Thank you all for caring and helping me. My other 5 are doing good. I buried little Millie in my pet cemetery in my back yard. There lies 2 labs, 15 years and 17 years. 3 cats and now one little chick.
I lost my little chic this evening. She refused to eat or drink anymore. She got weaker and weaker and finally just slept away. I had named her Millicent..
Last night went ok, but this chic is not active at all like the others and I noticed one (buff orpington) who I'm sure is head of the pecking order comes over and pecks him when he moves around. So I picked out a more docile chic as a buddy and put both in the separate box. This time with a...
The best thing happened about an hour after I put the above picture of the chick in another box. I went in to check on them and the box was empty! She had fluttered over and back into the brooder with the flock. She evidently didn't like being alone! She was acting completely normal!! The...
I have separated the chic only because the other chics sort of hoard the food and water but she seems a little better. She at least seems interested in the food. She's not eating much of it and I've tried to keep fluids in her with an eye dropper. However, not all birds open their beak when...
Chick is a little better this morning. Crop still mushy but I think smaller. I dipped her beak in some pedialyte last even and she drank a little. Also some diluted poly-vi-sol. Seemed more alert after that. Did the same this morning and she attempted to peck at food on the towels I put down...
She is just sitting with eyes half closed, this happened all of a sudden. Crop feels mushy. she isn't eating or drinking that I have seen> What can I do??
This has been since late yesterday afternoon. Poop is runny. Please help, This is my first batch of chicks (6) I'd hate to lose one!!!!!