Help. What is wrong with my chicks?

[BluebirdHomestead]

Of her birds did indeed seem perky, active and healthy.....

I would look at where my brooder is set up.
Is there a possibility of airborne irritants?

It’s pretty clean and there is literally nothing else in here except them.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Not that I can think of. They are in our heated workshop and I am allergic to mold and have asthma so usually I’m the first one to know of airborne irritants haha

How is the shop heated? Possibly tiny exhaust leak? Chemicals stored in shop?

 

[aart]

Some respiratory disease can be carried without symptoms until stress is introduced,
then disease can overtake a less than thrifty bird.

I still wonder if your brooder heater was/is sufficient.
Long shot but any chance that heat lamp you are using is not for livestock(teflon coating).

 

[BluebirdHomestead]

How is the shop heated? Possibly tiny exhaust leak? Chemicals stored in shop?

Shop is heated with radiant floor heat. No chemicals in the shop. There is a boiler that runs the radiant floor heater...talk to me about an exhaust leak...

 

[BluebirdHomestead]

Some respiratory disease can be carried without symptoms until stress is introduced,
then disease can overtake a less than thrifty bird.

I still wonder if your brooder heater was/is sufficient.
Long shot but any chance that heat lamp you are using is not for livestock(teflon coating).

I bought the heat lamp at a feed store and was just using that for the make shift brooder I had moved the sick chicks to at first. Here is a link to the actual brooder in using.

https://www.serenitysprouts.com/product-page/brooder

 

[Fintechie]

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It’s pretty clean and there is literally nothing else in here except them.

I just caught up with this thread. @BluebirdHomestead, I am really sorry for your hear-broken experience. I raised my flock first time this year, actually brought online from cackle hatchery, and followed their instructions almost to the letter. So far so good, all 17 (ordered 15 with 2 freebies) live and seem healthy. (fingers crossed!). Looking back I think the temperature and medicated starter feed were two key factors. // Good luck with your new flock!

 

[BluebirdHomestead]

I just caught up with this thread. @BluebirdHomestead, I am really sorry for your hear-broken experience. I raised my flock first time this year, actually brought online from cackle hatchery, and followed their instructions almost to the letter. So far so good, all 17 (ordered 15 with 2 freebies) live and seem healthy. (fingers crossed!). Looking back I think the temperature and medicated starter feed were two key factors. // Good luck with your new flock!

Thank you!! So glad you had such a good first experience!! I hope my next round goes better.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Shop is heated with radiant floor heat. No chemicals in the shop. There is a boiler that runs the radiant floor heater...talk to me about an exhaust leak...

What is the heat source for the boiler?
There has to be an exhaust vent unless it is electric.

 

[BluebirdHomestead]

What is the heat source for the boiler?
There has to be an exhaust vent unless it is electric.

It’s a gas boiler.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Do you have a carbon monoxide detector?
Might be worth checking.