help my baby peacocks are dying.

[Trefoil]

I believe you said that you are using an aquarium for a brooder. I don't know where you are or any other details, but I also believe the brooder is your problem. Go to a grocery or appliance store and pick up a large cardboard box. I use puppy pads for the first couple of days, they give good footing, are reasonably cheap, and easy to change. My babies usually start eating in the first few hours, I sprinkle the gamebird starter on the floor to get them started & something to pick at. I put about a teaspoon of ACV in a quart of water, its not necessary, but has worked out for me, never give chicks cold water. Some people add a vit mix to the water . Make sure your brooder is predator proof and well ventilated without allowing a breeze directly on the chicks. Make sure your brooder is large enough for them to be able to move out from under the lamp (in this weather a light bulb should work, but use whatever keeps the temp under it right), and at first small enough so they don't get so far away from the light that they can't get back under it if they need to. The chicks will usually find a comfortable spot and sleep for the first little while, that's normal. I'm very sorry you are having problems and hop this helps.

 

[zazouse]

The first thing that caught my eye in you post was that you showed it how to drink and then things went down hill from there so perhaps it inhaled when you put it's beak in the water and inhaled some it would not take very much to cause problems

 

[krystala]

He went down in the incubator. Sorry i should have cleared that up. I thought maybe if i moved him he would get better. I have since fixed the brooder issue and await the hatch of the next one. Thank you everyone for ur advice. Ill let u know how it goes.

 

[zazouse]

 

[krystala]

Italked to my sister (she is a vet) she seems to think that the humidity level may b too much and that is what caused the problem. She said if the humidity was off during the whole process that it will kill them. So my ? Is what should the humidity level b.

 

[Trefoil]

What humidity to hatch at tends to vary wildly depending on who you ask. I think the correct answer would come from someone who lives in you area that has successfully hatched & raised a lot of pea chicks. The reason I think it may differ due to area conditions is because I have read where 86% humidity was recommended for all birds during the whole incubation period. That sounded insane to me and I can only think they are measuring humidity differently or live in a vastly different enviorment.
My question is- when talking about relative humidity, what is it relative to? Does a wet bulb reading give you absolute humidity?

 

[connerhills]

Relative humidity is relative to the ambient temp.. The bator temp should be 100 deg rounded off.. The hotter the air is it can hold more of the moisture therefore controlling the moisture in the egg so it does not dry out to fast, When the egg pips and the membranes start to dry in order to keep them from sticking the humidity should be raised to %80 or so .. Some of this will depend on how you have your air flow set.. you do not want to control humidity by cutting back on circulation in the bator. So most all bator temps are 100 deg. so it is possible to keep the humidity in most place the same .. If this should be difficult to do then the unit location needs to be air condition or stabilized to around 70-80 deg George connerhills

 

[casportpony]

Italked to my sister (she is a vet) she seems to think that the humidity level may b too much and that is what caused the problem. She said if the humidity was off during the whole process that it will kill them. So my ? Is what should the humidity level b.

I am no expert, but that chick looks like the humidity was just fine, especially if it hatched unassisted in 28 days or less. If it happens again, I'd suggest sending it off for a necropsy.

-Kathy

 

[fergyc2l2t316]

I have 3 pea chicks and they are doing great. I put them in a large moving box from Lowes with newspaper on the bottom. Have plenty of water and food. I then have attached a heat lamp that is inside one of those flood lamp holders and it is shinning down on the chicks about 3-4 feet from the chicks. I have a thermometer with humidity check in there and jeep it approximately 12% at 95-98 degrees. All 3 are doing wonderful. Nothing soecial. I did get everything from Lowes. Including gear lamp and thermometer. It is important to keep them warm no matter what. I hope this helps.

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

I would suggest changing everything like what i did this season, i was having a lot of problems with this year chicks until i changed everything, i have changed their brooder, waterer, feeder and their nutrition. Your problem seems in your brooder, where did put your brooder? is their any draft where your brooder is?