We got 3 bantams off of a local lady who had chicks on 2/26. One of them started getting pasty butt, I was cleaning her and she seemed to be doing better. Yesterday morning we went out and she had died. Today one of the other bantams who was running around fine last night, did not look good this morning, drooping wings, and this happened to the other one who had died. I thought she may be cold since I had switched over to a brooder heater plate (yesterday) instead of the heat lamp because I thought they may be getting too hot. Since she is smaller than the Easter Eggers and Rhode Island Reds I thought maybe she was not warm enough last night, so I plugged in the heat lamp and she went right under it. We went to the store for maybe an hour and when we came back she had died under the heat lamp with her eyes still open. I just switched the food to medicated feed and put probiotic packet in their water. We have one bantam left who is tiny and I am worried something will happen to her or the other chicks that we have. We got our other 5 from tractor supply and they are much bigger than the Bantams are/were so I am hoping they are okay. I would appreciate any help! Thank you!!!
Brooder is set up in the garage, we are in southeastern NC. Temps have been in the 80s during the day and last night dropped to 40s. Temps for the next week are in the 60s during the day and 40s at night. I did have the heat lamp on about 24 inches from the surface of the stock tank they are in. I switched over to the producers pride brooder plate yesterday afternoon. They have pine shavings on the floor. They were eating Naturena NatureWise Chick Starter Grower. I just switched to the Purina Start and Grow Medicated Chick Crumbles.
Brooder is set up in the garage, we are in southeastern NC. Temps have been in the 80s during the day and last night dropped to 40s. Temps for the next week are in the 60s during the day and 40s at night. I did have the heat lamp on about 24 inches from the surface of the stock tank they are in. I switched over to the producers pride brooder plate yesterday afternoon. They have pine shavings on the floor. They were eating Naturena NatureWise Chick Starter Grower. I just switched to the Purina Start and Grow Medicated Chick Crumbles.
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