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  1. SandyRiverChick

    5 day old chick is lethargic not eating and drinking.

    Awe that's so cool, you're more committed that some! You really don't have to be a pro carpenter to build a wooden box with hardware cloth sides. Here is a funny pic of my initial brooder, first few days where they get to meet my Leonberger puppy. And then my brooder room in my coop.... Good Luck!
  2. SandyRiverChick

    5 day old chick is lethargic not eating and drinking.

    Tubs on a temporary basis are okay but lack of ventilation and reaching down in over their heads makes them stressed. And obviously the concern with heat. The fact that you turned down the heat should really help. It's probably a combination of shipping stress and then heat. Just keep a close...
  3. SandyRiverChick

    5 day old chick is lethargic not eating and drinking.

    I'm so sorry. How many other chicks do you have? Did you turn the heat down? What is your brooder setup? It looks like a tub? Is that a Red heat lamp in a tub?
  4. SandyRiverChick

    5 day old chick is lethargic not eating and drinking.

    Good call. For the life of me I cannot understand why excessive heat is recommended all over the Internet. It's very confusing for people to then get told no, that's wrong. I'm glad you're open to turning it down! I promise you they don't need it especially now that's they're older. That first...
  5. SandyRiverChick

    5 day old chick is lethargic not eating and drinking.

    Good call on egg yolk... Nutri drench is helpful too. Lot's of fresh water available. I don't know what your brooder is like. *95 in one area is okay if you for sure have much lower temps in another area. But if they have no way to get away from *95, then I'd go down to *85 immediately and...
  6. SandyRiverChick

    5 day old chick is lethargic not eating and drinking.

    Turn down the heat. No reason to keep it at *95 so well worth it to see if that has been the problem.
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