2 chicks down & I’m worried about the rest! Help!

[CayugaMama]

I feel like 97 is really hot. My chicks were down to 90 and maybe less within the first week. I don't know if that's why, but I thought I'd mention it. Mine never tolerated the temps that were recommended, I just had to watch how they reacted to it. I hope you get at least two that make it That must be hard to watch, so sorry for you.

It was more often in the mid 90s, and they seem very content with those mid-90 temps. They are bantams, so perhaps they need more heat?

 

[CrazyCochin]

I have lost earlier this year at least four chicks within weeks of each other, and I was heartbroken, and one of them I tried to save with CPR, but it threw it's head back as well.
and I am also so sorry for your loss, my best regards to you.

 

[MykaMom]

I give all new chicks "magic chicken water". 1/2 cup of raw honey, 2 cloves of garlic crushed, and 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in a warm gallon of water. Let it steep overnight.

I have never heard of this. What does it do for them? I'm guessing intestinal ph, antiparasite, honey for energy? My go-to has always been boiled rice water and poultry electrolytes. I've never received sick chicks, just the occasional too cold one.

 

[CayugaMama]

Ideal Poultry is in TX and they have a good reputation too.

I hope you won't let this setback discourage you. We ALL have had losses, for various reasons.

Thank you! I will check out Ideal Poultry! Every chick I have raised up until now has thrived! It was my first time shipping chicks though. All my previous chicks were bought at a local feed store. This experience has certainly made me think twice about shipping, but I am sure I will try it again!

 

[CayugaMama]

I have lost earlier this year at least four chicks within weeks of each other, and I was heartbroken, and one of them I tried to save with CPR, but it threw it's head back as well.
and I am also so sorry for your loss, my best regards to you.

Thank you for sharing that, I appreciate the support! I am sorry for your losses as well!

 

[MykaMom]

If the the 4th one doesn’t make it, would you consider sending it to a lab for testing? It’s not uncommon to lose a chick or two with shipped chicks, but 3/6 tells me something is not right at all. I usually get 25 or more in a shipment and rarely lose more than one, maybe two within the first day or so.

I was thinking a necropsy would answer a few questions, including if this is some chemical exposure or issue from the hatchery. My last 10-count arrived with one dying chick: the post office folks had put the box inside in front of a fan. The smallest chick was cold when i picked her up. She died 2 hours later, despite heat, hydration.

 

[CrazyCochin]

Oh yeah we have

Ideal Poultry is in TX and they have a good reputation too.

I hope you won't let this setback discourage you. We ALL have had losses, for various reasons.

 

[CrazyCochin]

Thank you as well, A flock must stick together and I'm pretty sure everyone on BYC is considered a flock.LOL

Thank you for sharing that, I appreciate the support! I am sorry for your losses as well!

 

[bobbi-j]

Yes, I would be more than willing.
My 4th chick just passed - luckily the other 2 seem happy and healthy, but I am very curious what is going on... Would you happen to know how to go about that?

I’m sorry, I don’t. I do hope someone can help you, though. With that many, there is a definite problem, and if it’s a problem from the hatchery, they need to know.

 

[CayugaMama]

I was thinking a necropsy would answer a few questions, including if this is some chemical exposure or issue from the hatchery. My last 10-count arrived with one dying chick: the post office folks had put the box inside in front of a fan. The smallest chick was cold when i picked her up. She died 2 hours later, despite heat, hydration.

I'm so sorry to hear this!
That is a good point. I am planning to ship one of them off tomorrow for necropsy.
It did take a while for USPS to find my box in the back and I thought "where on earth did you put those poor baby chicks and how hard is it to find the "cheeping" box!?"