Is 5 out of 15 an high amount of chicks to die in the first 48 hours

[LordEvan5]

I bought chicks and 5 out of 15 have died they are living in a tractor supply broader and have plenty of food and water and I have watched the around-the-clock I want to know is this an unusually high number of deaths.

 

[nuthatched]

That is unusual. What are your temperatures? Do they have a cooler area? What type of food and bedding? What's the brooder made of? Any candles, air freshener, gas leaks? What type oh heating? Pasty butt?

 

[3KillerBs]

Where did you get these chicks?

Some people have found that shipped chicks who were chilled during the shipping process can't get warm properly with a brooder plate setup rather than a heat lamp.

Photos of your setup?

 

[LordEvan5]

That is unusual. What are your temperatures? Do they have a cooler area? What type of food and bedding? What's the brooder made of? Any candles, air freshener, gas leaks? What type oh heating? Pasty butt?

Steel and plexiglass heater panels I don't know the exact temp but I judge by they are not buched up and not chiriping like crazy Naturewise chick food 18% no candels etc.

 

[3KillerBs]

Steel and plexiglass heater panels I don't know the exact temp but I judge by they are not buched up and not chiriping like crazy Naturewise chick food 18% no candels etc.

Were they shipped chicks?

 

[LordEvan5]

Were they shipped chicks?

Yes McMurry

 

[ChickNanny13]

Have you reported to McMurray? Those that have died, were there any "symptoms "? Reason I ask is they had the outbreak of Avian Flu last month, That's alot to loose but I've had a friend that lost alot more, however we're in Hawaii so the distance & shipping issues greater. Picture of your set up would help, what are you using for heating; not familiar with "steel and plexiglass heater panels? You need to check the temp in the brooder ...

 

[LordEvan5]

I will post a pic of the brooder latter I have called McMurry

 

[3KillerBs]

They may have become chilled in shipping and unable to warm up with the plate type heater rather than the heat lamp because the plate heaters don't warm the ambient air the way a heat lamp does.

A number of people have found this to be a problem and I have heard that some hatcheries are asking people to agree to use a heat lamp at least for the first few days.