We lost our first chick this evening: a little buff orpington that we got on Friday. I knew it was coming but I tried my best to save her. Hand-feedings and sips of water did nothing as she showed no interest. From the beginning she had very wobbly legs and then her appetite decreased as each day passed. When she did eat, she sure had spunk. I loved that little creature and I'm mourning her loss in the most agonizing way. It hurts to lose something you cared for, but it hurts even worse to see your child bawl over that same loss. Christian has been heartbroken over this as well.

Several minutes after we lost Adelaide I noticed that Precious was not looking all that great either. Precious is Christian's little chick and she also appears listless and has not eaten much as well due to the small size of her crop. I tried to separate them but I am not equipped with another means of keeping her warm. The other chicks don't really go under the Ecoglow all that much, and instead huddle into a corner together, so I put her back in to keep warm. I pray this isn't spreading (whatever it is) but what else could be going on? I'm at a real loss... It's very sweet to watch them altogether though. We have a nice group of girls assembled and I'm praying we don't lose anymore.

I was prepared for the possibility of losing a chick but I never really thought it would happen to me. I've always been a good and loving pet-owner, and I have researched and analyzed this entire endeavor over and over. I'm terribly frustrated and sad right now. I don't know if I have it in me to watch anymore leave us. No amount of research seems to show me what is going on, and when Amanda called the Feed & Seed to inform them of our situation, they were quite ride and accused us both of lying, claiming they had never most a chick in "thousands of sales." The dude she spoke to suggested we "kill" Adelaide and bring her in. Not "cull" or "euthanize," but "kill" her. Dude gets Sympathizer of the Year award fo' realz. The conversation ended with him hanging up on Amanda as she was thanking him for his time (of which he barely gave any) and told her it was his lunch time.

Just not sure what to do at this point but I am quite livid and very sad...

I apologize for the lack of posting and commenting, but our computer is acting wonky. I'm on my phone for now, but this app leaves a lot to be desired. Again, I'm sorry and hope to have the issue fixes soon...