Poults dying, looking for help

[happyfast79]

Chicks don't need as much room and seem to be less susceptible to things that may bother poults.

I don't know why your poults are dying but I do know that they can do fine at a lower brooder temperature. Before I started monitoring the bedding temperature, I did cook some poults by overheating them.

If they can get away from the heat will they still cook themselves?

 

[R2elk]

If they can get away from the heat will they still cook themselves?

Sometimes. I have seen them lay down where it was too warm and never get up again.

It's really difficult to have much temperature difference in a tote.

In my brooder it starts at 90°F under the GQF brooder heater. The main part of the brooder is unheated and may vary from mid 80s to low 70s.

 

[SarahGfa]

If they can get away from the heat will they still cook themselves?

From your picture it looks like it would be hard to really get away from the heat. Plastic totes tend to overheat

 

[happyfast79]

Put them in a kiddie pool full of wood chips and so far the 6 that are left seem to be doing well

 

[R2elk]

Put them in a kiddie pool full of wood chips and so far the 6 that are left seem to be doing well

If you have them on wood chips, make sure they have the appropriate size grit available.