Chick Mysteriously Dies?

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Wacky Workshop

Wacky Workshop

In the Brooder
May 30, 2022
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Here's a picture of the baby that died 2 days ago. Most of the others are whiter, though.
 
swamphiker

swamphiker

Crowing
Feb 24, 2020
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My Coop
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Wacky Workshop said:
Well, I unfortunately don't have a thermometer, but if I had to guess, it's probably about 80-85 degrees in there. I had pine shavings in there, but the chicks kicked them through the mesh flooring. I'll send a picture in a second!
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Do you have a heat lamp on them? For young chicks like that the recommended temperature is closer to 90 to 95 f, however their behavior is the best guide to know whether they are too warm or too cold. If they are huddled up most of the time, then they are likely a little too chilly
 
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Badchickenpun

Chirping
May 9, 2022
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When I picked up my first set, I had 8 chicks. had a brooder plate, water, food and everything set up, they all seemed fine. All but the two ISA brown survived, these two were dead under the brooder plate the next morning.
When I got the replacements, they had pasty butt pretty bad and I had to really keep an eye on it the first week.
So, I am not sure what the difference was... I know that I will see a few dead at the store in the tank, I often just wonder if some are hardier than others.
 
nuthatched

nuthatched

Fishin' for Chickens
Nov 9, 2019
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Badchickenpun said:
When I picked up my first set, I had 8 chicks. had a brooder plate, water, food and everything set up, they all seemed fine. All but the two ISA brown survived, these two were dead under the brooder plate the next morning.
When I got the replacements, they had pasty butt pretty bad and I had to really keep an eye on it the first week.
So, I am not sure what the difference was... I know that I will see a few dead at the store in the tank, I often just wonder if some are hardier than others.
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Could they have eaten the shavings?
 

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