Helpful hints for building coops

[Freedomfarmer420]

The floor under the plate or the plate surface itself?
How did you measure it?

He was under the brooder plate and the plate is 98 degrees.

 

[Freedomfarmer420]

Do they have grit?

I read they didn't need it with the medicated chick starter feed cause it was ground fine enough and also they didn't need it till they were about 2 weeks old. Ok just realized what u were saying about the black fly larva. Ok im gonna stop giving them that till they are older and getting grit thnx for pointing that out

 

[jvls1942]

When I buy or hatch chicks I always buy more than I intend to keep. I pick the ones I like best and sell the others -- though selling males is hit-or-miss. Sometimes I just have to eat them.

so true, we have eaten many many roosters..
we have been having great spring weather. highs up
in the low 80's. tomorrow we are supposed to get 4 to 8 inches
of snow.. just can't win.. on the upside, it will melt quickly.

 

[Molpet]

I read they didn't need it with the medicated chick starter feed cause it was ground fine enough and also they didn't need it till they were about 2 weeks old. Ok just realized what u were saying about the black fly larva. Ok im gonna stop giving them that till they are older and getting grit thnx for pointing that out

Yeah they say chick feed doesn't need grit if only feed.... but who doesn't give treats.
I put sand in the brooder for grit

 

[Freedomfarmer420]

I have another chick that aint doing so good id hate to lose another it breaks my heart. Not sure what I could be doing wrong I change the bedding and water every day. Today I took disinfectant and cleaned out the tub and wiped down the brooder. I put probiotics and electrolytes in the water today and I got all the black soldier fly larva out yesterday. And I removed the lil play house i gave them. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I also picked this up anybody have any experience with it

 

[Freedomfarmer420]

Darn another one fell sick and just not moving like instantly, he was running around fine and suddenly he just almost dead. Should I quarantine them

 

[CapricornFarm]

Darn another one fell sick and just not moving like instantly, he was running around fine and suddenly he just almost dead. Should I quarantine them

Check for blood in stool, coukd be coccidia. Also, let's see a photo of your set up. If the chicks huddle around the heat source, they're too cold. If they all avoid the heat source, may be too warm. I woukd put chick saver in the water and feed mashed boiled eggs.

 

[Freedomfarmer420]

The other ayam cemani fell ill aswell I picked one up to move him over and he felt cold. The floor under the brooder was cold as well so I put down a towel under the brooder to help I hope its the temp. Maybe I need to switch to real bedding

 

[Freedomfarmer420]

Check for blood in stool, coukd be coccidia. Also, let's see a photo of your set up. If the chicks huddle around the heat source, they're too cold. If they all avoid the heat source, may be too warm. I woukd put chick saver in the water and feed mashed boiled eggs.

No blood in stool and I put chick saver in this morning. I used the electrolyte one and the probiotic one. And they don't avoid the heat source they are back and forth. Everything has been fine till the other day one chick died and it seem to set off a chain reaction

 

[3KillerBs]

The other ayam cemani fell ill aswell I picked one up to move him over and he felt cold. The floor under the brooder was cold as well so I put down a towel under the brooder to help I hope its the temp. Maybe I need to switch to real bedding

Are you using a heat lamp or a brooder plate?

If the latter, make sure it's adjusted on a slant so that the chicks can get their backs right up against it.

Does your brooder have plenty of ventilation so that the chicks always have fresh air?