3 day old chick not eating

[AfiafiAfi]

So precisely, I wouldn’t my chick died healthy

 

[HeatherKellyB]

So precisely, I wouldn’t my chick died healthy

So what did it die from? I thought healthy typically meant it was thriving unless there was a traumatic injury that caused death.

 

[AfiafiAfi]

Well u see it’s not that he died tha5 it was his time by died I meant…..um eaten by the cat

 

[AfiafiAfi]

He was wandering on the garden and um well u know

 

[AfiafiAfi]

He got eaten

 

[AfiafiAfi]

The stupid stray cats.They eat them when they get the chance

 

[AfiafiAfi]

Even if I keep their their brooder room locked I see skulls and beaks the next day so I practically don’t keep chickens just some quail in my house

 

[Megalodon]

U know I still wouldn’t want to cull a chick.
I had a weak chick that couldn’t eat.U know what I did?
take a handful feed and blend it in a blender(just the amount for this chick)don’t mix it with water to feed it and lure it.take a pinch of the powdery feed in ur finger and
Open its beak. Let the powdered stuff go down it’s neck.ik it must be very hard but if u try to feed it with spoon it won’t work.so u should still try and press bigger bits into his mouth with a pincher by a week.my chick survived for a long time after I fed it like that.
I wouldn’t want to push liquid into it mouth as it can reach it nostrils and cause a disaster and also force feeding chicks with a syringe can cause it a lot of stress.I hope ur chick survives

Damn thats actually a really good idea. When I've been syringe-feeding him, he wiggled a lot, and sneezed so many times. Hope I didn't stress him out too much.

Thanks for your idea, i'll give it a go!

 

[Megalodon]

He got eaten

Oh i'm so sorry to hear that, it must have been devastating for you! We have a dog, and all she does is sniff and lick at the chicks.

 

[AfiafiAfi]

Damn thats actually a really good idea. When I've been syringe-feeding him, he wiggled a lot, and sneezed so many times. Hope I didn't stress him out too much.

Thanks for your idea, i'll give it a go!

Sure.I’m happy u understood.Don’t use a syringe.Good luck!