dead chicks

Oh wow, so sorry you lost all of your chicks. I have never had this problem. Did they possibly get wet and or cold? It is always frustrating when you loose an animal or animals due to unexplained circumstances. If you need or want some hatching eggs let me know I will give you some.

Mollie

The thunderstorm last night sent my 2 week old chicks into a frenzie we moved there brooder away from the windows

Wow, How old were they?

Just a tip, when you move chicks from a brooder to a coop, it is best to keep them confined to the coop for a week, then let them out into a run, and you have to constantly put them away until they KNOW where home is. Show them how to get up the ramp if you have an elevated coop...  It would also help to have a protected area outside that they could get under and out of the elements.

Anyway, Welcome to BYC. You've come to the right place. Good luck on your next try. Mistakes happen in learning. Don't beat yourself up, but learn from it and ask questions even if you think they may be stupid. A lot of people here will share helpful tips/information.

Yes, a sudden shock can kill a chick.  When I was younger my brother brought a chick home from biology and we raised it inside until it was fully feathered and built a huge coop with a fenced in run. One night we put it out in the run right before dinner. While we were eating dinner the neighbors St. bernard came over walked up to the run, barked several times and walked away. After dinner we went out and the chick was laying in the middle of the run dead. It was only in the coop about an hour. Not sure how old it was. had all it's feathers so probably between 4 and 8 weeks somewhere. Just a couple barks from a dog was enought to shock it to death. I could see thunder doing the same thing.