Mercedes08
Hatching
- Apr 4, 2022
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I had 30 chicks hatch today and they ingested water from a container that had previously been in contact with a tylan solution. 20 chicks died within 5 minutes, what can I do for the surviving 10 
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Replace the water immediately. Sorry for your lossI had 30 chicks hatch today and they ingested water from a container that had previously been in contact with a tylan solution. 20 chicks died within 5 minutes, what can I do for the surviving 10![]()

We cleaned the container thoroughly before placing it in for them to drink. We've since removed it completely and replaced it with a new one. I am very new to this, I just don't want the rest of them to die.Replace the water immediately. Sorry for your loss![]()
If you removed the "poison", such as you did, they should be allgoodWe cleaned the container thoroughly before placing it in for them to drink. We've since removed it completely and replaced it with a new one. I am very new to this, I just don't want the rest of them to die.

They drank from a container where we previously mixed tylan. We cleaned the container before we put it in the brooder. They didn't drown they only had a couple of drink before they all died like at once. It was so sad. They were tiny.Sorry for your loss.
Do you have photos of your brooder setup, the container?
Did they actually drink Tylan water or just from container that had mixed Tylan and was cleaned?
Fresh mixed Tylan at the correct dose, really shouldn't be an issue.
Did the chicks drown?
This is the type of container we usedThey drank from a container where we previously mixed tylan. We cleaned the container before we put it in the brooder. They didn't drown they only had a couple of drink before they all died like at once. It was so sad. They were tiny.
Do you have photos of your brooder setup