ our lil Bo Peep, my daughter (7yo) and I named her. I imagine she had a clogged vent when she got here from the stress of traveling. Wish I had seen it right away. Won't make that mistake again.
It really never gets easier. It's always just so sad.
Now to go break it to the...
1) partridge cochin, about 3 days old, just mailed to us
2) smaller, weaker, would burrow under others but seemed disoriented, bumping into brooder wall, open closing beak, sort of lunging head forward for a sec, keeps eyes closed most of the time (more so today), vent was blocked but I cleaned...