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  1. coach723

    HELP! chick got stuck betw feeder & wall

    Try not to feel guilty, things happen. Some of them just aren't meant to be and can't be saved no matter how hard you try. It's very hard to know when they are so small. It's very sad to lose the babies, but it happens. It may have had nothing to do with anything you did or didn't do. Try...
  2. coach723

    HELP! chick got stuck betw feeder & wall

    In the picture it doesn't look like they have much room to move in and out of the heat source. Chicks must be able to move in and out to regulate their temperatures, too hot and too cold are both problems that can cause losing chicks. Until they are older and feathered out, they cannot...
  3. coach723

    HELP! chick got stuck betw feeder & wall

    OK, very young. If she was truly stuck, then she may be chilled and dehydrated, do as I posted above. It's also possible that she's dealing with shipping stress, and was trying to hide when she got wedged in there. Sometimes when they are so small it's hard to know for sure what is going on...
  4. coach723

    HELP! chick got stuck betw feeder & wall

    How old is the chick? Try to give fluids every half hour or so, watered egg yolk or some sugar water or electrolites, alternate with plain fresh water. I hold small chicks in my hand with their beak resting in the crease of my finger and drip the water down the crease to the tip of their beak...
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