A bit of McCackle as I update what I learn and discover while trying to raise chickens and garden.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Feeling Blue Over Red
Another death, and feeling downhearted! For the past couple of days, we have been cleaning the pasty pooh off of Little Red. This is caused from a variety of things, such as eating the shavings in the bedding, poor digestion, not drinking enough water, or generally being dehydrated. She definitely was not having the same issues as Yellow, but obviously something is amiss relative to digestion. It gives me pause, wondering if the really hot spell that we had a week ago contributed to digestive issues. We may have no choice but to go pick up some more chicks. Thankfully, the weather predictions this next week and into the next are cool and rainy!!! That means that our house will not be over heated into the extremes. But for now, I'm feeling a little blue that we lost another chick :(