iclairedonaldson
Chirping
- May 24, 2020
- 10
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Hello!
I'm new to raising chicks. I've raised two week old chicks in the past without any incident, so bought four chicks this year to raise for myself (the first two were being raised for my friend)
Two have died, so I'm very worried about my remaining two, and want to diagnose the problem.
these chicks are younger than the two I raised last year, and from a nearby farm. I picked them up, I didn't want to order chicks through the mail. They gave me an Immune boost to use the first three days, which I have done.
The first chick died on the second day. I don't think it had pasty butt, and checked the others. They also don't seem to have it. I thought it might have been to cold, or had the heat lamp too close. They are in a 70 degree room with the heat lamp 24 inches away. I have a temperature reader inside that says its 86 degrees under the lamp. I was under the impression that that's too cold, but they seem to prefer the side furthest away from it.
I was there as the second chick died, which only gave me more confusing symptoms. My only conclusion was that it got too hot, but I'm not sure. When I found it, it was too weak to stand. I moved it away from the heat and gave it some water, which seemed to help, but then it began to spit the water back up. It grew weaker and couldn't or wouldn't eat or drink, until it died.
I've been checking on the chicks almost hourly since the first died, and have yet to see any kind of pattern or indication about what could be wrong. I've also been reading the chick mortality forums here, but nothing I read seems to make sense. If anyone has any thoughts or advice I'd really appreciate it, at this point it makes me worried every time they fall asleep!
I'm new to raising chicks. I've raised two week old chicks in the past without any incident, so bought four chicks this year to raise for myself (the first two were being raised for my friend)
Two have died, so I'm very worried about my remaining two, and want to diagnose the problem.
these chicks are younger than the two I raised last year, and from a nearby farm. I picked them up, I didn't want to order chicks through the mail. They gave me an Immune boost to use the first three days, which I have done.
The first chick died on the second day. I don't think it had pasty butt, and checked the others. They also don't seem to have it. I thought it might have been to cold, or had the heat lamp too close. They are in a 70 degree room with the heat lamp 24 inches away. I have a temperature reader inside that says its 86 degrees under the lamp. I was under the impression that that's too cold, but they seem to prefer the side furthest away from it.
I was there as the second chick died, which only gave me more confusing symptoms. My only conclusion was that it got too hot, but I'm not sure. When I found it, it was too weak to stand. I moved it away from the heat and gave it some water, which seemed to help, but then it began to spit the water back up. It grew weaker and couldn't or wouldn't eat or drink, until it died.
I've been checking on the chicks almost hourly since the first died, and have yet to see any kind of pattern or indication about what could be wrong. I've also been reading the chick mortality forums here, but nothing I read seems to make sense. If anyone has any thoughts or advice I'd really appreciate it, at this point it makes me worried every time they fall asleep!
