Another dying chick crisis: please help

[dustbath]

Thanks - I'll act on these suggestions.

It may be an open wound: I'll treat it as if it is. This is a silly question, but how do you attach a bandage to a chick? Wrap it around the belly and tape it together?

It seems barely conscious, if at all, and I don't think it will eat, but if I dribble sugar water on its beak, it opens and seems to swallow (unlike the last one).

The hen is alone in a brooder but maybe she's stepping on the eggs herself? Occasionally she leaves the nest for a few minutes.

 

[dustbath]

I've now moved the remaining eggs to a neigbor's incubator.

I think the chick has a broken wing. It's in an unnatural position and when I try to move it, the chick struggles. With everything else going on, should I try to do anything about this? How can I make it most comfortable?

Thanks again!!!!

 

[dustbath]

New Problem: one of the chick's feet is turning blue and swelling. It doesn't seem to be able to move its toes.

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

Unfortunately, missinfo, I think the chick is probably dying. It you want to hasten it, get a can of starter fluid that contains ether. Spray a generous amount of a couple of stacked paper towels, place the chick on it and cover with a bowl. The ether will anesthetize the chick and then eventually it will die from an overdose of the anesthetic. It truly is the most humane thing to do at this point IMHO.

So sorry...

Judy

 

[Lammie]

Really, unfortunately, all you might be able to do now is just to keep it warm and comfortable while it dies. It looks like it has been injured beyond repair. Sometimes, chickens become egg eaters. They might accidently break an egg and consume it and then, if a chick hatches, for example, that chicken might eat the contents of the eggs and the chick will be injured or killed. Chickens will peck chicks to death, as well. Sometimes, hens will step on a chick an injure it.

Hens that exhibit egg eating or aggressive behaviors toward chicks should be culled from your flock.

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

What's the lastest, missinginfo?