Eyes Wide Shut

[Cryss]

Thanks Cryss!
The OP is not using a Sweeter Heater which is designed to be hung from a ceiling 6-20 inches above the animal - chicks would not press their backs against that like they would the brooder plate that the OP is using (she's using a something like an EcoGlow brooder plate).
You should still be able to measure the temperature under there. I mean if there is some type of "heat" then there should be a difference from under the plate and just in the tub.

Either way, hopefully the OP will figure some of this out and have no more losses.

The brand in my description was Sweeter Heater, yes. But it does explain why a traditional thermometer won't work on an infrared radiant heater. I'm assuming OPs radiant heater works the same as Sweeter Heater brands.
"This is an infrared radiant heater, intended to heat the animal underneath. Unless measuring heat with a radiant heat gun, a thermometer will only measure the heat that is released from the animal. It's not a space heater and will not feel hot like one."
Here's hoping she figures this all out. Maybe experiment with a cardboard box brooder?

 

[Cryss]

After looking deeper into infrared radiant heat I found this. OP mentioned using a different style radiant heater with other chicks. I am copy/pasting here. Keeping in mind radiant heat is safe there is THIS...
"Is infrared heating safe?
Infrared heating panels are an example of far infrared, which means they can travel a distance to warm a target area. Far infrared is completely safe as a method of heating and should not be confused with near infrared.
Near infrared is slightly different with the heat being more intense and penetrating, therefore potentially unsafe. A prolonged exposure of near infrared can leave thermal burns and ageing effects on the surface of the skin. Eye damage can also occur because near infrared transmits the wavelength as far as the cornea, which means protective eyewear should be worn if exposed.
Importantly near infrared is not an effective heating solution and for the rest of the article when we refer to the ‘heating solution’ we assume it is referring to far infrared."

I think your chicks eyes are being effected and the near heat is possibly killing them. If this describes what happens to humans imagine what happens to tiny baby chicks.



This is the site where this info came from.
https://www.thegreenage.co.uk/is-infrared-heating-safe/

 

[Wyorp Rock]

After looking deeper into infrared radiant heat I found this. OP mentioned using a different style radiant heater with other chicks. I am copy/pasting here. Keeping in mind radiant heat is safe there is THIS...
"Is infrared heating safe?
Infrared heating panels are an example of far infrared, which means they can travel a distance to warm a target area. Far infrared is completely safe as a method of heating and should not be confused with near infrared.
Near infrared is slightly different with the heat being more intense and penetrating, therefore potentially unsafe. A prolonged exposure of near infrared can leave thermal burns and ageing effects on the surface of the skin. Eye damage can also occur because near infrared transmits the wavelength as far as the cornea, which means protective eyewear should be worn if exposed.
Importantly near infrared is not an effective heating solution and for the rest of the article when we refer to the ‘heating solution’ we assume it is referring to far infrared."

I think your chicks eyes are being effected and the near heat is possibly killing them. If this describes what happens to humans imagine what happens to tiny baby chicks.



This is the site where this info came from.
https://www.thegreenage.co.uk/is-infrared-heating-safe/

Interesting Cryss!

 

[ChickyChickyGirl]

UPDATE: The infrared heater I’m using is made for chicks. It’s not killing them.

The chicks stopped dying after I gave them a three day dosage of Corid, directly in their mouths. I even added two more chicks that hatched last week and they are fine.

The chicks are now in my barn coop stall and seem to enjoy the heater bc they all stay under it when I look at night. I raise the legs each week, and I have two legs higher so it can accommodate both bantams and regular chicks.

The original chick with the closed eye issue is fine now, after a few days of those eye drops.

Thanks for the help!!

 

[Kiki]

Great news.
Keep Corid on hand for all future chicks and use it at the first sign of illness.

 

[ChickyChickyGirl]

These are my heater’s instructions, if anyone is curious.

 

[littlepip]

just a tip: order chicks from hoover's hatchery. they have a wide variety, and the chicks they ship are healthy.