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Amandayong

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Feb 1, 2024
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Hi,
I am Amanda and new to the group. I have just hatched 6 chicks.
One is only a few days old and has a respiratory condition….clicking. I have ordered VetRx for this condition I should be able to get it tomorrow.

The first couple days she just wanted to sleep and wouldn’t eat, plus still being full of her yolk, although her crop isn’t very big.

So I decided to start feeding her a chick starter ground up mixed in water and with a syringe and also water with chicken hydralyte. Wouldn’t eat much of the ‘porridge’ at start but is now.

She seems to be drinking more than eating which is good because she is staying hydrated.

She has some energy now, up walking around, it make me happy and when she is up walking around she is calling out, I know that chirp sound of all others.

Now I have read that when is is calling out that she is hungry.

I will feed her and then she automatically climbs up me and snuggles under my hair for about half hour. I am a true mummy hen to her!

Anyway, sometimes it will be about half hour after eating and placing her in the brooder again that she starts calling out again.

Considering she is moving around more she I am thinking she needs solid food now. I have tried to teach her to peak and how to find the food but it is not working.

Can anyone help me?

She is obviously getting better but I can’t seem to get the solid food and in her. I am hoping that once she starts this respiratory medicine she can eat properly.

Please help
 
Hello Amanda, and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined.
Amandayong said:
Now I have read that when is is calling out that she is hungry.
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It has been my experience that this chirping in young chicks is more often related to being chilled or they can't find their mother. Yours never knew her mother so she may be calling out for the other chicks. If they are right there, she's likely cold.

The VetRX isn't going to cure a thing. I would not use it on a chick.

I wouldn't worry at all about her eating dry chick crumble or not. If you have the energy to do it, keep feeding her wet mash. However, it is a very bad sign that she wasn't eating on her own from the get go. She may have a genetic defect(s) that is/are stunting her development. Keeping food in her may help, it may not. Just be prepared if she doesn't make it out of chickhood.
 
Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow

I agree with what the others have mentioned above. Make sure your temp is correct at floor level. Place a thermometer directly beneath the heat source on the floor, heat off to one side, food and water on the cool side. Temps for 1 to 7 days old should be around 88F degrees. If the crumbles seems large, you can crush it down a bit. Lay down a paper towel and sprinkle feed on it next to the feeder so they can find the food. Tap with your finger on the food. Quickly dip their beaks into the water so they know where the water is. And make sure you have enough room, chicks will need 1 square ft per chick in the coming weeks.

Some babies bond quickly with you and will scream their heads off if you are not hovering over them, sometimes becoming the most needy, but the sweetest in the flock.

Good luck with your chicks! 🐤🐤🐤
 

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