I received 15 meaties in the mail today from Ideal. Everyone was healthy and happy upon arrival. The chicks were delivered during my lunch hour @ work, so I ran to the PO to get them and get them set-up. I put them in a "new" container, one that I had not used before, w/their water and feed. Around 4pm, as I coming home my husband called me to tell me that the chicks were soaking wet and most of them looked as though they were dead. I was almost home and my husband refuses to touch chickens (weird I know, a whole other thread) so when I got home there was a terrible sight.
Out of the 15:
*4 were dry
*2 were kinda wet
*6 were soaked to the bone, eyes closed, gasping for breath
*3 were dead
I grabbed the 6 that were barely alive, got a blow-dryer, wrapped them in paper towels as I dried them carefully w/the hair dryer, under the heating lamp. The other 2 I dried as well and the other 3 could not be saved
Ugh I feel like a terrible owner, plus I have this terrible picture of those poor baby chicks. I'm mad at myself that I used a new container and that obviously wasn't sturdy enough to hold a waterer. And usually I stay home w/them to monitor, but today was just impossible. Anyways, for now, the 12 are doing fine
Out of the 15:
*4 were dry
*2 were kinda wet
*6 were soaked to the bone, eyes closed, gasping for breath
*3 were dead
I grabbed the 6 that were barely alive, got a blow-dryer, wrapped them in paper towels as I dried them carefully w/the hair dryer, under the heating lamp. The other 2 I dried as well and the other 3 could not be saved
