Chick Casualties

[TyRi]

When was the last time your well water was tested? I would think if you are drinking it, it should be fine. But that's all I can think of. I'm hoping one of the people I tagged will chime in soon. I haven't ever used hemp bedding, but I know lots of people do. And what is the temperature of the water? It should be around 90-100

Water is nice and warm. Have bottled water in there now. Just pulled the plate out. Went and checked on everyone when i was switching to bottled water and the last sussex and a barred rock were on their side again under it and are not looking promising whatsoever.

 

[TyRi]

Only conclusion i am coming to is they are eating the bedding. Have put a layer of paper towels down covering everything so they cant get to bedding at all and see what we have this evening/tomorrow morning

 

[TaylorGlade]

Only conclusion i am coming to is they are eating the bedding. Have put a layer of paper towels down covering everything so they cant get to bedding at all and see what we have this evening/tomorrow morning

Ok. You could also try the premium pine bedding. Not the little bitty pieces that chicks will eat, but big pieces

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

Water is nice and warm. Have bottled water in there now. Just pulled the plate out. Went and checked on everyone when i was switching to bottled water and the last sussex and a barred rock were on their side again under it and are not looking promising whatsoever.

They will probably be dead by tomorrow

 

[lagrange chicks]

By chance you don't have a gas furnace or water heater in the garage, want to rule out carbon monoxide.

 

[TyRi]

By chance you don't have a gas furnace or water heater in the garage, want to rule out carbon monoxide.

Have both but a chocolate lab that is an outside dog during the day that loves to sleep in the garage all day and have a detector in the garage as well. Don’t believe its that.

**As of this evening after the 15 mail chicks passing and 1 tsc chick passing, we have 7 healthy looking chicks sprinting around eating drinking having a good time. Have said how well the group was before so we will see how they do tonight. WILL UPDATE IN THE MORNING**

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

Have both but a chocolate lab that is an outside dog during the day that loves to sleep in the garage all day and have a detector in the garage as well. Don’t believe its that.

**As of this evening after the 15 mail chicks passing and 1 tsc chick passing, we have 7 healthy looking chicks sprinting around eating drinking having a good time. Have said how well the group was before so we will see how they do tonight. WILL UPDATE IN THE MORNING**

Those ones will probably live, if they make it through tomorrow.

 

[TaylorGlade]

Have both but a chocolate lab that is an outside dog during the day that loves to sleep in the garage all day and have a detector in the garage as well. Don’t believe its that.

**As of this evening after the 15 mail chicks passing and 1 tsc chick passing, we have 7 healthy looking chicks sprinting around eating drinking having a good time. Have said how well the group was before so we will see how they do tonight. WILL UPDATE IN THE MORNING**

I'm really wondering if they were eating the hemp bedding and impacting their crops, but you also changed the water. For now, since they are doing well, I would not change anything back - but please do update. Also, your dog has a lot more body mass than a tiny chick - so less amount of gas will impact them a lot more. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!

 

[rosemarythyme]

IMO it's likely shipping stress, as you're working with the odds against you if chicks are being shipped in cold (or hot) temperatures.

I do agree that checking the garage for any carbon monoxide, gas leaks, etc. would be a good idea. Also since you're on well water switching to bottled would remove that as a possible cause.

 

[TaylorGlade]

IMO it's likely shipping stress, as you're working with the odds against you if chicks are being shipped in cold (or hot) temperatures.

I do agree that checking the garage for any carbon monoxide, gas leaks, etc. would be a good idea. Also since you're on well water switching to bottled would remove that as a possible cause.

We were talking earlier today and they already replaced the water with bottled and bedding. All the shipped chicks died - and a replacement from TSC did as well. They also have a CO2 alarm. I'm following along to see how they are in the morning. Fingers crossed