young birds 3 to 5 days diein in nest

[ron123]

has anyone had this problem so far this year i have had at least 10 chicks die at this age

[OLDYELLOW]

are you using artifical lighting ?

[Tony C]

Are you using black nestfelts by any chance.

[BANDIT]

ARE YOU USING NESTFELTS? IF SO WHAT COLOUR AS THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH SOME LAST YEAR.

[ron123]

no none of the above to be honest

[BANDIT]

TONY YOU BEAT ME TO IT .

[Guest frank dooman]

could it be salmonella?

[chichichi]

Some have a problem with red mite,, birds come off the young in the nest ,, If you are having a problem with them use tobacco stalks as nest material.. or use a powder from battles and put under the nest felts and in the nest..

 

let us know when you sort it..

 

ant

[Tony C]

Could be the hens coming of their nests through the night, rats maybe.

[ron123]

yes i am using nest felts brown in colour maybe your onto something because i got two differant lots not exactly the same type slightly differant colour

[ron123]

still have 20 healthy young without any problems mayybe i am an unlucky starter as only staarting to race this year

[mac1]

same thing happened to my mate,he was blaming the beans :-/

[Tony C]

still have 20 healthy young without any problems mayybe i am an unlucky starter as only staarting to race this year

 

There's a reason why your losing them, its best you get to the bottom of it.

[Guest stb-]

Some have a problem with red mite,, birds come off the young in the nest ,, If you are having a problem with them use tobacco stalks as nest material.. or use a powder from battles and put under the nest felts and in the nest..

 

let us know when you sort it..

 

ant

 

red mite not very active in cold frosty weather

[owen101]

could it be something scaring them rat or fox or something

[cemetary]

There was a problem with certain people using the black nest felts, better sticking to the brown ones, JMO, the hens could be getting unsettled, and chased off the nests, check you have no rodents about in your loft.

 

Hope you get the problem fixed out mate, dont wont to loose anymore,  

[ron123]

yea it worries me as i have to wait over a month for same to happen again

[jimmy white]

can i ask you ron,,, did most of your yb,s hatch??  i,e any" dead in the shell"?

[Guest bigda]

yea it worries me as i have to wait over a month for same to happen again

 

would get your dropping's  tested, and  ask for a  paratyphoid test, salmonella  again  cold weather  to blame also  so its any as the guys say rats  getting the hen of the nest rats pissing about yer loft mice would say mice are the  worse to have  as the take 2 steps and p*ss every where the would go up to squabs and lick  there faces of milk  > >

[OLDYELLOW]

sounds like the nest felts cant beat good old fashioned gased straw  

[owen101]

i use tobacco stalks

a man i no he uses lavnder or conifer stalks

[Guest gladdo]

i would not use them felts... hand full of shavings each bowl and as many tabacco stalks cut up as they need.... mikey...

[frank-123]

dont think its nest felts but salmonella just like frankdooman said

 

[ron123]

good answer i think thats the solution gladdo

[Guest frank dooman]

i know lots say  rats but ive seen hens sitting tight even when a cat gets in the loft and ive also lost a full round of 14 day old to the stoat and even some of the hens sat tight then  the mother thing  takes over and i dont think it would chase 5 hens off the nest dropping test and look at something they have eaten food or something out side the loft