motherbawker23
In the Brooder
HELP!
I came home from work today and my husband said that almost all of our recently hatched(almost 2 weeks old), chicks are dead. I immediately went to separate and give them fresh water and food while my husband cleaned everything. Three have started to be super lethargic, won't hold their head up and stick their legs straight out. The last one that died seemed like it was gasping for a while, then seized and just died. It looks like two more are headed down the same path.
I'm at a loss. I have some small animal care knowledge but not a lot.
We currently have the non-sick chicks in our incubator as an ICU that I saw on a separate post. I'm currently trying to, VERY SLOWLY, syringe the ones pictured water with electrolytes. The ones in the incubator also have water with electrolytes and their regular feed.
TIA for any help. <3
Edited to add: they were in a brand new tote before hand that had a heat lamp. We had a thin layer of hay down at the bottom and covered it with a towel. It could be possible that they might have gotten too hot while at work (we turned our heater on this morning and had it set to 74F). We are just truly lost and don't know what to do or how to keep whatever it is from spreading.
I came home from work today and my husband said that almost all of our recently hatched(almost 2 weeks old), chicks are dead. I immediately went to separate and give them fresh water and food while my husband cleaned everything. Three have started to be super lethargic, won't hold their head up and stick their legs straight out. The last one that died seemed like it was gasping for a while, then seized and just died. It looks like two more are headed down the same path.
I'm at a loss. I have some small animal care knowledge but not a lot.
We currently have the non-sick chicks in our incubator as an ICU that I saw on a separate post. I'm currently trying to, VERY SLOWLY, syringe the ones pictured water with electrolytes. The ones in the incubator also have water with electrolytes and their regular feed.
TIA for any help. <3
Edited to add: they were in a brand new tote before hand that had a heat lamp. We had a thin layer of hay down at the bottom and covered it with a towel. It could be possible that they might have gotten too hot while at work (we turned our heater on this morning and had it set to 74F). We are just truly lost and don't know what to do or how to keep whatever it is from spreading.