Sick chicks- UPDATE

[SandyRiverChick]

They are back in their normal brooder. They have one heat lamp. I’m using room temperature water. 1 week. Their poo gets stuck sometimes on them so I wipe it off but other than that it’s normal. They have been eating normally

That's good news! I would still caution you to raise up the heat lamp if you're getting pasty butt, that is from to much heat. I can tell you that I brood on the "colder," side and I've never had even 1 pasty butt in 20 years with about 100chicks....

 

[Kiki]

Yes they are I’ll send a picture of the brooder. Yes they have access to food and water 24/7. Yes they start acting very lethargic and not moving much or eating much. They are 1 week old. View attachment 3081922

Whoaa that looks way too hot.

 

[Kiki]

The chicks are separated. One heat lamp is for one side of chicks

You are cooking them...killing them with too much heat.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

They are back in their normal brooder. They have one heat lamp. I’m using room temperature water. 1 week. Their poo gets stuck sometimes on them so I wipe it off but other than that it’s normal. They have been eating normally

They are back in their normal brooder. They have one heat lamp. I’m using room temperature water. 1 week. Their poo gets stuck sometimes on them so I wipe it off but other than that it’s normal. They have been eating normally

Do you have pics of the regular set up so we can help to see what might be going on
If they are a week old they need less heat then week 1
They also need much more room as there is a lot of little ones and overcrowded seems to cause issues
Adding in some vitamins to water just to get them up and going

 

[Tonyroo]

For anyone using red lights with a metal brooder, use caution and monitor it.

Red lights give off radiant heat, which means when the light makes contact with any surface including chicks it will heat up dramatically. The longer the light is focused in area the hotter it will get. So use caution and common sense. I know you have one.

 

[cece_chickens]

Do you have pics of the regular set up so we can help to see what might be going on
If they are a week old they need less heat then week 1
They also need much more room as there is a lot of little ones and overcrowded seems to cause issues
Adding in some vitamins to water just to get them up and going

I added the vitamins and they seemed to perk up. I separated them

 

[cece_chickens]

You are cooking them...killing them with too much heat.

No I’m not I’ve already said that earlier just scroll up.

 

[cece_chickens]

That's good news! I would still caution you to raise up the heat lamp if you're getting pasty butt, that is from to much heat. I can tell you that I brood on the "colder," side and I've never had even 1 pasty butt in 20 years with about 100chicks....

I added some vitamins to their water and they seemed to perk back up. Idk what it was but I’m just glad they are pretty much normal now

 

[Kiki]

No I’m not I’ve already said that earlier just scroll up.

Do you have a calibrated thermometer underneath each heat lamp?

 

[SandyRiverChick]

I added some vitamins to their water and they seemed to perk back up. Idk what it was but I’m just glad they are pretty much normal now

Yes for sure!! But.... Pasty Butt is not normal. Have no fear of lowering the temps! The chances of them dying from being to hot is way greater than from being to cold....