New member here with some sad things to share

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. Pull up roost stay awhile.
New chicks can be hard to raise.

 

[Rohan2425]

I am sharing a video of their situation right now.
Check it out and let me know. Sorry it I sound unintelligible right now because there is a lot going on, on my mind. I apologize beforehand. Also I made the video unnecessarily long. It would require your patience to watch it.

I am also attaching a photo of them currently resting.

Here is the video:

 

[Rohan2425]

Welcome to BYC! I'm so sorry about your chicks
What do you feed them? Do they ever go outside to scratch around on the ground?

Thank you for your concern. It means a lot

Usually I take them to the terrace to walk around for stimulation for an hour or two. I haven't taken them there for the past 2 days since sunlight hasn't been present recently. I thought they'd only get colder.

 

[Rohan2425]

Hiya Rohan, welcome to BYC!!

It sure sounds like you've been having some bad luck and I'm so sorry.

I have no ideas about your types of birds you have, but if you get more that need to share the heat, let's try come up with a system for keeping them before you bring them home.

Maybe you can put a separator in the brooder or what you have the other one in, then put a screen on top of that and put your bulb on top and in the middle so both sides get heat?

Do you have good feed meant for your types of birds? Nutrition is very important for our feathered friends. They really don't need treats unless they are healthy ones like scrambled eggs.

I have added a video in one of the replies. Please check it. And thank you for your condolences. It means a lot since I feel a lot alone right now.

 

[Rohan2425]

I'm glad you were finally able to join. Please if you can, as suggested, post pictures - it will help others to help you.
When force feeding birds, you have to be very careful that it doesn't go into their lungs. If they vomit then that can also kill them, as you have sadly found out.
Chicks are fragile, so if you can find a little box to cover up if you ever need to separate the chicks that would probably work a little bit better. Don't blame yourself too much - everyone makes mistakes and chicks are very delicate things. Hopefully you will continue in the journey and find some comfort with the survivors.

Please check the replies. I have attached a video where you can see the chicks and me talking about the whole situation

 

[Rohan2425]

So sorry you lost your birds. All of us have had to learn by our mistakes so don’t be too hard on yourself.
It is often helpful to post a photograph of your setup so others can give advice on what would be best for the birds.
And welcome finally to BYC.

Please check the replies on the thread. I have attached a video filming them and their little home

 

[Stravager]

I am sharing a video of their situation right now.
Check it out and let me know. Sorry it I sound unintelligible right now because there is a lot going on, on my mind. I apologize beforehand. Also I made the video unnecessarily long. It would require your patience to watch it.

I am also attaching a photo of them currently resting.View attachment 3713405


Here is the video:

I will admit I haven't had time to go through the whole video closely, but is your lightbulb a shatter proof one? If it is, you might be introducing Teflon poisoning... Something to double check as a possible source of issues. The bulb also seems to be very close to the chicks and if it's a white light that you have going all night long you're also likely causing issues with their sleep which might affect digestion. A red bulb is better if you have to leave it on all night for warmth. Those are just a couple of things I can think of off the top of my head that could be issues with the setup.

 

[sourland]

Hello, Rohan, and welcome to the BYC community. Good luck with the rest of your flock.

 

[Debbie292d]

I am sharing a video of their situation right now.
Check it out and let me know. Sorry it I sound unintelligible right now because there is a lot going on, on my mind. I apologize beforehand. Also I made the video unnecessarily long. It would require your patience to watch it.

I am also attaching a photo of them currently resting.View attachment 3713405


Here is the video:

You speak perfect English. Don't apologize for that one bit!

You mentioned you were told sawdust was bad. It could be your kind is but ours have horse bedding pellets that turn to sawdust when they get wet. It works wonderfully for us from a few days old in the brooder, as well as in the main coop. I'm mentioning this because you said money is tight so I wanted to give you hope you wouldn't need to replace that necessarily. You should make sure they have grit though in case they eat any of it. Grit is like course dirt. You can put some of that in a box and give them a few minutes each day to take dust baths and eat some.

As for separating them, it sounds like you'd put all the older birds in that crate and cover them up. Maybe I misunderstood, but that's going to really cramp them. Is there a way to leave them out and just crate the sick one for a few days?

What is the temperature there where they are without the bulb? Those older ones looked fully feathered and provided it doesn't get below around 40F for them at that age, they should be fine without heat. Your sick one should be kept warm though.

Since you've got them on the Oxyvet, that's an antibiotic, so hopefully is taking care of the eye issue if it's an infection of some sort. You could rinse it out with a saline solution and take a look to see if you can tell more what's wrong.

Do you have any chicken vitamins? If not, make them some scrambled eggs once or twice a week. They'll gobble that up and they're very healthy for them.

 

[RoyalChick]

I will admit I haven't had time to go through the whole video closely, but is your lightbulb a shatter proof one? If it is, you might be introducing Teflon poisoning... Something to double check as a possible source of issues. The bulb also seems to be very close to the chicks and if it's a white light that you have going all night long you're also likely causing issues with their sleep which might affect digestion. A red bulb is better if you have to leave it on all night for warmth. Those are just a couple of things I can think of off the top of my head that could be issues with the setup.

I will admit I haven't had time to go through the whole video closely, but is your lightbulb a shatter proof one? If it is, you might be introducing Teflon poisoning... Something to double check as a possible source of issues. The bulb also seems to be very close to the chicks and if it's a white light that you have going all night long you're also likely causing issues with their sleep which might affect digestion. A red bulb is better if you have to leave it on all night for warmth. Those are just a couple of things I can think of off the top of my head that could be issues with the setup.

Good points. I don’t think I have much to add.