So sorry to hear this. Just want to express my sympathy.
My brand new babies . . . so sad
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So sorry to hear this. Just want to express my sympathy.
I am so sorry that you lost them. I was following your hatching thread and was happy that you had such a successful hatch.
I have no idea what happened. But for my little ones this is what I did. I gave them water with a red marble in it (other marbles too). They seemed drawn to the color so I thought that would help and I do see them peck at the red one. I also gave them wet crumbles right from the start. They REALLY like it wet. Now they are 1 week and they get dry crumbles as well. My temp is not above 95 and now at one week it is down to 90, and that is the hottest spot. They have a pretty large area where they can go it they are too hot. I know the ones at TSC are very very warm so I doubt that your temps were an issue. Maybe they just didn't drink, or maybe there was something else wrong that you couldn't see.
Again, I'm sorry, I would be devastated.
I have no idea what happened. But for my little ones this is what I did. I gave them water with a red marble in it (other marbles too). They seemed drawn to the color so I thought that would help and I do see them peck at the red one. I also gave them wet crumbles right from the start. They REALLY like it wet. Now they are 1 week and they get dry crumbles as well. My temp is not above 95 and now at one week it is down to 90, and that is the hottest spot. They have a pretty large area where they can go it they are too hot. I know the ones at TSC are very very warm so I doubt that your temps were an issue. Maybe they just didn't drink, or maybe there was something else wrong that you couldn't see.
Again, I'm sorry, I would be devastated.
I got my babies when they were 20 hrs old, they lived in a cardboard box with a desk lamp and weaty bags, drank out of a small thimble that would tip over every five minutes, and ate rolled oats...
If something had gone wrong with them, I wouldnt know what to do...I am so sorry for your loss, and hope your little surviving tiger makes it thru
If something had gone wrong with them, I wouldnt know what to do...I am so sorry for your loss, and hope your little surviving tiger makes it thru
I am SO sorry- I would be crushed if that happened to me. It does sound like the brooder was too warm- I know when I got chicks last fall, they did not like 95 degrees- they stayed out from under the bulb till I moved it up and cooled things down by 5 degrees- I don't know if that would make a difference for you.
Good luck with your next 6, I hope it goes better for you!
Good luck with your next 6, I hope it goes better for you!
Did you have a thermometer to measure the temperature in the brooder? Sounds like they overheated. Sorry for your loss. I agree that they are not likely to have starved to death. I offer food right off the bat as soon as they dry off and have never had a chick suffer any ill effects from being offered free access to food and water.
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My plan was to wait until tonight, so I had the time to monitor and help, if needed.
I have heard that its way worse to give food too early.
I wanted to be sure the yolk was absorbed.
And for the record, the oldest chick was maybe 20 hrs old, not 2-3 days.
EDIT- I aint buying the theory that they died from lack of food in less than 20 hrs from hatch, that seems just a little to preposterous to me.
Well, I'd say it was either the water and no food, or your trusty thermometer isn't as trusty as you think it is and they cooked from too much heat.
I've always had both food and water available to them right away in the brooder.....and never found it to be a problem and I've been hatching chicks for many, many years. If you've ever watched a broody leave her nest with chicks, they start scratching around and eating right away.
Giving them access to food in the brooder has nothing to do with whether they absorb the yolk or not. They should have absorbed the yolk before they're hatched.
My plan was to wait until tonight, so I had the time to monitor and help, if needed.
I have heard that its way worse to give food too early.
I wanted to be sure the yolk was absorbed.
And for the record, the oldest chick was maybe 20 hrs old, not 2-3 days.
EDIT- I aint buying the theory that they died from lack of food in less than 20 hrs from hatch, that seems just a little to preposterous to me.
Well, I'd say it was either the water and no food, or your trusty thermometer isn't as trusty as you think it is and they cooked from too much heat.
I've always had both food and water available to them right away in the brooder.....and never found it to be a problem and I've been hatching chicks for many, many years. If you've ever watched a broody leave her nest with chicks, they start scratching around and eating right away.
Giving them access to food in the brooder has nothing to do with whether they absorb the yolk or not. They should have absorbed the yolk before they're hatched.
I am so sorry.
It sounds to me that they were too hot. They will pant when overheated. My chicks don't like 95, they prefer it at hatch at about 85. And even then they are in a ring around the lamp, not directly under it. Just watch the chicks and they'll tell you if they are hot/cold. And it's very important to give them a place to escape the heat if they need to.
Again, I'm sorry for your loss.
It sounds to me that they were too hot. They will pant when overheated. My chicks don't like 95, they prefer it at hatch at about 85. And even then they are in a ring around the lamp, not directly under it. Just watch the chicks and they'll tell you if they are hot/cold. And it's very important to give them a place to escape the heat if they need to.
Again, I'm sorry for your loss.
I would have given them food right away, but I agree with you...they wouldn't die from starvation that quickly! Day olds ship for over 24 hours all the time and they're just fine. Do they have enough room to move away from the heat lamp? I try to keep my heat lamp so that it only heats 1/2 of the brooder. That way they get away from it if they want. I learned the hard way.
Just wondering if stress might not have been the problem?
While you were out side they didn't get a visit from a feline, canine or herpatile variety?
I remember as a kid mum and dad had a heap of day olds delivered and while we had lunch the neighbour's cat visited the brooder on the porch
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