Chick not eating on day three

[BrianGremmel]

I have a baby guinea chick and it’s not eating. It’s siblings are eating and drinking but this one is not. Any ideas how to help??

 

[quailmama 82012]

maybe get a boiled egg to feed it?
maybe its just eating when your not around?
im sorry i really dont know just trying to help.

 

[BrianGremmel]

maybe get a boiled egg to feed it?
maybe its just eating when your not around?
im sorry i really dont know just trying to help.

It’s possible I guess. The others are very good and water motivated, energetic and attentive. This little guy is lethargic and refuses attention. Just makes me think he is not taking in water or food.

 

[Quiggy]

I have a baby guinea chick and it’s not eating. It’s siblings are eating and drinking but this one is not. Any ideas how to help??

It could be sick, maybe try calling up a vet and just asking what to do. It might not know how to eat or drink but with its siblings it should know. Try sticking its beak in the water to see if it drinks.

 

[BrianGremmel]

Oddly enough, tonight it started eating and drinking. It would be classified as a runt. Most likely should not have lived. It could not finish hatching on its own and I had to help. It was touch and go for several hours but pulled through. Then I thought the eating thing was going to be an issue. This little chick keeps surprising me. So tinny for a keet but what a fighter.