3 day old chick. BLIND???

[lemurchaser]

Bink seems to even have the same stance as Helen did at that age. As long as he's holding his own, that's good. He may need to be separated with a calm friend or two if not. I was determined that Helen would not live alone, and she learned to live with the other girls. Although not without some tough love.

I love the picture, it reminds me so much of Helen and her siblings. I just kept feeding her by hand up to 6 times a day, and she finally figured out how to eat on her own. Just each day add slightly less water to the mash so it gets drier and drier. I also transitioned from a lid to a bowl as she got bigger for treats. She could see the bowl or feel it and then she doesn't miss out on goodies. Today she's skinny still but so far so good.

 

[EasterEggersRULE]

I hope he makes it my aunt had a blind rooster that live to be 15 she would drop feed into a dish so it make a lot of noise and he would then peck at it and he learned that meant food and for water she made sugar water for him until he learned to drink he stayed in a 2'x2' house so he could find feed and was the sweetest thing EVER ! I hope little bink finds a buddy and learns how to be a chicken

But at least he can see a little bit ! I take that as a good sign.

 

[CrazyCatNChickenLady]

I put him in a smaller area with the 4 half-bantam chicks from the hatch, because they all seemed to be getting trampled this morning. They are much happier! Bink has been eating the dry chick start, but not enough to get full, so I'm still giving him the chick food mash and crumbled yolk from a hard boiled egg which he loves!

I barely see any growth changes in him though and he will be 1 week old tomorrow.

 

[lemurchaser]

Do you have a sensitive kitchen scale or postage scale? I weighed Helen every morning on a little kitchen scale to make sure we were on the right track.

 

[growinupinfl]

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I have used an electronic kitchen scale to measure my chicks. It measure's by grams. I put a bowl on the top then turn it on so it zero's out with the bowl, then add chick.. It is easy at first then becomes increasingly difficult as they gain jumping abilities. My daughter finally came up with using a small colander with a lid

Worked beautiful for a long time.

Here is a link to one like what I use, but I have seen other similar ones at local stores.

http://www.amazon.com/EatSmart-Prec...7KUE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292458745&sr=8-1

Christal

 

[CrazyCatNChickenLady]

I do not have a gram scale and I'm not about to run out and buy one either! Dang holidays!

I went from feeding him multiple times a day to just giving him the chick start mash once daily. He's been eating just the regular(dry) chick start now and drinking on his own so I havent helped him in a few days! He's catching up with the the (half) bantams with growth rate and his wing feathers are finally coming in normal!

He does have a little sight but not very much at all!! And the feather duster is still absolute his best friend!!

 

[drumstick diva]

What a doll!! Hope he has a nice Christmas

 

[Delta3013]

Good luck lil' Bink, merry christmas.

 

[desertdarlene]

Such a cute story, I hope Bink does fine. I like what you said about using a feather duster because I tell people who find lost killdeer chicks to put a feather duster in their brooder/temporary home for them. They're very shy and it gives them security because they can disappear into it like it's their mama.

 

[StoopidRooster]

I have a chick exactly like this who I have had to force to eat, and force water. He/she is the first gen of my new "SECRET" breeding project creating the first "House Chicken" breed. He is so weak and Im not sure what do do with him. Here at the ranch I am in charge of processing culling and hate every minute of it even though I practice the most respectful methods, But I just CANT kill this guy... And helps helps