Constantly Peep-Peep-Peeping

[Peaches Lee]

I have one Silkie chick that just wont stop peeping. Very high pitched, like she wants something. They have two feeders, a waterer, some grit sand, a couple of toys, and a roost. They love attention, could she just want constant attention? I'm just asking to make sure there isn't something medically I should be worrying about.

 

[Nicole01]

I bet the chick is cold. I've had this happen twice, especially with the small chicks. I lower the heat lamp for at least a week. With my mille fleur, I had to warm her in my hands before she was fully warm. It's nice once they grow their feathers in.

 

[woodmort]

Temperature is a big problem for chicks and they will let you know when they are too cold. If they are content with the temperature they will make only low peeping noise if any. BTW, when they get too warm, they will huddle as far away from the heat source as possible but aren't vocal about it.

 

[Peaches Lee]

They do have a heat lamp, and it's quite warm under the lamp. This particular chick feels warm? They are two weeks old and this is a new behaviour. All of them seem to need lots of stimulation, always looking out the brooder, pecking at their feed scoop, following me around their brooder's sides, jumping up/out the door. They are also still in my house. I put a little plastic pink dolphin in with them and that entertained them for hours--peck-peck-peck. She usually starts peeping after I've fed, watered them, or if she sees me. Thanks for your input.

 

[susanah]

Hopefully you've figured it out by now...but one of our chicks (the one we think is a roo) would peep like crazy whenever
he saw one of us if he hadn't seen us in a while and would go on and on. Finally we would pick him up and hold him for a few minutes and put him
back and he would stop. Either he wanted to be held...or just wanted out of the brooder for a bit.