Lost one and another going down hill

[Mvywheels]

Hey, we ordered 16 chicks from Hoover’s and they all showed up fine went straight to water and food. The I’ll post a pic of seemed to weaken as the day went on, one that seemed completely fine didn’t make the night. The week one I’ve tryd to warm up an give water with electrolytes, but it still can barely stand. Any help would be appreciated thx!

 

[Mvywheels]

Here’s another pic it can’t stand on it’s own

 

[Missbc]

I assume you’ve checked for pasty butt.

Can you provide a better picture of your brooder? Do they have a cool end to escape to?

 

[Mvywheels]

Yup checked for pasty not an issue, I’m leaning towards the shippined end being stressful and temperatures. We’re in Mass not sure what kind of changes they saw. But I’ll shoot another pic of the brooder they have room to escape the heat. The heat lamp is probably 3ft above the brooder an directed at the left side.

 

[Missbc]

I only do a heater plate so I’m not sure on lamps. At 3’ above, are you able to get 90-95 degrees (whatever it’s supposed to be!- again,
I only do plates)?

Do you have any nutridrench? That really helped one of mine when it first arrived.

 

[DobieLover]

I only do a heater plate so I’m not sure on lamps. At 3’ above, are you able to get 90-95 degrees (whatever it’s supposed to be!- again,
I only do plates)?

Do you have any nutridrench? That really helped one of mine when it first arrived.

x2 on giving a drop of the Poultry Nutri-drench. That little one has no energy. It may not make it.
If the PND perks her up, I would also offer cooked egg.

 

[Mvywheels]

I just checked with a temp gun it’s 91.6 , so the others are thriving but I’ll head out to the local feed store and see if they have that or something equivalent. Here’s the rest of them

 

[-BOGGS-]

Sorry your having issues with your chicks...not fun...you could try giving the chick with no energy some sugar water for a quick boost but don't use continually only a few times.. that barn brooder is awesome can I ask where you got it?

 

[Mvywheels]

Sorry your having issues with your chicks...not fun...you could try giving the chick with no energy some sugar water for a quick boost but don't use continually only a few times.. that barn brooder is awesome can I ask where you got it?

It’s kinda a one time gig it’s carboard but for 28$ from wayfair you can’t complain right!? Kids love it!

 

[aart]

They are probably too hot...they need a cooler spot in the brooder.
How many watts is the bulb you are using?
Is it made specifically for poultry?

Here's my notes on chick heat, hope something in there might help:
They need to be pretty warm(~85-90F on the brooder floor right under the lamp and 10-20 degrees cooler at the other end of brooder) for the first day or two, especially if they have been shipped, until they get to eating, drinking and moving around well. But after that it's best to keep them as cool as possible for optimal feather growth and quicker acclimation to outside temps. A lot of chick illnesses are attributed to too warm of a brooder. I do think it's a good idea to use a thermometer on the floor of the brooder to check the temps, especially when new at brooding, later I still use it but more out of curiosity than need.

The best indicator of heat levels is to watch their behavior:
-If they are huddled/piled up right under the lamp and cheeping very loudly, they are too cold.
-If they are spread out on the absolute edges of the brooder as far from the lamp as possible, panting and/or cheeping very loudly, they are too hot.
-If they sleep around the edge of the lamp calmly just next to each other and spend time running all around the brooder they are juuuust right!

The lamp is best at one end of the brooder with food/water at the other cooler end of the brooder, so they can get away from the heat or be under it as needed. Wattage of 'heat' bulb depends on size of brooder and ambient temperature of room brooder is in. Regular incandescent bulbs can be used, you might not need a 'heat bulb'. If you do use a heat bulb make sure it's specifically for poultry, some heat bulbs for food have teflon coatings that can kill birds. You can get red colored incandescent bulbs at a reptile supply source. A dimmer extension cord is an excellent way to adjust the output of the bulb to change the heat without changing the height of the lamp.