Update on sick chicks: what else can I do ?

[Kiki]

Sorry about that my other threads dried up and I’m in a tricky situation. I’m actually holding a dying baby chick by the fire right now in a towel . No, the coup does not smell like cooked chicken. . The chicks came from Iowa and were overnighted to Virginia. I got six “replacement chicks “ from rural king a couple days ago . That’s how I have 22 and in about 5 minutes I’m guessing 21.

Looks like you are over heating them.
They don't have room to get away from the heat lamp.

 

[BrahmasMama02]

Looks like you are over heating them.
They don't have room to get away from the heat lamp.

The way that they are acting doesn’t suggest this… I have chicks piling under the light and every so often exiting to drink and eat.

 

[Huntmaster]

If they are only one week old, I don't believe it would be cocci.

 

[Huntmaster]

Updated brooder photo

Looking at your brooder pic and I don't see any type of thermometer so how do you have any idea how hot or cold is really is? If that is a 250-watt red heat lamp it looks very close? Another thing could be that that is a very small brooder for that many they can also pile up so aggressively that they kill other smothering them under the pile.

 

[BrahmasMama02]

Looking at your brooder pic and I don't see any type of thermometer so how do you have any idea how hot or cold is really is? If that is a 250-watt red heat lamp it looks very close? Another thing could be that that is a very small brooder for that many they can also pile up so aggressively that they kill other smothering them under the pile.

I have a thermometer ?

 

[Huntmaster]

I have a thermometer ?

So what temp is your hot spot and cool spot?

 

[BrahmasMama02]

Looking at your brooder pic and I don't see any type of thermometer so how do you have any idea how hot or cold is really is? If that is a 250-watt red heat lamp it looks very close? Another thing could be that that is a very small brooder for that many they can also pile up so aggressively that they kill other smothering them under the pile.

If they are only one week old, I don't believe it would be cocci.

We had rainwater spilling into our well. Which was contaminating our water . Coccidia lives in the ground and we had a hot snap for a few days. They could have gotten exposed to bacteria in the ground as well as possible Coccidia… corid will not hurt - I’m also aware of thiamine deficiency symptoms( not that I think it’s Coccidia but if it is I’m taking the right steps)

 

[Huntmaster]

It takes a while for cocci symptoms to show themselves like 8 days or so and your chicks are only a week old and were dying after a few days of hatch. I would believe it is more shipping stress than anything else.

 

[Huntmaster]

So what temp is your hot spot and cool spot?

 

[Huntmaster]

I have a thermometer ?

What is temp in hot and cold spots in your brooder?