Recent content by jag24659

Thanks for the encouraging responses. I was an ICU nurse for over ten years....I've seen lots of suffering and death. I'm more familiar with humans. With a chick it's hard to know if it's something that can get better or not. It's sometimes hard to judge suffering, too. She was in the shell too...

She died yesterday evening. I'd been trying to get her to drink by dipping her beak in water, which worked in the beginning. I got the nutridrench, and used that with the mashy mix that was suggested. She didn't seem to be able to ingest anything properly, but I kept trying. She kept her energy...

OK, thanks for more details! I'll see if I can manage to pull this chick through. I also suffer serious chronic illness and pain, so I'm maybe more sensitive to most about refusing to leave any creature suffering if the best course of action is culling. That said, it's not something I want to...

Yes, I most certainly would. I did try to feed the chick, and it wasn't able to eat. I dipped its beak in water, and it may have gotten some in. I'm afraid that shoving food down its throat would cause aspiration. The chick cannot stand. It pushes itself around on its side and/or back. Was your...

I had an Easter Egger who pipped nicely, but failed to make further progress. I left the chick for over 12 hours before removing a bit of the outer shell in case the chick was just in some strange position. Nothing. After 18 hours, I removed a bit more and placed a moist paper towel to cover the...

I have them on chick starter feed. I had electrolytes (Chick saver type) in the water the first couple days, as I was worried about the smaller chick. When all was well, I just returned to plain water. I can put it back in, but I don't know as that will help. As far as jumping off something, I...

I hatched out 2 barred rock chicks a week ago. The larger of the two (who had been doing better than the smaller at first) suddenly has developed what appears to be splayed legs. This chick had been walking around with NO issues until the past 24 hours. I'm confused, as the smaller chick who had...

I got chicks at a time that I'll never get them again. A week before Christmas. I now have 13 hens still inside, and things are getting hairy! It's still VERY cold in NW Ohio, so I don't know if they can deal with being moved out to the unheated garage, even if I put two heat lamps over their...