Emergency! Dying Chick

[Jose11632]

We found one of our chicks laying down open beak breathing no sound was chirping picked him up to see what’s going on he like jumped or flaieled like a fish out of water out of my hand and looks weak. Their brooder temp is warm since they are 3 days old they have had electrolyte water for the past three days and seems like he is a bout to die any ideas what this could be?

 

[Jose11632]

Like an hour before he was ok perfectly fine

 

[Jose11632]

And she’s dead may she rest now. They where bought at TSC

 

[Jose11632]

This was their food in case it has to do anything

 

[Disheygirl]

Sorry for your loss. They don’t always make it...some just fade away suddenly. The food looks fine...no bloody poops / diarrhea, and a way for them to get cool away from the heat? Also, did you show them how to drink by dipping the tip of each beak in the water?

 

[Jose11632]

Cocci perhaps saw no red poop tho ?

 

[nuthatched]

This was their food in case it has to do anything

Usually I prefer chick feed for chicks for higher protein and the extra vitamins but I've never tried flock raiser for chicks before, I'll have to try that.
It could have been a siezure, I'm sorry but I don't think there was much you could do.

 

[Jose11632]

Sorry for your loss. They don’t always make it...some just fade away suddenly. The food looks fine...no bloody poops / diarrhea, and a way for them to get cool away from the heat? Also, did you show them how to drink by dipping the tip of each beak in the water?

No they just went up to their drinking tray and dipped their beak down. This is the first time I have a lost a young chick had 3 flocks before this bought at same place and they have made it through the first weeks same way like this are living

 

[Jose11632]

Usually I prefer chick feed for chicks for higher protein and the extra vitamins but I've never tried flock raiser for chicks before, I'll have to try that.
It could have been a siezure, I'm sorry but I don't think there was much you could do.

Sorry for your loss. They don’t always make it...some just fade away suddenly. The food looks fine...no bloody poops / diarrhea, and a way for them to get cool away from the heat? Also, did you show them how to drink by dipping the tip of each beak in the water?

They have mostly the same living arrangement as the others I have had but they have a slightly bigger house. Should they have more ventilation only way air could get is from the top since the top is open the sides are closed.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

Flock raiser is fine for chicks.
What is the exact temperature? What is the brooder set up?
Newly hatched chicks do sometimes die for what seems to be no apparent reason. It's really too young for coccidiosis if it was only 3 days old. Do you have others with the same symptoms? I've read many thread about tsc chicks dying within days of receiving them. There is a lot of stress that those chicks go through. When I offer electrolytes, I make sure the water is changed out twice a day and I don't offer it after about 3 days or so because they also need fresh water.