20 chicks, loss 5 @5day old

[Edimal]

I noticed my 5days old Chicks are dying. I always use lantern to keep them warm, change their layers to ensure it's not damp and change their water as frequent as possible. What is killing them?

 

[Keeperofmunchkins]

Some of the biggest killers of young chicks are coccidiosis, being too hot or too cold, mould or mouldy feed, or toxic Teflon coated bulbs in heat lamps. Could any of these things be your problem?
For coccidiosis the symptoms are lethargic puffed up chicks with usually bloody poop.
For too hot they will be spread out, lethargic and panting. For too cold they will be huddled together cheeping under the heat source.
Have you noticed any strange poops? Do you have a thermometer to check the temperature? What kind of heat lamp do you have? And does your brooder have enough ventilation?
Photos of your brooder, your chicks and their poop would help.

 

[50-45-1]

Check for poopy butt, a buildup of hard poop stuck to there bottom.
If not soaked, softened and removed, it will kill your chicks.
I second everything keeperofmunchkins asks above.
If you can snap a photo of your chicks in your brooder it might help us solve this.
I am so sorry you have lost some chicks.
Welcome to the backyard!

 

[50-45-1]

Also what are you feeding?
Hopefully a medicated chick starter.

 

[Edimal]

Some of the biggest killers of young chicks are coccidiosis, being too hot or too cold, mould or mouldy feed, or toxic Teflon coated bulbs in heat lamps. Could any of these things be your problem?
For coccidiosis the symptoms are lethargic puffed up chicks with usually bloody poop.
For too hot they will be spread out, lethargic and panting. For too cold they will be huddled together cheeping under the heat source.
Have you noticed any strange poops? Do you have a thermometer to check the temperature? What kind of heat lamp do you have? And does your brooder have enough ventilation?
Photos of your brooder, your chicks and their poop would help.

Thanks For the Response, I changed their habitation into a more spacious one and they have been doing just fine afterwards. I guess it's actually too hot. Thanks for the tips. Appreciated. ☺

 

[Edimal]

Check for poopy butt, a buildup of hard poop stuck to there bottom.
If not soaked, softened and removed, it will kill your chicks.
I second everything keeperofmunchkins asks above.
If you can snap a photo of your chicks in your brooder it might help us solve this.
I am so sorry you have lost some chicks.
Welcome to the backyard!

Thanks ☺

 

[Edimal]

Also what are you feeding?
Hopefully a medicated chick starter.

We hardly get medicated feed starter here, except I choose to make them myself. But that would mean I need a formula. But I feed them with chick starter though.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

At about 3 or 4 days in, all of my chicks had pasty butt. Thank goodness I always have gloves in my kitchen. I was told to use WARM water to soak it loose. Eighteen chicks took a looong time to get cleaned up, and I had to rinse, soak, gently pick, and repeat for what seemed like forever till I got them all clean, but ... it was very much worth it. All survived (as did I, lol!) and there was no repeat of the problem. Good luck!