Chick just brought home yesterday......not doing well!!!

[Alabama ee]

Will do thefox. Thanks! Of the the chicks this had to happen to..it is my daughter(aged 8 ) favorite. Hopefully, the little chick will pull through.

 

[Alabama ee]

She is doing great today! Yeaaaahhhhh!

She was ok when she got here(other than the slightly bad hair thing) . She just about popped out of the box when she arrived just like the others. Maybe, she was a little more stressed than the others? Or, like you said theFox, mabe she just had to be reminded to eat and drink.

Funny she got better right after I posted yesterday.

I still put a little more (about a tablespoon) of sugar in their water for good measure. She is now running and socializing with all the others.

 

[theFox]

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No more sugar in the water as it can cause other issues, it is fine for just a little while to get them started.

Glad the chick came around.

 

[jakts]

My chick seems to be doing a little better. I covered the pine chips with papertowels and sprinkled the chick feed on the floor for her. I also put the sugar in the water. She didn't seem very interested. I also decided to "wash" the vent with a little warm water (even though it wasn't dirty) to stimulate the digestive system (works for rescued wild bunnies

). Within about 15 minutes, she had a bowel movement. Then, I started putting her beak in the water every couple hours and she would drink when I did that, but then lay back down and not move until i came back. By the end of the day, she was caught eating some food!!! I kept encouraging her fluids. Yesterday morning she started standing up on her own again! Now, she even tries to run away from me when I try to pick her up! She is still very weak, but getting ever so stronger.

When should I put her back in with the others? Should I keep her in the "infirmary" a little longer to keep her from being trampled by the others? Or would having the "company" help her improve more?

 

[theFox]

Give her another day, in the meantime if there is another chick that is a bit more easy going than the rest you could let the two of them become buddies.

When I have one bird in hospital I try to find a buddy for her. You just have to know your birds in order to pair them up.

 

[Alabama ee]

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I am so glad your little chick is doing better too!