HELP! i lost one chick and one is dying

[PepsiCatt]

so i got 2 lavender orpingtons, and last night, i lost a delaware pullet, we didnt have the heat lamp on, but yesterday, we let our broody hen be with the chicks, and i think she pecked them alot. our lavender orpington, Lilac, is dying. we put her in a sock and we got the heat lamp started. she is barely responding

 

[JacinLarkwell]

So these chicks were without a heat source for how long? Chicks need heat to survive, not just be comfortable. Were they supposed to hatch under the broody?

 

[Vickischics]

so i got 2 lavender orpingtons, and last night, i lost a delaware pullet, we didnt have the heat lamp on, but yesterday, we let our broody hen be with the chicks, and i think she pecked them alot. our lavender orpington, Lilac, is dying. we put her in a sock and we got the heat lamp started. she is barely responding
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Absolutely warm her under the lamp until she is featured out.
Dip her beak into hydro-hen or electrolyte sav-a-chic. She needs electrolytes immediately. Scramble an egg and see if she can eat. Please keep us updated.

 

[PepsiCatt]

we got them from tsc and the LO from bonnies barnyard, our house was 70 degrees, and we didnt want to use a heat lamp when the house was 70 degrees, bc one time 4 chicks died from overheating. mom thinks it was a draft.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Chicks need higher than 70 until they're feathered out. They start around 95 and lower by 5 every well until it's feathered out

 

[PepsiCatt]

we are giving her hydro hen, and we gave the other chicks some too

 

[PepsiCatt]

moms making the egg,

 

[PepsiCatt]

how often do we give her the hydro hen?

 

[Vickischics]

we got them from tsc and the LO from bonnies barnyard, our house was 70 degrees, and we didnt want to use a heat lamp when the house was 70 degrees, bc one time 4 chicks died from overheating. mom thinks it was a draft.

I understand. Unfortunately 70 degrees for a baby chic is too cold. They need to be keep at 95 for about two weeks. Remember a brown box will get Very hot inside without any heat reprieve because of the insulation it creats. So, a plastic bin is better. Make sure the lamp is not to high or too low. Thwy need an escape from the heat of 95.

 

[Vickischics]

how often do we give her the hydro hen?

Right now, freely. And keep regular water too. She should perk up