Chick screaming

[Debbie292d]

no, only the other one comes up to me

This is hard. There must be something wrong with it that you may never know what it is. If it eats, drinks, walks, chirps, has the right temp, can get away from the heat, isn't sickly acting, then there's not much more we can figure out for it.

I guess I'd just have them both on Poultry Cell or Nutra Drench (vitamin) water for a couple of days.

 

[Corrisionworrision]

This is your problem right here. It’s too hot that is why it is screaming.
Do you have a picture of your brooder? You say he can get away from the heat, but have you checked the temperature on the coolest side of your brooder? It should never be too hot directly under your heat source especially if you are using a heat lamp. The heat lamp will cause the entire temperature of your brooder to rise. If it’s too hot under the lamp the cooler area are most likely in the temperature range of where the heat temp should be which means your chick does not have a place to get out of the heat. Chicks do not need to be kept warm 24/7. They only need to have access to heat if they choose to have it.

My brooder is just a large dog cage with some roofing material on the sides, I says at the cool end it's about 75f which is pretty much room temp and the second picture shows where they both usually sit and it's at 85f and ofc they can move if they get to hot or cold which the one who doesn't scream does, it says 100f at the very back.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Are both chicks eating and drinking? When I first put a chick in the brooder I dip their beaks in the water so they know where to drink. One time I had one chick that was giving that plaintive peep maybe 4 days after hatch. They absorb the yolk at hatch so they can go 3 or more days without eating or drinking but eventually they need to eat and drink.

I dipped its beak into the water when I first put it in the brooder but it obviously did not learn. It did not learn by watching where the other chicks were drinking. I finally decided to dip its beak again and it was obviously thirsty. It stood there and drank a lot of water.
I don't know if this is the answer or not. You can get a chick that "fails to thrive". That can mean different things but it might be that for whatever reason the chick does not learn to eat or drink. There is just something wrong with that chick. But try dipping its beak in the water. Or if you have nipples try to show it how to use them to get a drink. Or put a bowl of water in there.

If the other chick is OK then it is less likely there is something wrong with your set-up. This sounds like a chick specific issue, not a general issue.

Good luck!

 

[Corrisionworrision]

Are both chicks eating and drinking? When I first put a chick in the brooder I dip their beaks in the water so they know where to drink. One time I had one chick that was giving that plaintive peep maybe 4 days after hatch. They absorb the yolk at hatch so they can go 3 or more days without eating or drinking but eventually they need to eat and drink.

I dipped its beak into the water when I first put it in the brooder but it obviously did not learn. It did not learn by watching where the other chicks were drinking. I finally decided to dip its beak again and it was obviously thirsty. It stood there and drank a lot of water.
I don't know if this is the answer or not. You can get a chick that "fails to thrive". That can mean different things but it might be that for whatever reason the chick does not learn to eat or drink. There is just something wrong with that chick. But try dipping its beak in the water. Or if you have nipples try to show it how to use them to get a drink. Or put a bowl of water in there.

If the other chick is OK then it is less likely there is something wrong with your set-up. This sounds like a chick specific issue, not a general issue.

Good luck!

ive dipped his beak in the water multiple times and had water on my finger and tap his beak, he will sometimes drink what i give him but wont do it on his own

 

[Ridgerunner]

Sorry that did not work. I have no further ideas.

 

[SourRoses]

The only times I've had chicks constantly cry is when they have a poop issue. It's very uncomfortable trying to poo when they're blocked up.
Sometimes, pasty butt is not obvious. It could be an internal blockage, or constipation from eating more than drinking. I once had a chick who had something wrong internally and developed vent gleet at a very early age.
I'd check around the vent to make sure it is in fact clean, and look for any bulging outwards of the area, or signs of straining when they're trying to poo.
Be gentle about it and make sure you handle the chicks with support underneath their feet at all times.

If it's not poo related, or temperature, food, or water, then some chicks are just whiny. Those tend to get even more fussy when it's time to wean off the heat light and they have to go to sleep in the dark. Keep supplying the basics as best you can and hope it outgrows it.

 

[Corrisionworrision]

The only times I've had chicks constantly cry is when they have a poop issue. It's very uncomfortable trying to poo when they're blocked up.
Sometimes, pasty butt is not obvious. It could be an internal blockage, or constipation from eating more than drinking. I once had a chick who had something wrong internally and developed vent gleet at a very early age.
I'd check around the vent to make sure it is in fact clean, and look for any bulging outwards of the area, or signs of straining when they're trying to poo.
Be gentle about it and make sure you handle the chicks with support underneath their feet at all times.

If it's not poo related, or temperature, food, or water, then some chicks are just whiny. Those tend to get even more fussy when it's time to wean off the heat light and they have to go to sleep in the dark. Keep supplying the basics as best you can and hope it outgrows it.

its hard to check because they are so squirmy, but the vent is clean and i don't see any bulging. he does strain when pooping tho

 

[Debbie292d]

its hard to check because they are so squirmy, but the vent is clean and i don't see any bulging. he does strain when pooping tho

But he is pooping, nevertheless?

If not, get some Sav-A-Chick, Hydro-Hen, or some other probiotic powder for their water as that helps with their digestive tract.

 

[LaFleche]

ive dipped his beak in the water multiple times and had water on my finger and tap his beak, he will sometimes drink what i give him but wont do it on his own

Has it pooped slready?
If so, how does the poop look?

Is the vent clear?

Is it able to see at all? It might have impsired vision or be blind.

 

[Corrisionworrision]

But he is pooping, nevertheless?

If not, get some Sav-A-Chick, Hydro-Hen, or some other probiotic powder for their water as that helps with their digestive tract.

Ok, thank you so much!