Chirping chook

[Chloelynn16]

Hello . i have had chickens all my life and think i know quite alot about them, but i recently got an incubator (for the first time) and only managed to hatch one chick out of it. This chick is fine when someone is holding him, but when i put him into his house he chirps very very loudly, he is living in the house and has a chick brooder, i have tried putting cuddly toys and everything in with him, but he does not stop chirping, should i get him a friend?- will this stop him chirping? Thankyou

 

[LizzieJ]

It sounds like he is just lonely, he obviously loves being cuddled!

sounds like a lovely boy, maybe some company would be the very thing he needs

 

[Chloelynn16]

Yeah i have been cuddling him for 2 days straigh so he now follows me everywhere! ,, its just i also have a job, and when i leave he just cheeps.. Gonna go to my neighbours house and see if they have another chick to keep my chick Poachy happy

 

[LizzieJ]

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww bless him, hope he gets a friend soon

 

[Chloelynn16]

Mee too, not having much luck finding a friend though..

 

[Kevin565]

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Glad you joined us. Until you find your chick a friend, have you tried a mirror or feather duster? That's always helped when I've had solo chicks. Good luck

 

[Chloelynn16]

Thanks for all the advice , he wasnt to keen on the mirror, but i have discovered that he loves sitting on carpets, not hay!, so i found some old carpet in our shed, cut a square put and put it under the brooder, and then i went to work and my dad said he was quiet for the whole night . I think im getting him a rhode island red chick friend next week though

 

[Fierlin1182]

Hi and

Good luck! he sounds like a really sweet little fella. He'll enjoy having another chick around for sure!
That's cool that he likes carpet.

 

[4-H chicken mom]

Hi and from Ohio. So glad you to have you aboard.