Chicken make noises even in sleep

[Bellatrixxxx]

Hello. I have 2 chicks. I don't know how old they are exactly but i guess they are around 3-4 weeks. One of them is growing fast and eats well .The other one eats but not as much as the first one and it is pretty much weaker than the other. It also won't sleep well and keeps chripping all the time even at night. It sounds like"cheep cheep cheep-cheep cheep cheep cheep"...
What can I do?Please help me I'm so worried about its health.

 

[azygous]

That constant chirping is like a newborn that cries non-stop. Adult chickens are very good at concealing sickness and pain, but chicks are designed to be loud and persistent when they need something.

One of the main causes of chirping non-stop in chicks is constipation. It would help to figure out what its poop looks like and monitor it. One thing you will notice with a chick or adult chicken with a blockage is the lack of cecal poop. That would be the sem-liquid smelly stuff.

Also, you need to check the chic's crop. It may have an impacted crop, in addition to impacted gizzard.

Has this chick had access to grit? If it eats anything besides chick crumbles, it needs grit. Lack of adequate grit, meaning gravel the correct size and sharpness, is a common cause of digestive tract obstruction.

 

[Bellatrixxxx]

That constant chirping is like a newborn that cries non-stop. Adult chickens are very good at concealing sickness and pain, but chicks are designed to be loud and persistent when they need something.

One of the main causes of chirping non-stop in chicks is constipation. It would help to figure out what its poop looks like and monitor it. One thing you will notice with a chick or adult chicken with a blockage is the lack of cecal poop. That would be the sem-liquid smelly stuff.

Also, you need to check the chic's crop. It may have an impacted crop, in addition to impacted gizzard.

Has this chick had access to grit? If it eats anything besides chick crumbles, it needs grit. Lack of adequate grit, meaning gravel the correct size and sharpness, is a common cause of digestive tract obstruction.

First thank you very much for your help.That was exactly the problem.It had constipation.I couldn't do anything about it and my chicken unfortunately just died.
Its poop stuck to its vent and somebody told me to wash it and to rub a little oil on it.I did but it didn't work.
Anyway what is the solution for these problems that you have mentioned above?

 

[azygous]

I'm so sorry we weren't in time to save the little guy. At the first sign of a chick constantly chirping, I install a big chunk of coconut oil into its little beak, even if I think constipation is only one of several things I suspect may be going on. It can't hurt the chick if I'm wrong, and if it is constipation, it can save the chick's life since constipation can kill very quickly.

I chill the coconut oil until it's solid and that makes it easier to get into the chick without oil drenching us both. But any oil will do - mineral, olive, castor oil. Stay away from the vegetable oils, especially canola. These are refined in a way not to be helpful for this application. But getting liquid oil into a chicken without it aspirating it is tricky. Coconut oil is much, much safer.

 

[Bellatrixxxx]

Thank you. Do you think it is hard for the other chick to live now?
and another question:In case of impacted crop, what is the best action?

 

[azygous]

For all digestive tract blockages, I use coconut oil. If you can catch the blockage before it works its way down the digestive track, the easier it is to treat. A blockage in the crop is easily conquered with coconut oil.

Once the blockage extends to the gizzard, it takes more than a single trick from the bag. Just recently, I had to treat a thirteen-week old chick with crop and gizzard blockage with not only coconut oil, but molasses and stool softener - TWO ROUNDS! Then it took a few days of lacing her food with psyllium.

Be aware that gizzard blockages are rarely successfully treatable. It's best to be watchful for signs of crop impaction and catch that early on. Lethargy and lack of appetite and excessive water consumption are some signs. A "pained" look in the eyes is another.

 

[azygous]

The single chick may be lonely. It will need a lot of attention. Do you have other chickens?

 

[Bellatrixxxx]

No, Just one now.

 

[azygous]

Unless you want the sole responsibility for this chicken's contentedness and well being, you'd best find another chick of the same age for it. Though, if the chick turns out to be a rooster, he can survive happily with just a dog for a pal.

A cockerel I rehomed went to live with a family with a dog. The dog and rooster were best pals and slept together in the dog house in summer. Both had house privileges, as well, and the rooster slept on a file cabinet in the kitchen during the snowy winter months, while watching TV on the back of the couch with the family in the evenings.

True story, not pulling your leg. This is first hand knowledge, not hearsay.

 

[Bellatrixxxx]

Interesting .So thanks again for all your help.