citychicks99
Songster
This chick hatched last Monday and even though it's the oldest of its siblings, it's the smallest physically. Its sibling's biological mother lays huge eggs though so not sure if they're just bigger than average.
I noticed this chick was falling asleep when standing this morning. I thought it was cute at first until it was like that all day. It still runs around, eating and drinking, but with heavy looking eyelids and it's been getting left behind by its mother and standing by itself, seeming a little lost and confused. It was it's mom's first hatch so it's normally very clingy with its mother and following her around so this behavior is concerning me.
I checked it's vent and I'm not sure if this is pasty butt? I wet a warm paper towel and kept dabbing at it (second picture). Some crusty stuff came off. I didn't use soap.
I've been giving them chick feed but its mom keeps kicking it away. I'm not sure if it's getting chick feed confused with wood shavings. I let them out free range for the first time today.
Also, when it breaths it's vent goes up and down. Not sure if that's normal.
I noticed this chick was falling asleep when standing this morning. I thought it was cute at first until it was like that all day. It still runs around, eating and drinking, but with heavy looking eyelids and it's been getting left behind by its mother and standing by itself, seeming a little lost and confused. It was it's mom's first hatch so it's normally very clingy with its mother and following her around so this behavior is concerning me.
I checked it's vent and I'm not sure if this is pasty butt? I wet a warm paper towel and kept dabbing at it (second picture). Some crusty stuff came off. I didn't use soap.
I've been giving them chick feed but its mom keeps kicking it away. I'm not sure if it's getting chick feed confused with wood shavings. I let them out free range for the first time today.
Also, when it breaths it's vent goes up and down. Not sure if that's normal.