Chick won't eat or poop

[andie8707]

Hi everyone!
I have a 3 day old chick that won't eat or poop. I see her drink occasionally. They have electrolytes in their water, the tank they're in is at 93 degrees other side is about 80-85. I've tried giving her raw yolk and honey but she barely takes it. And she's constantly under the heat lamp and constantly chirping. No pasty butt either. Any advice? Thanks!

 

[azygous]

Looks like you may have a failure-to-thrive (FTT) chick. These chicks often have under developed organs and can't process food calories to produce adequate body heat and energy.

This is where Poultry Nutri-drench is a huge life-safer. I treat these chicks with warm sugar water and a few drops of Nutri-drench with a narrow oral syringe into the right side of the beak. This can elevate the glucose and provide an energy jump start.

After that, I feed special, easily digested foods such as crumbled tofu and soft boiled egg. I let the other chicks eat these foods, too, to stimulate the weak chick to want to eat. It usually works pretty well.