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[Arenas Chickens]

I think it is a good sign. The warm water bath may have been the best thing.

I do hope so. I have just noticed that her underbelly is all nice & very fluffy now after her little bath it wasn’t looking so good before hand so I do hope it wasn’t a bad call as I know getting cold is a disaster for chickie-babies. But that was about 3 hrs ago now so & I just watched her drink. Tried a bit more bean paste, she licked it but didn’t seem interested & not in a “I’m to weak to care” way but more of a “I’m content at the moment” way

 

[Johill]

Little update: chickie-baby, or Raven lol, is still not eating on her own this morning she was so weak looking it broke my heart I’ve been cleaning her butt a lot as it seems she’s got that pasty butt thing but this morning she needed a bath, mostly because it was dry & I didn’t want to do it the way I have been lol. While she was wet we saw she is horribly skinny . So I gave her a little more honey water & force feed her some watery left over beans. I never thought I’d ever say I had to force feed a chicken . I got her all warmed up again & made her bean water paste thing with some chick starter food, it dissolves nicely in this concoction. I guess the sugar kicked in a bit & the little bit of food she got before because she started pecking at that spoon like a little hungry monster . I have spoon fed her about three times now & she seems to really like the watery bean chick starter paste lol. I do hope it was enough at the right time

When my Black Amarucana “Sirius” was attacked by my in-laws dog (had head injury) last year she was barely alive. She wouldn’t eat at all, took water forced, but I Tried using that same grower mush... she couldn’t even hold her own head but was finally eating. took a month of living inside but she finally was back to normal and back out in the coop... and is happy healthy laying eggs now. I hope your little chick starts thriving.

 

[Arenas Chickens]

When my Black Amarucana “Sirius” was attacked by my in-laws dog (had head injury) last year she was barely alive. She wouldn’t eat at all, took water forced, but I Tried using that same grower mush... she couldn’t even hold her own head but was finally eating. took a month of living inside but she finally was back to normal and back out in the coop... and is happy healthy laying eggs now. I hope your little chick starts thriving.

thank you for sharing that amazing story!! I am so glad Sirius made it!! Gives me hope my little one will to

 

[Johill]

thank you for sharing that amazing story!! I am so glad Sirius made it!! Gives me hope my little one will to

I think she will.

 

[Arenas Chickens]

March 23rd, 2020 - March 31st, 2020
“We fought so hard together, I’m sorry I couldn’t keep you until your brothers and sisters came”.

 

[Johill]

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March 23rd, 2020 - March 31st, 2020
“We fought so hard together, I’m sorry I couldn’t keep you until your brothers and sisters came”.

Awe I so sorry the little girl didn’t make it :-(

 

[blackandtan]

So sorry you lost her

 

[Bound to Sea]

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March 23rd, 2020 - March 31st, 2020
“We fought so hard together, I’m sorry I couldn’t keep you until your brothers and sisters came”.

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March 23rd, 2020 - March 31st, 2020
“We fought so hard together, I’m sorry I couldn’t keep you until your brothers and sisters came”.

So very sorry. You did your best.

 

[Bound to Sea]

Well, I was thinking to myself, why did I ask for my chicks to be delivered in May???? I wish I had them now as seeing all the posts about chicks and people hatching...makes me want them now! Another month is going to drive me crazy! Lol!

 

[Arenas Chickens]

Well, I was thinking to myself, why did I ask for my chicks to be delivered in May???? I wish I had them now as seeing all the posts about chicks and people hatching...makes me want them now! Another month is going to drive me crazy! Lol!

I know what you feel