CHICK WON'T STOP CHIRPING!

[KimbosKluckers]

You said you had to wipe poop off a couple days ago? Have you seen it go since? I had one chick that needed stimulation a few times a day for 4 days.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I had a chick do that because it never learned to drink water, even though I dipped its beak in the water when I first put it in the brooder. They absorb the yolk at hatch so they can go three or four days without eating or drinking but eventually they need to eat or drink. I dipped its beak in water again and it started drinking water like crazy. Most chicks will learn after dipping the beak once or by watching the others drink, but not that one. It wasn't real bright but after I dipped it again it did learn.

 

[CozyDia]

There's no wood chippings in the brooder yet and yes she does poop just fine. She eats and drinks plenty. Pasty butt seems is a reoccurring issue that I always get until it resolves itself when their a few weeks old.

Today I decided to put her in her own brooder just to see what would happen. She was scared for the first hour, but became quiet after. She still has her random bouts of distress calls, but its noticeably less frequent. She wasn't being bullied by the others or anything other than the usual chick shenanigans.

 

[CHlCKEN]

There's no wood chippings in the brooder yet and yes she does poop just fine. She eats and drinks plenty. Pasty butt seems is a reoccurring issue that I always get until it resolves itself when their a few weeks old.

Today I decided to put her in her own brooder just to see what would happen. She was scared for the first hour, but became quiet after. She still has her random bouts of distress calls, but it’s noticeably less frequent. She wasn't being bullied by the others or anything other than the usual chick shenanigans.

I would try to add another chick in there with her.

 

[CHlCKEN]

I’d also check her vent and make sure there isn’t any damage from the pasty butt. One of my first batches years ago I ended up cleaning too rough and causing a minor prolapse. Something like that could cause her pain.

 

[SmiYa0126]

Can you give her coconut oil? It might help, also hold her under your chin see if it helps to calm her down, babies need interaction.

 

[Altairsky]

Switch to heating plate only. Chicks shut up at night if there is no light.

 

[CHlCKEN]

Switch to heating plate only. Chicks shut up at night if there is no light.

Cost you less to just be running one of the heaters anyway. No point to have both.

 

[CozyDia]

I always turn off the heat lamp at night and I already stored it away since its familiar with the brooder now. It's still yapping up a storm even with no visible sign of injuries and the company of 2 other chicks.

Holding the chick gets it quiet, but I don't have time to handle it 24/7. It screams nonstop starting at 7am all the way to 7pm (sunrise to sundown).

I thought it would get better when it's a week old, but no its the same. Its also noticeablely slower in development. Its batch mates all have slight feathering on their wing tips, but this one hasn't grown at all. Its a runt too! I clearly see it eating and drinking with the others. And pooping fine.

Should I just cull it? Its so stressful with the lack of sleep and constantly checking on it the whole day. Its also double the maintenance with 2 brooders.

 

[TOMTE]

I always turn off the heat lamp at night and I already stored it away since its familiar with the brooder now. It's still yapping up a storm even with no visible sign of injuries and the company of 2 other chicks.

Holding the chick gets it quiet, but I don't have time to handle it 24/7. It screams nonstop starting at 7am all the way to 7pm (sunrise to sundown).

I thought it would get better when it's a week old, but no its the same. Its also noticeablely slower in development. Its batch mates all have slight feathering on their wing tips, but this one hasn't grown at all. Its a runt too! I clearly see it eating and drinking with the others. And pooping fine.

Should I just cull it? Its so stressful with the lack of sleep and constantly checking on it the whole day. Its also double the maintenance with 2 brooders.

If separating it into another brooder hasn't helped, just put it back with the others.

I'm sorry the little thing is stressing you out so badly. Personally, I wouldn't cull if it's moving around, eating, drinking, and pooping like normal. But if it's really that stressful for you, then that might be what you have to do. It's your decision.

Maybe, before you decide that, ask around and see if anyone else will take it? Perhaps other people in your area are also raising chicks and will take it.