Causes of Sudden Chick Death?

[Fancychooklady]

I have indeed upped the heat with a proper IR bulb. Keeping the temp around 90 +/- about 3 degrees. My brooder is on an enclosed sun porch, night time temps have been  60's and lower 70's. I have a good quality digital thermometer in my storage container turned brooder. Initially I had trouble regulating the temp with the 250W IR lamp, temps running too high, I figured out how to adjust the hight of the lamp over the brooder and added a Lutron lamp dimmer to help adjust the temps.

By week 3 they should be between 80-85 . Panting, dehydration and pasty butt are sure signs of excessive heat. I use an infra red lamp on a chain , each week I raise it a little higher and by 5-6 weeks they are outside .

 

[coopdeville15]

This AM early, before sunrise, outdoor temps were in the upper 50s, inside temps on the sun porch were in the mid to upper 60s and brooder temp was 88 degrees. The chicks looked comfortable. I put them in a larger container/brooder where they can spread out a bit if the lamp gets a bit warm for them later today while I'm away at work.