I was at my daughter's this weekend taking care of the baby and driving two older kids to work and the youngest son to his games and came home saturday afternoon to check on my animals.
First stop was the brooder. I had one project chick in there from a roo I sold and didn't want to lose. The other chicks were running and flying all over, but my project chick was dead. I was heartbroken. I added feed and water and then did the 10 pens, the dogs, and the rabbits. My last job was to remove the chick. I picked it up and it was limp, the head fell to the side, but a foot moved. I didn't think I could save it as far gone as it was, but I didn't want to lose this chick.
I brought it in, grabbed a syringe and started giving it a drop or 2 of water at a time. I made a mash out of 30% gamebird fed and managed to pry it's mouth oppen and add just tiny amounts. Grabbed the Poly Vi Sol and had to force a couple of drops to go into the dropper. I was out! Then more water. I had almost given up with it peeped. I knew I had a little fighter, so I gave it more water and mash and then wrapped it up and grabbed a box. Glad my daughter was out of town, she'd have had a fit with me taking a chicken to her house.
I got to her house and sat on the front porch dripping more water at the side of it's beak until it would open up and swallow. I had to pick my grandson up from his game, which I missed because I took so long at home and then stopped at Walgreens and got more vitamins. I gave a couple of drops and followed with a couple of drops of water. Two hours later, my dead chick was drinking from a cut down yogurt container which also had the vitamins added. By morning she/he was pecking at feed I had scattered onto napkins and trying to move around the box. Later that night it was calling for more feed and yesterday was all over the place and flying out of the box. Now back in to brooder with the others. I don't think I've ever saved one that far gone and hope there's never another one, but I really though I was removing a dead chick till that foot kicked.
So with a little work and some time and some good ole Poly Vi Sol (love this stuff!) losing a chick my not be the only option.
First stop was the brooder. I had one project chick in there from a roo I sold and didn't want to lose. The other chicks were running and flying all over, but my project chick was dead. I was heartbroken. I added feed and water and then did the 10 pens, the dogs, and the rabbits. My last job was to remove the chick. I picked it up and it was limp, the head fell to the side, but a foot moved. I didn't think I could save it as far gone as it was, but I didn't want to lose this chick.
I brought it in, grabbed a syringe and started giving it a drop or 2 of water at a time. I made a mash out of 30% gamebird fed and managed to pry it's mouth oppen and add just tiny amounts. Grabbed the Poly Vi Sol and had to force a couple of drops to go into the dropper. I was out! Then more water. I had almost given up with it peeped. I knew I had a little fighter, so I gave it more water and mash and then wrapped it up and grabbed a box. Glad my daughter was out of town, she'd have had a fit with me taking a chicken to her house.
I got to her house and sat on the front porch dripping more water at the side of it's beak until it would open up and swallow. I had to pick my grandson up from his game, which I missed because I took so long at home and then stopped at Walgreens and got more vitamins. I gave a couple of drops and followed with a couple of drops of water. Two hours later, my dead chick was drinking from a cut down yogurt container which also had the vitamins added. By morning she/he was pecking at feed I had scattered onto napkins and trying to move around the box. Later that night it was calling for more feed and yesterday was all over the place and flying out of the box. Now back in to brooder with the others. I don't think I've ever saved one that far gone and hope there's never another one, but I really though I was removing a dead chick till that foot kicked.
So with a little work and some time and some good ole Poly Vi Sol (love this stuff!) losing a chick my not be the only option.
