Chick not doing good! What more can I do?? *chick has Passed on*

[Critter Crazy]

I got my Order of chicks from Ideal yesterday, I have already lost 6 chicks, and It seems I am on the way to losing another. This chick is always sleeping. I have removed it from the large brooder, and placed it in a smaller one, so it dosent get trampled. I have been feeding the poor baby by hand some soaked chick starter, and also some sugar water. Is there anything else i can do??

 

[4-H chicken mom]

I had one chick that was 10 hours old and didn't get up. We felt it wasn't going to make it. My daughter gave it a drop of poly-visol infant vitamins every hour for five hours before it tried to stand. Today it is doing just fine. It might be worth a try, but only use as a last resort. My prayers are with you.

 

[Crazy4GameCocks]

I am loosing my chicks also I started with 10 and now only got 3 and I feel like im about to loose another one tooun

 

[Critter Crazy]

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Thanks for the tip.

 

[Critter Crazy]

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Awwwww....I am so sorry. I had a batch of 20, am down to 14, and am hoping this one dosent make thirteen!

 

[cooliseo]

Well I have nothing to say because I know nothing. I wish you luck though!~

 

[ruth]

A little Poly-Vi-Sol and scrambled eggs works miracles. I feed it to all my hatched and purchased day olds. I don't trust commercial chick feed. I feed it to them and they eat it like it's going out of style but I supplement all of my itty bitties diet with vitamins for first few days and scrambled egg for first few weeks.

 

[Critter Crazy]

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Actual scrambled eggs?? Or mashed Hardboiled eggs?? or does it matter??

 

[airmom1c05]

Scrambled egg or hardboiled yolks. If you have any canned corn, the juice is good for them, too. I keep hearing good things about the Poly Visol children's vitamins. I must remember to add that to my grocery list. Best wishes.

 

[Critter Crazy]

Thanks!! Gotta go cook some eggs! poly Visol definitely sounds like something that must be kept handy! Thanks for the help all! Hopefully I can save this baby!!