Brooder/heat lamp issues

[oldhen2345]

Ugh. I'm sorry to hear that. I just had one that never thrived - didn't want to eat or drink and there wasn't much I could do for her. .

The poor little thing died last night. Was a mercy I guess. Just hate to lose them, but I guess it is for the best. The others are healthy and thriving. Thanks for the info

 

[mctom]

I would be sure that the chick with diarrhea does not actually have pasty butt. If it does you need to very gently clean its rump with warm water, otherwise it could die.

 

[Shezadandy]

The poor little thing died last night. Was a mercy I guess. Just hate to lose them, but I guess it is for the best. The others are healthy and thriving. Thanks for the info

I'm so sorry. It's tough when they don't thrive and we don't know for sure why.

 

[Foxinthehenhouse]

I would remove the standard red heat bulb that likely came with the lamp, and replace it with a lower wattage reptile bulb from a pet store. A lot less heat and I find the reptile bulbs to be better quality as well.

I switched to a reptile bulb I got thru Amazon, much easier to regulate the heat and a LOT less expensive to use.

 

[lifein1840]

Hello,
My name is Kassie. I am new to raising chickens. We received our 7 new chicks via USPS on Monday the 9th. They are so small and needy.
Right now we have them in a Rubbermaid we converted into a brooder and are having issues with the heat lamp. Its giving off too much heat. I've raised it multiple times but the girls still will not sleep under it at all. They prefer to sleep more near the edge of the heat lamp. I've raised it way up high and I've seen where other people have their heat lamps rather close down at first. I'm curious as to why my birds aren't fans of the lamp at all. Any suggestions?

We have 7 birds. Ordered 6 and got a free one too.
2- EE's
1- RIR
2- Black Australorps
2 - Barred Rocks

One of the Barred rocks was the freeby.
Also, one the the barred rocks has some diarrhea. She seems okay. Is eating and drinking and playing with her sisters but still has muddy diarrhea. They have medicated starter feed to prevent coccidiosis so I was wondering what else it could possibly be.

Do you have ventilation around the edges of the tote? How big is the tote?