Why are my chickens dying??

[danceswithronin]

I started out my chicks in a gray plastic bin when I first started and had serious issues with temperature regulation and lack of proper ventilation with it, my chicks became much happier and healthier once I moved them to a pet playpen with plenty of air flow like this one: https://www.pawaboo.com/pawaboo-dog...ate-with-carry-bag-large-size-blue-khaki.html

I also think that overhead brooder lamps are better than radiant floor pads, and the more temperature stable they are, the better. I swear by this Brinsea EcoGlow brooder: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008HVM56Q/?tag=backy-20

I've raised two batches of chicks with this brooder/lamp setup with no problems and no losses. But I also get my chicks from a hatchery (Meyer), I don't really trust TSC's stock just because of how the chicks are kept in-store. No way can they get individual monitoring that way, which means weak and sick chicks are not going to get the attention they need in time to turn a corner. They get injured by trampling, the malformed ones don't get culled properly... I just prefer to get chicks elsewhere.

 

[nightowl223]

@Chicken Chick 777 we're wondering a lot about your brooder setup. Could you take a picture of what you have the chicks in, red lamp or not? It will help us understand more of what is going on. We could tell from a few pics whether your setup in and of itself might be the problem.

In fact, even the light bulb might be the problem, as some types of heat lamp are deadly to chicks. Here's a link about the problem bulbs:

https://blog.mcmurrayhatchery.com/2...nt-bulbs-a-potential-danger-to-your-chickens/

 

[HAPPYCHICKENLADY17]

sorry to hear ...but i have been there also...it is so sad to watch these little creatures, it breaks my heart......put try the sugar water....did you check them for pasty butt, i got one from TSC and it had pasty butt, its doing fine now, but have to watch very carefully