I have a chick that hatched much earlier than the rest, so her mom isn't taking care of her. The other 2 that hatched with her died pretty much right after hatching, but she seemed fine and healthy.
I gave her honey water from a syringe and some medicated crumbles. She drank from the syringe fine, at first. I introduced her to her watering container several times a day and I thought on the 3rd day that she'd start drinking once the yolk was absorbed.
She didn't. I still had to use a syringe, but I was only using the water in her container. I tried to bring her to her family (Grandma and Dad, bc Mom is still on eggs), but her father wouldn't stop pecking at her repeatedly and when I removed him, her grandmother also wanted nothing to do with the chick only trying to get out to get to the rooster.
I kept using a syringe and she kept drinking that way. I got glass beads for her water and continued introducing, but she's not catching on. She tried pecking AROUND the container, but not in it. She pecked at water in the ground etc. *She is eating fine, but food had to be crushed a bit bc the pieces were too big.*
Yesterday was day 5 and so I brought her to a pen inside my duck fence who have a watering container that looks like hers and hope that she'd learn that way. The ducks seemed a lot more receptive to her and were showing her how to drink, but still nothing.
Now since last night, she's refusing the syringe and I'm worried. There appears to be literally nothing wrong with her other than her lack of interest in water. What can I do? Should I go back to using honey water and see if she starts drinking again? She's imprinted on me and so I feel responsible to raise her. I wanted a pet chicken that wasn't afraid of me anyway LOL.
Please help! His/her name is Todoroki from My Hero Academia bc she's half black like her father and half white like her mother.
I gave her honey water from a syringe and some medicated crumbles. She drank from the syringe fine, at first. I introduced her to her watering container several times a day and I thought on the 3rd day that she'd start drinking once the yolk was absorbed.
She didn't. I still had to use a syringe, but I was only using the water in her container. I tried to bring her to her family (Grandma and Dad, bc Mom is still on eggs), but her father wouldn't stop pecking at her repeatedly and when I removed him, her grandmother also wanted nothing to do with the chick only trying to get out to get to the rooster.
I kept using a syringe and she kept drinking that way. I got glass beads for her water and continued introducing, but she's not catching on. She tried pecking AROUND the container, but not in it. She pecked at water in the ground etc. *She is eating fine, but food had to be crushed a bit bc the pieces were too big.*
Yesterday was day 5 and so I brought her to a pen inside my duck fence who have a watering container that looks like hers and hope that she'd learn that way. The ducks seemed a lot more receptive to her and were showing her how to drink, but still nothing.
Now since last night, she's refusing the syringe and I'm worried. There appears to be literally nothing wrong with her other than her lack of interest in water. What can I do? Should I go back to using honey water and see if she starts drinking again? She's imprinted on me and so I feel responsible to raise her. I wanted a pet chicken that wasn't afraid of me anyway LOL.
Please help! His/her name is Todoroki from My Hero Academia bc she's half black like her father and half white like her mother.
I've tried all the tricks I could find online. Any ideas?
she seems healthy though.
