One Cornish X chick died

[emsevers]

I'm definitely learning that. This is my first year with chickens so I haven't had any experience really. I think I am learning to accept it. I had to cull a chick the other day because it had defects. Usually I have my husband do it but he was at work and I decided it would be terrible to let it suffer to I handled it myself. It wasn't as awful as I thought it would be because I knew what needed to happen and I was the only one there to do it. So I'm now fully aware that there are losses and that bad things happen. I just want to do whatever I can to prevent them.

 

[mtnhomechick]

I lost a 2.5 week old meat chick today. They were all fine this morning when I changed the litter and watered and fed them. About 5 hours later one is dead. The rest seem fine.

Anyone know what the temp should be in the brooder at this age?

 

[jaku]

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I don't worry much about temperature anymore for the broilers. I start them with a heat lamp about 16 inches from the paper for the first week, then raise it a couple of inches every few days until week three, when they go outside.

 

[Brunty_Farms]

What is your feeding schedule like? About this age is when you should start to slow them down on feed intake.