HELP!! Why do my baby chicks all die right after I give them water???

[roamingchick]

It does not matter if the chick hatched in bator or under hen. All my silkie chicks die almost immediately after I give them water for the first time. I have raised many chicks and have never seen this before or ever lost so many chicks. I am so upset, why would this be happening? This happened with three hatches.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

How are you "giving them water"? Are you giving water directly into their beaks or are you allowing them to drink naturally from a waterer? If you are using a waterer, what type of waterer are you using? How are you finding your dead birds - away from the water source or in it? Are they wet or dry when they die?

 

[roamingchick]

I dip the beak into water source and let them drink, they then go off as normal to die minutes later, It is honestly very disturbing.

 

[roamingchick]

They are dry not drowning.

 

[roamingchick]

It is well water. Nothing added to it.

 

[BethanyS]

have your water tested asap

 

[BethanyS]

if it a bacterial problems boiling it should help.If it's THAT fast I'm thinking chemicals could be in your well water and could be causing YOU damage

 

[roamingchick]

have your water tested asap

I was thinking same thing my older birds, dog and son lizards all drink the water as do me and my family so I am a bit worried. I will use bottle water for next hatch, just didnt know why else this would happen? I have raised many chicks before I moved. Would something in the water effect the chicks but not full sized birds?

 

[BethanyS]

please DON'T let anything or person drink that water until you know what's going on.scary

 

[roamingchick]

I live next to a farm that is all organic and DEC keeps close watch? But I will have to find out where to get my water tested.