Posts by kvmommy

I gave her poly-vi-sol and a syringe with chick feed and pedialyte.  Because she manifested neurolgoical problems I also dosed her with Vitamin b-12.  I hand fed her for over a weak and kept her with me in my shirt for hours...

My Russian Orloff is the only one that hatched out of the bunch.  She had some problems and had to be syringe fed.  Pedialyte, poly vi sol and crumbles.  Then we moved to wet mush stuck on a lid vertically in front of...

She is going on day 4..still smaller than the average LF chick.  She is eating so much now just very unsteady.  I don't have Vit. E on hand, will more poly vi sol work?  She is doing great and I love her even though she...

ISO day old or bantam chicks as a foster siblings for my single hatchling or someone with a great broody mom that would take in a small going on 3 day old chick.  She had a rough start and just today is eating not from a syringe...

She is starting to eat wet mush but only if I hold the container in front of her vertically.  If I lay it down and even if she follows it as soon as its horizontal she gets confused and won't eat.  She also wont drink except...

I dipped her beak in the water, I've added poly vi sol and made mush from the crumbles.  She wouldn't touch it.  So today I got a syringe and pedialyte and put a bit of poly vi sol in it got her to drink some then I added...

I had one chick hatch from shipped eggs with very damaged air cells.  We are all very much in love with this clingy sweet super tiny chick.  But...she won't eat.  She won't drink.  She wants to be cuddled and sleep....

Quote: Originally Posted by mattsinger  well, congrats on your one chick.  I'm getting a bit nervous.  My first time trying the bator.....and I have 13 days left.. how's yours going?  

Well the one that I opened died.  :(  When I peeled back the membrane, his head was stuck between two massive  vessels.  The other one I decided not to touch.  It chirped for while.  Then the chirping...

Well...the chick with the egg I pipped isn't doing so hot.  Its starting to click when it breathes...but at the same time its more active.  It looks to be struggling and like it wants zip but I think she's a goner.  She...