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post #1 of 9
7/15/12 at 3:16pm
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I had him in a box and he kept getting out and I was worried he would get hurt so the cage is a temporary fix for now until I find something more suitable. He has been steadily running back and forth and chirping very loudly. I'm worried he's going to give himself a heart attack.

 

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http://youtu.be/Ob5euh69aVg

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob5euh69aVg&feature=youtu.be

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post #2 of 9
7/15/12 at 4:58pm
Was It Hatched Or Ordered ?
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post #3 of 9
7/15/12 at 5:00pm
If It Was Hatched Then Mabye He Want's His Mother, When I Pick Up A Baby Chicks That Was Hatched They React Like That Cause They Want their Mother. If It Was Hatched I Suggest You Put It Back With Her.
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post #4 of 9
7/15/12 at 10:04pm

They hate being alone. Make sure it has food and water and is warm enough but not too hot. They need to be at 90 degrees right after they hatch and for the first week. . If you have a tiny stuffed animal put it in there so that he can get under it and snuggle. That may help him settle down. He needs a friend.
 

I am a Maine farm girl! 2 horses, 2 dogs, 2 beef calves, 2 cats, a 75 gal fish tank, a Ball python, numerous barnyard banties and 9 EE's and three Muscovy ducks. Holy cow sounds like alot to see it written out!! :)

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I am a Maine farm girl! 2 horses, 2 dogs, 2 beef calves, 2 cats, a 75 gal fish tank, a Ball python, numerous barnyard banties and 9 EE's and three Muscovy ducks. Holy cow sounds like alot to see it written out!! :)

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post #5 of 9
7/16/12 at 2:34am
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I had him in a box and he kept getting out and I was worried he would get hurt so the cage is a temporary fix for now until I find something more suitable. He has been steadily running back and forth and chirping very loudly. I'm worried he's going to give himself a heart attack.

 

Here is a video

http://youtu.be/Ob5euh69aVg

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob5euh69aVg&feature=youtu.be

Hi, is he eating & warm enough? You need to monitor food intake. However it seems to me as others said, he looks lonely and scared, cold? As other answer said, something warm & fluffy, also a radio close by may help?

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post #6 of 9
7/16/12 at 5:34am
Did the other egg hatch? He will calm down when his buddy hatches. If the buddy doesn't hatch you might want to go buy a chick for him.
Hens: 16 Leghorns or California Whites, 5 Trader Joe's Leghorns, 14 Red Stars or Gold Stars, 10 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Rhodes Island Reds, 4 Silver Laced Wyandotes, 4 Ameraucana, 7 Barred Rock, 1 Silver Laced Wyandote X Barred Rock, 1 Leghorn X Barred Rock. = 64 Hens - chicks 23 hatched on 3/15
Roosters: 1 Trader Joe's Leghorn Rooster, 1 Leghorn X Barred Rock Rooster
Nursing Home hatch-a-long
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Hens: 16 Leghorns or California Whites, 5 Trader Joe's Leghorns, 14 Red Stars or Gold Stars, 10 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Rhodes Island Reds, 4 Silver Laced Wyandotes, 4 Ameraucana, 7 Barred Rock, 1 Silver Laced Wyandote X Barred Rock, 1 Leghorn X Barred Rock. = 64 Hens - chicks 23 hatched on 3/15
Roosters: 1 Trader Joe's Leghorn Rooster, 1 Leghorn X Barred Rock Rooster
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post #7 of 9
7/16/12 at 6:12am

A small mirror he can't break along with a small stufed animal. I have also heard of people hanging a feather duster so they can get under it like mom. He doesn't like being alone. 

I'm not an expert,"ex" is a has been and a "spurt" is a drip under pressure!

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I'm not an expert,"ex" is a has been and a "spurt" is a drip under pressure!

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post #8 of 9
7/17/12 at 3:38am

I never thought of the feather duster!!! Awesome idea!!!!!
 

I am a Maine farm girl! 2 horses, 2 dogs, 2 beef calves, 2 cats, a 75 gal fish tank, a Ball python, numerous barnyard banties and 9 EE's and three Muscovy ducks. Holy cow sounds like alot to see it written out!! :)

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I am a Maine farm girl! 2 horses, 2 dogs, 2 beef calves, 2 cats, a 75 gal fish tank, a Ball python, numerous barnyard banties and 9 EE's and three Muscovy ducks. Holy cow sounds like alot to see it written out!! :)

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post #9 of 9
7/17/12 at 10:05pm
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Originally Posted by amariemommy View Post

I had him in a box and he kept getting out and I was worried he would get hurt so the cage is a temporary fix for now until I find something more suitable. He has been steadily running back and forth and chirping very loudly. I'm worried he's going to give himself a heart attack.

 

Here is a video

http://youtu.be/Ob5euh69aVg

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob5euh69aVg&feature=youtu.be

 

How is the chick going?

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