How is it now? That's great that it's pooing.
I would withold regular food and give it something wet and easy to digest. The egg you're giving is great but if the food it was eating on its own was moist as well, that would be good. You could leave out some moist scrambled egg and a mash made...
What makes you think it's impacted? How old is the peachick? Is it producing droppings?
You can try coconut oil. I think any oil can help but coconut oil works well because it's solid so you can place small pieces in the beak without risk of aspiration.
Molasses would be another thing to try...
This is a great post by KSKingBee in a previous thread about this. Have a read of the whole thread as well.
A microscope is also a good idea. This is a great thread to read about doing your own fecal floats.
That's great. I don't think you need to do anything else. Keep dating and adding more as she lays them and discard them as they get old. She's unlikely to go broody for a while since she's only started laying and be prepared that she may not go broody at all this year.
I'm sorry about your peahens. What an interesting read about the layer fatigue in casportpony's link. Hopefully that's what's going on and you can get them back on their feet.
I would be very careful about giving Baytril unless absolutely indicated. Make sure you follow it with plenty of...
Did you find out their age then? I know you weren't sure before.
Hand feeding is what I have done. Just sitting quietly with the food in outstretched hand and waiting. Mine were raised by peahens in an aviary so a brooder situation is probably a bit different. I was able to sit in amongst them...
If you contact the vet you saw already they should really write a prescription without seeing him again.
As for the aspirin, could you ask a pharmacist at the counter?
You're doing a great job with him. I really hope he keeps improving.
It's a few years since my peachicks hatched so I don't really remember exactly but these look young enough to me. The india blue look slightly older than the whites. Maybe 2 weeks old? Definitely not old enough to be complaining to the breeder anyway.
Spend time with them and enjoy them. They...
Congratulations on your first lovely little peachick! I would advise reading the stickies at the top of the peafowl forum and learning as much as possible.
Getting a friend for it asap would be a good idea. If you hand raise it alone and it turns out to be a peacock he could turn aggressive in...
I'm sorry about your chick. I'm afraid I don't know. I don't know if a necropsy is something available to you?
Otherwise, the only thing I can suggest is if it happens again (hopefully not) you could take video of the behaviour and post it here and maybe someone can identify the symptoms.
We get Red Mills turkey and game bird grower. I'm in Ireland but I believe it is sold in the UK as well. I think it might even be a UK brand.
They have a starter, which is 30% protein and the grower, which is 24%. Ours are all adults now but they still eat the grower since the "breeder"...