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I don't think it was overheating in this case. Both died about 2 days after it cooled down significantly on slightly chilly and cloudy days. They had access to sav-a-chick electrolyte water and frequently changed, cold water on the really hot days. I won't be able to post pics of coop and run...

thought I put that in. Sorry! They were 1.5 years. I do not have pictures currently. Connie was already buried and I am not able to get pics of Louisa currently

We've lost two hens (Constance and Louisa) a week apart from what seems to be the same ailment. I'm trying to figure out what the cause might be. I would appreciate any ideas or guidance here so I don't lose any more birds. 1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel...

Here is chick number 1 including slight out-turn on left leg:

Here is chick number 2, showing stance without hobbles and the slight outward turn in the legs when held up:

I'll add pics in a bit.

I have two chicks that hatched with splayed legs. I put both in hobbles as soon as they dried off and the hobbles have been effective for the most part. The first chick, however, was also born with the left foot rotated just slightly outward. I’m thinking this may not be correctable, but if...

I just culled a baby chick for the first time and am feeling very sad about it. We had a baby with a difficult hatch. It was our last hatching egg at 25 days. It took a long time after pip to start any progress (a little more than 24 hours) and was moved in the incubator because we were worried...