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    Growing so big!

    My beloved Dino that I got almost 12 weeks ago is getting so big now! He's living the good life as a companion animal and spends nearly all of his waking time with me both indoors and outdoors. I made a couple of posts here very early on when I had found him abandoned by himself and was trying...
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    chick sneezing - looking for advice

    It ended up being environmental I believe. I was very worried about illness and got him some supplements to boost his immune system just in case but the sneezing subsided after a couple weeks and now he no longer sneezes on the regular! I do notice that if he's out around a lot of blooming...
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    chick sneezing - looking for advice

    It's indoors with me but my current setup has both me and the chick in an RV so the air conditioning doesn't filter things out as well as the one in a house would. I know this air conditioning makes a difference in my own allergies so it occurred to me that it may contribute to the chick's too...
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    chick sneezing - looking for advice

    Thank you! I'll definitely have a look around to see if I can figure out if it's something the little baby is allergic to.. I'll get ahold of some chick vitamins as well It may be worth noting that I live in florida and along with the hot weather there are a looot of allergens from plants and...
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    chick sneezing - looking for advice

    Like the title says my chick has been sneezing on occasion(I notice it usually 1-2 times every 20-30ish minutes).. I know sneezing can be a sign for a handful of illnesses but it can also just be harmless and caused by dust or other irritants. There are no other symptoms from what I can tell...
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    little update on my single chick (also a food question)

    Alright, thank you! I'll just continue with the mash for him right now and let him manage whether or not he sips water from his dish. Thank you for the concern for the little guy's mental health too. It's very heartwarming to get advice from everyone and see how much you guys care about making...
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    little update on my single chick (also a food question)

    Yep! He has an old shirt of mine to snuggle up in, a small fluffy stuffed animal and a mirror for the times I can't be with him. On top of that I'm spending the majority of each day with him (especially while he's so young) since I'm aware that chickens are social animals and need companionship...
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    little update on my single chick (also a food question)

    this is an update on the abandoned chick I talked about in this post here https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/looking-for-advice-on-raising-a-rejected-chick.1674045 He's doing very well and is getting more and more active each day.. He's also got his little wing feathers coming in! I...
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    looking for advice on raising a rejected chick

    It's awful that happened! The reasons that chickens pick on/attack other chickens seems so random to me.. That may just be because I don't know too terribly much about them though Maybe his coloring isn't the reason this chick got abandoned then? I'm not sure why it happened but I'm very glad I...
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    looking for advice on raising a rejected chick

    That's super reassuring! I'm still a little anxious just because he's so small and seems so fragile but since he does seem to be doing really well I'm hoping the hen just didn't like him for some reason I've heard that sometimes chickens can be mean to other chickens/chicks that stand out more...
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    looking for advice on raising a rejected chick

    Thank you! I have a huge soft spot for animals (especially babies) and couldn't bear to let him die in the yard.. Taking him in is definitely a bit daunting. Plus I'm worried that his mother may have abandoned him for a good reason and he might be unhealthy in some way but he seems to be doing...
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    looking for advice on raising a rejected chick

    Thank you for the food advice Yes, the brooder has a cooler end that stays around 72, only one end has a lamp over it and he usually sits under the lamp for a few minutes to warm up before running around the rest of the enclosure and eating some food. Then he'll go back underneath the lamp for...
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    looking for advice on raising a rejected chick

    Thank you for the welcome! It's good to know the mash is probably hydrating him, I've been anxious about his lack of drinking but that does make sense. I'll definitely get him some grit to help him out in the meantime since the chick crumbles won't be here until tomorrow or the day after, thanks
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    looking for advice on raising a rejected chick

    Gotcha, I'll definitely lower the temps under the lamp and get some chick grit for him, thanks
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    looking for advice on raising a rejected chick

    Hello! So for some context my neighbors have loose chickens in their yard (they sometimes fly over the fence into MY yard and I occasionally find them laying eggs in my shrubbery) that recently hatched out some eggs on my side of the fence and this chick was rejected by its mother in my yard...
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