Baby won't stop chirping

[Marcy74]

So grabbed a few babies today. One of the barred rocks though won't stop chirping. The others are fine and content and sleeping right now the other will chirp like it's distrssed as soon as I leave the room and it's pretty non stop. It stops when I reenter the room. All the other babies I've had I never had one like this. She also seems to be way more agile and alert than her sisters. She's like a week old with agility and jumping on her but is a 2 or 3 day old. Any advice, my wife keeps getting woken up. We have them in a large red Tupperware. Would the color upset her? The brooder light is the same color as well though. She's running around right now looking for me. Should I just leave her alone to get used to me not being able to be around her 24 hours. I can check on her once an hour but can't all night. I know this may sound silly to many of you but thanks

 

[sloanbychoice]

Do you have a stuffed animal or something you could put in with it in case it’s a case of the lonelies?

 

[PirateGirl]

Also make sure your light is set up so there is a warm area in the brooder and a cool area. Constant peeping could be that the chick can’t get to be the right temp., either too hot or too cold.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Sometimes when there is a huge change in the number of chicks they will call out for the others while they adjust. A heat plate would allow for the chicks to sleep through the night since it offers warmth without a light on as well. I never looked back after my first night using a chick heat plate.

 

[Ebony Rose]

If she were my chick, I'd be concerned about pasty butt which can also be in (not just on) her butt. I would moisten a washcloth with warm water (moist, not soaking wet) and would press the warm moist cloth on her bum with a little bit of pressure and a slight massage of that area with the cloth. I would visually inspect her vent afterward to ensure that there is no visible blockage. Everything is so little on these babies that it's really hard to tell what's dirt and what's trouble. The above recommendation should feel good to her and won't hurt her in the least, and might provide some relief.

Next baby-chick trick for a vocal complainer is to ensure hydration. I use a product called chick-booster. It's essentially a tasty liquid multivitamin for poultry that can be added to their water source. This also ensures that deficiencies of the parents, that may have been passed to the chicks, is addressed promptly.

I would confirm that the heat source is not heating the entire brooder area, as the chicks need to regulate their temperature by getting out of the heat sometimes too. Placing their food and water at the edge of the heated area will ensure that chicks can still camp on the groceries without overheating themselves.

Pay close attention to your baby, it's uncommon for a chick to cry if they're not in some sort of distress; diagnosing the distress is the tricky part.

I'll keep your feathered family in my prayers.

 

[Marcy74]

I have a towel in there from earlier but will try a stuffed animal. As far as temperature the others seem fine, one corner is warm the other is much cooler. she stops chirping when she hears the door open.

 

[Chickassan]

First check your temperature, measure near the top of the chicks heads.
If this is your only dark chick she may be warmer than the others.
If this isn't the issue take her out and socialise with her a little, it always calms the loud ones here down.

 

[Marcy74]

If she were my chick, I'd be concerned about pasty butt which can also be in (not just on) her butt. I would moisten a washcloth with warm water (moist, not soaking wet) and would press the warm moist cloth on her bum with a little bit of pressure and a slight massage of that area with the cloth. I would visually inspect her vent afterward to ensure that there is no visible blockage. Everything is so little on these babies that it's really hard to tell what's dirt and what's trouble. The above recommendation should feel good to her and won't hurt her in the least, and might provide some relief.

Next baby-chick trick for a vocal complainer is to ensure hydration. I use a product called chick-booster. It's essentially a tasty liquid multivitamin for poultry that can be added to their water source. This also ensures that deficiencies of the parents, that may have been passed to the chicks, is addressed promptly.

I would confirm that the heat source is not heating the entire brooder area, as the chicks need to regulate their temperature by getting out of the heat sometimes too. Placing their food and water at the edge of the heated area will ensure that chicks can still camp on the groceries without overheating themselves.

Pay close attention to your baby, it's uncommon for a chick to cry if they're not in some sort of distress; diagnosing the distress is the tricky part.

I'll keep your feathered family in my prayers.

I watched her poop a little bit ago and it looked fine earlier though she did have a poop stuck to her butt which I needed to remove. I have an electrolight mix I've put in the water. I'll try to clean her up a bit to make sure. As far as temperature as others are very content and sleeping

 

[Marcy74]

First check your temperature, measure near the top of the chicks heads.
If this is your only dark chick she may be warmer than the others.
If this isn't the issue take her out and socialise with her a little, it always calms the loud ones here down.

They are pretty dark, I've been removing her from the sisters and holding her which stops the chirping but about 5 minutes after I leave she stays up again until I come back in the room

 

[Marcy74]

Here how the setup looks. She's currently jumping like she want to fly out of the container