Carly Martin
In the Brooder
- May 29, 2021
- 2
- 2
- 11
Hi everyone,
I’m new to chickens and thought I had done everything right for my girls, I had 11 three week old chicks that as of this morning we’re doing completely fine. Nothing unusual, I change their water every hour, they’re on medicated chick feed, they have a brinsea eco glow brooder that is working just fine, and their poop looked normal. Around 1 I checked on them and one was on the ground not doing well. As I was tending to her another one exhibited the same symptoms, they were weak, gasping and convulsing, with very limp necks. Within 2 hours I lost 8 of them, I have 3 left who I isolated and am giving electrolytes to.
I’m thinking it could be the pans my mother in law is using, this morning we were cooking for a small get together later in the afternoon and haven’t used these pans since getting the chicks, they’re non stick so it may be Teflon?
We moved the last three in a new brooder in the basement away from the possible fumes, but I’m at a loss as to what happened, I want to know to prevent my future flock from getting sick like this and to save my last 3 girls. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I’m new to chickens and thought I had done everything right for my girls, I had 11 three week old chicks that as of this morning we’re doing completely fine. Nothing unusual, I change their water every hour, they’re on medicated chick feed, they have a brinsea eco glow brooder that is working just fine, and their poop looked normal. Around 1 I checked on them and one was on the ground not doing well. As I was tending to her another one exhibited the same symptoms, they were weak, gasping and convulsing, with very limp necks. Within 2 hours I lost 8 of them, I have 3 left who I isolated and am giving electrolytes to.
I’m thinking it could be the pans my mother in law is using, this morning we were cooking for a small get together later in the afternoon and haven’t used these pans since getting the chicks, they’re non stick so it may be Teflon?
We moved the last three in a new brooder in the basement away from the possible fumes, but I’m at a loss as to what happened, I want to know to prevent my future flock from getting sick like this and to save my last 3 girls. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.