She seems to be doing much better and is hanging out with the other chicks, drinking water, and even started to eat food on her own! Her leg also straightened itself out.
I didn’t have any nutri drench at the moment so I ordered some and it is coming tomorrow. I got her to eat a little bit of egg yolk but she won’t eat the chick starter, she is not 3 days old yet but almost is so is it normal for her to not be interested in food yet? She does drink water and I...
Hi everyone, I just had a batch of baby chicks hatch and one of the chicks is much smaller than the others, weak, and has a strange foot. She hatched a few days later than the others and needed assistance. Her foot is off to the side and I don’t think it is a pulled tendon. I have been giving...
Do not completely bathe them, when I was raising silkie I got paper towels and some warm water and I dipped the paper towel into the warm water and gently work out any dirt. Never bathe a chick, it can cause a chill!