help!!!!! babies are dieing

[chiques chicks]

Liquid bsby vitamins are available in most grocery or drug stores. Poly-Vi-Sol is a brand name.

 

[MaineChick87]

I left them in till they were amost all fluffy and were moving more. I just didnt like them in there moving all the pippers and eggs that hadnt hatched. I understsnd some people take them right out and others leave them in for up to 48 hours. I just couldn't wait necause I was afraid there was no ventilation in my homemade incubator. Im going to the store now to get liquid vitamins, but they are starting to come back to life. I feel very stupid and think they were too hot. I never raised the light back up after cold night. Although they have plenty of space to get out of the heat they just didnt. I still have one thats a little weak.
I thought it might be a virus so I quarantined the few healthy ones and left my last baby in the incubator till they all started running around again.

So thanks for your help it really made it easier for me to deal with having someone to talk

 

[MaineChick87]

one weak one is all I have left and decided to keep him away from the others so not to get trampled on so I put it in a little box.

I only want 6 female chicks so in order to achieve this I incubated 22 eggs. I weeded out 3 yolkers on day 10, that left me with 19, I broke 2 by being clumsy and dropped my thermometer on them, now 5 have died and 3 havent hatched and its day 22. If they dont hatch then that leaves me with 9 only if this little silke makes it. I knew thst they werent all going to make it but I didnt think I was going to kill any myself. I am a perfectionist and thought that I was doing everything the right/best way. but at least they didnt get a sickness that was going to spread and kill them all.

 

[enola]

I learned lots of things the hard way......

 

[MaineChick87]

5.5 hours ago this little guy(Mango) wasbarely moving along with three others. 2 silkie and 2 americuana.

Hopefully this post will help furture newbies with their chicks

 

[enola]

Make SURE they are drinking, they are not old enough to eat much yet. But, dehydration will kill them quickly at this age. If they are dehydrated, their systems will not be able to use the vitamins either. Sugar water may very well what they need most.

 

[jmdarrow]

I feel your pain. I lost 2 silkies myself, out of 8. I think they were too hot. Once I moved the broader to a cooler spot they did much better.