ValerieLovesChickens
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Woke up this morning (7 hours ago) to one of my 3 day old chicks that we incubated and hatched, panting really hard.
1. Immediately removed from brooder. Nobody else is panting and we triple checked the temp of the brooder with hubby's temp gun.
2. Dipped baby's beak in water very carefully, got it to drink 3 drops this way. Still panting heavily.
3. I had already read up on possible problems after hatch, so I drove into town and bought Nutridrench and Rooster Booster vitamin & electrolyte powder in the jar. Got home, diluted nutridrench half and half with water. Gave baby 3 drops.
4. About an hour later, dipped beak for another 2 drops of water. Gave it a little bit of finely chopped boiled egg white & yolk. It ate about 8 teeny pieces. Seemed to be doing a lot better. Was thinking it got too hot and dehydrated.
5. Its 2.5 hours and back to panting. I have it on a cloth on my chest, it's not shivering and feels very hot still. It sits up occasionally with eyes closed and panting. Gets tired, lays down & stretches out, goes back to sleep with beak slightly parted open panting.
Please advise me what to do next. I am just crushed. This is finally the white Easter Egger baby I was hoping for. I am also suspecting possible vitamin deficiencies or that I had incubator problems. 5 of 13 chicks have some sort of toe or leg issues we are working on to correct. (Splay leg and/or curled toes, some with both.)
1. Immediately removed from brooder. Nobody else is panting and we triple checked the temp of the brooder with hubby's temp gun.
2. Dipped baby's beak in water very carefully, got it to drink 3 drops this way. Still panting heavily.
3. I had already read up on possible problems after hatch, so I drove into town and bought Nutridrench and Rooster Booster vitamin & electrolyte powder in the jar. Got home, diluted nutridrench half and half with water. Gave baby 3 drops.
4. About an hour later, dipped beak for another 2 drops of water. Gave it a little bit of finely chopped boiled egg white & yolk. It ate about 8 teeny pieces. Seemed to be doing a lot better. Was thinking it got too hot and dehydrated.
5. Its 2.5 hours and back to panting. I have it on a cloth on my chest, it's not shivering and feels very hot still. It sits up occasionally with eyes closed and panting. Gets tired, lays down & stretches out, goes back to sleep with beak slightly parted open panting.
Please advise me what to do next. I am just crushed. This is finally the white Easter Egger baby I was hoping for. I am also suspecting possible vitamin deficiencies or that I had incubator problems. 5 of 13 chicks have some sort of toe or leg issues we are working on to correct. (Splay leg and/or curled toes, some with both.)
