Dying Chicks-Please help

[Kiki]

No they are clean I will try and see if that helps thanks!!!

Good....keep us updated on how they are doing!

 

[PouleNoire]

When we got four new chicks last year, one Paisley our standard white cochin was very lethargic and exhausted (they were shipped from Ohio, Meyer hatchery). Every 20min I would go out and alternate from feeding her sugar water, then normal water, sugar water, normal water, EVERY 20min. It was a hard job but in the end, she lived happily and just as active as the others! Today she is a lot of fun and we enjoy her. It's a lot of work, but it works and it saved Paisley

 

[royalducky101]

UPDATE

Lost for more last night had 2 not acting right so went to TSC and got (save a chick) electrolyte and (save a chick) prebiotic and
Nutri-drench and mixed it all in there water and now everyoneis doen great. But I don't know how often or how long to give it to them can anyone help with that??

 

[aart]

UPDATE

Lost for more last night had 2 not acting right so went to TSC and got (save a chick) electrolyte and (save a chick) prebiotic and
Nutri-drench and mixed it all in there water and now everyoneis doen great. But I don't know how often or how long to give it to them can anyone help with that??

Not sure I'd mix all those and give at the same time.

Just for a day or two should do the trick...then back to plain water, see if they do OK.

 

[PouleNoire]

I belive the two save a chick products are meant to be put together but yes, I agree I don't think they are supposed to go with nutridrench.

 

[royalducky101]

K thanks I will leave out nutri drench.

Since I started with meds no more deaths so I'm really hopefull thank yall so much!!!

 

[PouleNoire]

Good luck with your little ones royalducky101!

 

[KAG123]

I feel your pain but sometimes losses are almost not preventable on the end consumer's part at times....providing we do what we are supposed to do. I ordered from Meyers, 25 Welsummers and 15 black Australorps shipped Monday morning and arrived to me in Kansas Wed. I had 3 dead in transit and lost another 5 in the last 24 hours. I think a lot of times its a combination of things.......time in transit, temp, how they were handled, and then there are some chicks that are just runts and just do not do well and I would never purchase them if seen at the farm store but online its a gamble sometimes.

So 8 so far are dead, that's 20% of my order....at least your hatchery was concerned....mine, not so much. I sort expected it to be this way and to be honest if I end up with 1/2 of each making it to maturity I will count myself lucky....but that's just me. Hopefully I will hatch my own again next year like in the past, but had my birds wiped out last summer....so you start over.

 

[royalducky101]

Thanks feathermtnfarms..

 

[Kiki]

Thanks feathermtnfarms..

glad to hear that the electrolytes helped your babies!