Looks like you are over heating them.Sorry about thatmy other threads dried up and I’m in a tricky situation. I’m actually holding a dying baby chick by the fire right now in a towel . No, the coup does not smell like cooked chicken. . The chicks came from Iowa and were overnighted to Virginia. I got six “replacement chicks “ from rural king a couple days ago . That’s how I have 22 and in about 5 minutes I’m guessing 21.
The way that they are acting doesn’t suggest this… I have chicks piling under the light and every so often exiting to drink and eat.
Looking at your brooder pic and I don't see any type of thermometer so how do you have any idea how hot or cold is really is? If that is a 250-watt red heat lamp it looks very close? Another thing could be that that is a very small brooder for that many they can also pile up so aggressively that they kill other smothering them under the pile.
I have a thermometer ?
So what temp is your hot spot and cool spot?
We had rainwater spilling into our well. Which was contaminating our water . Coccidia lives in the ground and we had a hot snap for a few days. They could have gotten exposed to bacteria in the ground as well as possible Coccidia… corid will not hurt - I’m also aware of thiamine deficiency symptoms( not that I think it’s Coccidia but if it is I’m taking the right steps)
What is temp in hot and cold spots in your brooder?
