amynw
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- Apr 25, 2020
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Hello again everyone!
On todays adventure, I added four baby chicks to our family. All babies are happy and healthy right now for those who have been on my other posts. I got these 4 chicks around 3 today. I have one little girl who just seems much more lethargic than the others. She hasn't been in the box scratching around with the other 3. Shes very relaxed. Peeps every now and then. She drinks when I give it to her. I havent seen her eat but a few pecks one time and that's it. I gave her some mashed up chick starter and she took a few teeny tiny nips of that. But for the most part she just sits around. She peeps when I put her in the box, but then when I pick her up shes silent and doesnt put up a fight. Right now shes laying under my sweatshirt on my chest, on my bare skin. She seems very content right now. When I put her back down in the box, she starts chirping a lot, but doesn't move around. They are on Medicated purina chick starter. They have the lamp, 94°. They have room to move away from light if need be, and water. I asked TSC how old they were and they said 1-3 days depending on if they hatched in truck. Could she just be tired? Or do you think it's a grim outlook? I gave her some sugar water but shes still very relaxed. About an hour ago she was laying on her back eyes closed and my heart dropped. Went to pick her up and her eyes shot open and peeped and sat back up. I can't tell if I'm dealing with a sick or sleepy chick that just took a liking to me. She peeps occasionally under my shirt. But once shes in the box it is repetitive peeps
On todays adventure, I added four baby chicks to our family. All babies are happy and healthy right now for those who have been on my other posts. I got these 4 chicks around 3 today. I have one little girl who just seems much more lethargic than the others. She hasn't been in the box scratching around with the other 3. Shes very relaxed. Peeps every now and then. She drinks when I give it to her. I havent seen her eat but a few pecks one time and that's it. I gave her some mashed up chick starter and she took a few teeny tiny nips of that. But for the most part she just sits around. She peeps when I put her in the box, but then when I pick her up shes silent and doesnt put up a fight. Right now shes laying under my sweatshirt on my chest, on my bare skin. She seems very content right now. When I put her back down in the box, she starts chirping a lot, but doesn't move around. They are on Medicated purina chick starter. They have the lamp, 94°. They have room to move away from light if need be, and water. I asked TSC how old they were and they said 1-3 days depending on if they hatched in truck. Could she just be tired? Or do you think it's a grim outlook? I gave her some sugar water but shes still very relaxed. About an hour ago she was laying on her back eyes closed and my heart dropped. Went to pick her up and her eyes shot open and peeped and sat back up. I can't tell if I'm dealing with a sick or sleepy chick that just took a liking to me. She peeps occasionally under my shirt. But once shes in the box it is repetitive peeps