Chick doing poorly...how often do I give it water?

[Armageddon]

I just got 12 new babies from chicken scratch poultry. 1 of them is not doing well....I have been giving it sugar water with an eye dropper and keeping it in my bra...how often should I give it the water?


Thanks!!

 

[peterlund]

I had a similar problem with a couple chicks in the past... Try to coax it to drink for itself, as I found the ones who didn't make it never ate or drank water on their own... Good luck to the chick and to you!

 

[Armageddon]

Thanks!! It finally perked up and ate some....I put it back in the brooder but it fell in the water dish and got completely wet....so I dried it and put it back again.....

 

[pnuts]

the brooder is prob more warm than your bra. i heard giving them gatorade and multivitamins is good.

 

[pnuts]

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thats what my hen does for her babies. she clucks, scratches around, and pecks at food and water to show the babies where it is