Hi everyone. I am really devastated right now. I only bought 4 and she was an easter egger bantam from MPC.
She was 4 days old. When we got her, she was the most hyper, explorative one. She chirped so loud it gave me a headache sometimes. She was so hyper! Climbing everywhere. Then she just slowly deteriorated, constantly sleeping. I found some mucus like poop and green poop so I ran out and got corid and was syringe feeding electrolytes. I didn’t shove it down her beak though, I used as I would use a water dropper. As I was feeding her, she put up a fight. So I was like yay! She’s got some spunk like before! Then I put her down for a break and she just went limp. I’m devastated. What happened? She was 4 days old and I’d only had her for 3 days. When she passed, her cloaca protruded as well. Very unusual. Like an outie belly button. But I didn’t see any pasty butt? At all?
As for some of my possible mistakes.
- My heater broke and then I couldn’t get another in time. I’ve been using a heating pad and keeping them in a generally hotter room. Heating pad only had low, medium, high and my thermometer kept saying 80??? No! No way it’s that low! Turns out I should have been using a different setting and it was very, very hot in there. 102-107 kind of hot. But they weren’t acting hot. No panting, no gulping down water. They would still stay on the heating pad as if it felt nice? Obviously it is turned down now and I’m still waiting on the proper brooding plate ugh. I’m just anxious as hell because I’m wondering if she had brain damage from the heat?? I can’t bare it if it was my fault. I’m so devastated and am just looking for some help. She deteriorated so quickly. This is my first batch of chicks. I’m at a loss.
PS The other three are perfectly fine, so it doesn’t look like an infection. Either way, they got the preventative dose of corid in their water just in case.
She was 4 days old. When we got her, she was the most hyper, explorative one. She chirped so loud it gave me a headache sometimes. She was so hyper! Climbing everywhere. Then she just slowly deteriorated, constantly sleeping. I found some mucus like poop and green poop so I ran out and got corid and was syringe feeding electrolytes. I didn’t shove it down her beak though, I used as I would use a water dropper. As I was feeding her, she put up a fight. So I was like yay! She’s got some spunk like before! Then I put her down for a break and she just went limp. I’m devastated. What happened? She was 4 days old and I’d only had her for 3 days. When she passed, her cloaca protruded as well. Very unusual. Like an outie belly button. But I didn’t see any pasty butt? At all?
As for some of my possible mistakes.
- My heater broke and then I couldn’t get another in time. I’ve been using a heating pad and keeping them in a generally hotter room. Heating pad only had low, medium, high and my thermometer kept saying 80??? No! No way it’s that low! Turns out I should have been using a different setting and it was very, very hot in there. 102-107 kind of hot. But they weren’t acting hot. No panting, no gulping down water. They would still stay on the heating pad as if it felt nice? Obviously it is turned down now and I’m still waiting on the proper brooding plate ugh. I’m just anxious as hell because I’m wondering if she had brain damage from the heat?? I can’t bare it if it was my fault. I’m so devastated and am just looking for some help. She deteriorated so quickly. This is my first batch of chicks. I’m at a loss.
PS The other three are perfectly fine, so it doesn’t look like an infection. Either way, they got the preventative dose of corid in their water just in case.
