Please help, my 2 day old chicks are dying

[PunkinPeep]

I'm a newbie, but the thought that occurred to me, since you seem to have experience with these chicks, is that maybe you could send one of the dead chicks for a necropsy to see if there is some infection that has been introduced that is getting your chicks.

I hope you find out what it is soon.

Beth

 

[peaceful]

I'm inclined to think, since your other hatches were fine, and assuming that you used the same quality eggs and hatching equipment, that there was something different about the environment that has affected the chicks.
Like bacteria, or some toxin (e.g. poisonous cleaning residue, or something (pesticide?) on the grass?) or somehow a virus?

 

[Farmbois]

Hi all again.

Up-the-Creek
Yes i have been cleaning out the incubator between batches.

hinkjc

I leave them in the incubator until they are dry.

Im thinking the bacteria may be the reason. I had an egg crack. It didnt explode so i didnt hear it. It had cracked and leaked into the bottom tray. I didnt smell anything. until i opened the incubator to take the first lot of chicks out.

The previous batch had an egg explode. I took all the eggs out, cleaned them and the incubator.

I have had an egg explode once before, I cleaned out the incubator and threw away all the eggs in the incubator.

The hens are all healthy good layers, rooster is top notch aswell.

all in all i have had 12 batches hatch with no problems at all until these last 2, so after reading everything you all have posted, i can only assume bacteria from the broken egg has caused this.

If i am wrong please let me know.

also i would like to thank you all for all the quick replies. I really appreciate it

Greg

 

[ChooksChick]

So sorry for your losses, and hopefully, this will be the end of your problems- best of luck and happy hatching!

 

[Intentional Living]

HI

was after some help please. My chickens which are 2 days old are dying, they go limp, lay on their backs, heavy breathing. I have been breeding chickens for months and months. I have a hoverbator which is great. the last 2 batches of chickens, out of 80 only 10 have survived and i can not seem to find what is going on. I have never had this problem and have a success rate of about 95%. I dont know what to do. we are coming into winter ( its starting to get cool and rainy) here so I have made sure the temp has been correct all the time.

thanks in advance

Greg

Greg,
We have the same thing happening to us right now. We have hatched chicks for 3yrs with a high sucess rate. This morning, the second day, all but 1, layed on there back and died. This happenned to all 6 hatches we have done this spring. They look super healthy and with no warning, land on their backs and die.
Have you found any explanation yet?
Please, we need help