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    Chicks dying a few days after hatch

    Sorry i just realized this is a different thread... Some how I posted it twice.. so there is no follow up info on this one! Haha I had lots of replies on the raising chicks thread!
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    Chicks dying a few days after hatch

    If you read my other responses, this is my third hatch this year. The brooder is more then big enough for twice as many chicks as are in it. Its a heat lamp..room temp at one end (they are in the basement) and currently 90 at the lamp end. Feed is a new bag that my 4 week olds started on a week...
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    Chicks dying a few days after hatch

    No, no fluids coming out of them, no pasty butt. This is why I think it must have something to do with the temp loss during incubation. As someone said above... possibly organs didnt develop correctly or something. Have never lost a single chick that hatched out before.
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    Chicks dying a few days after hatch

    About 3 to 4 hours before I got the temp back up to normal.
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    Chicks dying a few days after hatch

    They are eating the same crumble as the 4 week olds in the other brooder-- no issues with them. Feed is fresh.. within a week.
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    Chicks dying a few days after hatch

    They are in a large pen--large enough for 20 chicks. This is my 3rd batch this year and have not had any issues with the previous chicks. Lamp is at one end, far end is cool.
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    Chicks dying a few days after hatch

    They have all been eating and drinking.. and were active hours before before I found them dead. I have never lost any of the chicks I hatched in the past so this is tough!
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    Chicks dying a few days after hatch

    We had a power outage 2 weeks in to incubation.. I lost a lot of eggs and wasnt sure Id get anything to hatch. I ended up with 10 chicks. One died about 30 hours after hatch.. the other I just found tonight (so about 4 days after). They seemed to be healthy, no issues. Do you think the power...
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    Chicks dying a few days after hatch

    We had a power outage 2 weeks in to incubation.. I lost a lot of eggs and wasnt sure Id get anything to hatch. I ended up with 10 chicks. One died about 30 hours after hatch.. the other I just found tonight (so about 4 days after). They seemed to be healthy, no issues. Do you think the power...
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    Don't know what breed or gender you have? Click here!

    Pullet or roo? Leaning toward roo. 7-8 week old easter egger/orpington mix. Getting good at being able to tell wih other breeds, but the easter eggers get me!
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    Don't know what breed or gender you have? Click here!

    Easter egger/orpington mix... 6 weeks or so. Im thinking roo? Not the greatest pics, sorry!
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    Thank you!! Im going to take him back for a trade haha luckily the people were super nice about it.
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    Pullet or roo?? I was sold 3, 8 week old "pullets". Pretty sure this isnt a hen!!
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    Cockerel or pullet? 5-6weeks.. barred rock cross. Leaning toward roo!
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    Im thinking this guy is, well, a guy haha thoughts? Supposedly a buff orpington/barred rock cross but could be rhode island red/barred rock instead. He seems rather upright and is pretty aggressive... keep second guessing myself though. Probably a tad to early. Hes about 5-5.5 weeks.
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