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    5 day old loud stress chirping mobility problems

    She passed yesterday afternoon :( I've never been so sad about a chicken death, it really got to me. I think it was the five days of cuddling and hand feeding her, we just were really rooting for Squeak to make it. There was a bit in the middle where she looked like she might turn the corner...
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    5 day old loud stress chirping mobility problems

    Well, she made it through another night, but I'm not hopeful. We've given her warm water with molasses several times a day and I think that's keeping her going. We have fed some scrambled egg, which she will eat a very tiny amount of, but the other chicks are loving the leftovers. She might...
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    5 day old loud stress chirping mobility problems

    They are from a hatchery. They were hatched five days ago, and this is her third day with us. On day one we didn't notice any problem with her. By day two the tiniest chick had caught up to her in size and today the others are beginning to look giant next to her. We've had a tiny chick catch...
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    5 day old loud stress chirping mobility problems

    I don't have normal water in as well, but I may switch that today. We have wood shavings as the bedding. The brooder is on a heated floor in a small bathroom, and then I have a propagation mat draped over a cardboard frame in the back so they can go under for extra warmth. As they get a...
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    5 day old loud stress chirping mobility problems

    I really thought this morning she was a goner. But my teenaged daughter was so patient with her, trying to give her every chance. Yesterday when the chick couldn't quiet down, it kept crawling up to her shoulder (so it does have some mobility) and would only stop chirping when it was snuggled...
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    5 day old loud stress chirping mobility problems

    We have a batch of 5 day old hatchery chicks and one of them is incessantly crying out with her stress chirp. This is our fifth batch of chicks over the years, and the first time I've had a chick in quite this much constant distress. She has struggled to learn to eat and drink, and her...
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