Just an update one had to be culled this morning another died this morning and two others are showing symptoms of the same thing but are getting better so I now have 25 I will update again later today with if they make it.
What are their symptoms before death?
The two that died were just very lethargic not moving they also couldn’t seem to move thier legs. The one I culled I guess got picked on for being weak because the top her beak near the cere was missing and the flesh was exposed which is why I culled her. The other one was starting to improve then declined and passed the other two that are getting better just seem lethargic.
So about 3 weeks old? Any bloody diarrhea, how long after they look sick do they die?
I belive the youngest are three weeks the oldest around 4. Nope not that I can tell. Not very long because they were all fine last night I woke up them like that this morning the one that died died probably 30 minutes after I realized it.
I think it’s possible that it’s a vitamin deficiency as the two that died were the smallest and a bit thin compared to the rest so I think they might not have been getting enough food.
Could possibly be bacterial infection, common bacterial issues is navel infections. Chicks are alive one moment, dead the next.
This is also a possibility, they may be getting starved out or vitamin deficient.
Ok thank you so much. I wash everything in between hatches maybe not good enough I guess.
I think I have changed my mind on hatching more for right now. My birds seem to have stopped laying for the season and I do not plan on giving extra light as well as I think I need a break from the little ones for a while.
