Baby chicks keep dying

[Kgbao]

I also failed to mention don’t trust the TSC employees, most don’t have a clue. It is a big box store now just like Walmart target etc, anyone can work there, no livestock experience required. If you can list everything you feed them maybe take pictures of the bags, I thinking you got a bad recommendation..

 

[Shelbydarienzo]

Maybe the feed store is getting bad quality chicks, or not caring for them properly after arrival? Just a guess. It might be very much someone else's fault.

That’s what a lot of people are saying I’m just so stressed I’ve had 24 die! I was buying 8 at a time and they were giving me replacements but I’m not going back there for more I’m trying to find another place in my area, also they weren’t sure how old they were but guessed 2-3 days old

 

[Shelbydarienzo]

Your setup seems normal (will need a roof by week 3, they will fly right out trust me lol), looks like you bought then TSC starter box, and are using the same feeder/water/heatlamp I use. Looks like your using the TSC, premium pine shavings (yellow bag) same I am using.

Which water are you giving them? City, well, bottled?



To start I would, dump the bedding, bag and all, and get a new bag, might be the bedding was left outside in the rain or something and is bad.

Sterilize every inch feeders included, and start with fresh new bag of bedding.

Check the feed, make sure it is chick starter, not anything else. If getting it from TSC, should say Dumor chick starter 24%. Might be a bad bag of feed, look close. I will warn you the sniff test of the Dumor bag, it smells awful, I even questioned this when I opened mine, it smells bad but it’s the way it is.

Do you have a local feed and seed, or farm store? It’s possible the TSC has issues and your just getting sick chicks, maybe go to a local non big box store and order checks through them.

They’re telling me I am the only one having issues, I have well water but switched them to bottle water

 

[Gallinarium]

That’s what a lot of people are saying I’m just so stressed I’ve had 24 die! I was buying 8 at a time and they were giving me replacements but I’m not going back there for more I’m trying to find another place in my area, also they weren’t sure how old they were but guessed 2-3 days old

I would try a highly rated hatchery, like Cackle or Murray McMurray.

 

[Kgbao]

I would try a highly rated hatchery, like Cackle or Murray McMurray.

Unfortunately i believe TSC gets their chicks from McMurray. At least in my area they do,

 

[bjurbrat]

Sometimes they would huddle and sometimes not, they seem fine then one will get weak then another and another, I have well water but I did switch to bottle water and added electrolytes from the feed store but it made no difference or it was too late

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Maybe it's the metal it so odd I just use a frig box my for u

 

[bjurbrat]

That’s what a lot of people are saying I’m just so stressed I’ve had 24 die! I was buying 8 at a time and they were giving me replacements but I’m not going back there for more I’m trying to find another place in my area, also they weren’t sure how old they were but guessed 2-3 days old

I'm thinking to hot honey just in my tub the light is like a foot and a half and I check every 15 mins if they huddle then I move it down until I think is fine remember it's like your wearing a coat around for a chicken

 

[bjurbrat]

I'm thinking to hot honey just in my tub the light is like a foot and a half and I check every 15 mins if they huddle then I move it down until I think is fine remember it's like your wearing a coat around for a chicken

Sorry not a foot 12 feet sorry

 

[rosemarythyme]

Where did you get the heat bulb from? Was it labeled for use with poultry or pets?

 

[tmf321]

Maybe ditch the heat lamp and go for a radiant heat sources instead. I'm raising my first chicks as well and purchased the K&H Thermo-Poultry heated chicken brooder because that's what was available at the store and it has been great. With these types of heat sources they mimic more closely what they would get from a hen.